Checkpoint

The New Zealand dollar is little changed from its open this morning as the market continues to focus on the ever-strengthening US dollar. Audio

Less than 24 hours out from the start of the Melbourne Cup, and a New Zealand horse is well in the mix of the odds-on runners. Audio

China, the world's biggest producer and consumer of coal, is on notice tonight, with the latest warning from the UN that global greenhouse gas emissions are at their highest level in more than… Read more Audio

A teenager charged with the murder of a promising rugby league player spent his 17th birthday in court. Audio

Islamic State supporters are being blamed for shooting a man outside an Islamic centre in Sydney today. Audio

The Prime Minister says the Government is being quite cautious, in the approach it intends to take in the fight against Islamic State. Audio

The 70 year old had gone into St Winifred's Hospital for 18 days of respite care while his wife went overseas to visit family. Audio

A resthome patient, so badly cared for, he had to have his leg amputated. John Key promises an independent stance on the fight against Islamic State and a NZ horse is among the favourites to win the… Read more Audio

An auction house that sells many of the paintings created by reknowned artist Charles F. Goldie says they could be banned from leaving the country in the next few years. The Forest Industry… Read more Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

"When thunder roars - go indoors", that's the advice from an American professor who has investigated what happens to your brain when you're hit by lightning. Audio

Worksafe has laid twelve charges against the country's only commercial dive school over the death of a student. Audio