Checkpoint

New Zealand diplomats in Moscow are asking Russia to confirm that Winter Olympic athletes and supporters won't be harrassed during next year's Games. Audio

News from the Business sector including a market update. Audio

Government ministers are still not convinced that Fonterra acted quickly enough to inform public agencies and customers, once it became aware it had a potential case of botulism contamination on its… Read more Audio

School students have been caught up in the Fonterra contamination scare - Palmerston North Girls' High School used some of the potentially tainted whey protein in April. Audio

Detective Inspector Grant Wormald led the investigation into Read, and says the Judge's description of him as cunning hits the mark. Audio

The mastermind behind a sophisticated smuggling ring that hid drugs worth millions of dollars in cosmetics then sold them to gangs has been jailed for 11 years. Audio

Drug kingpin jailed for sophisticated importation business; Outstanding warrant on Read in Thailand until 2037; School students caught in Fonterra scare; Government still has questions about… Read more Audio

Teachers and principals groups say a watchlist from the Qualifications Authority shows small schools are having the most trouble with the NCEA. Audio

Four kura kaupapa Maori are among seven schools on a Qualifications Authority watchlist because of problems with NCEA internal assessments; A Maori health coalition says the structure of Maori health… Read more Audio

Memorial services have been held in New Plymouth today to remember the three people who drowned off Paritutu Rock a year ago. Audio

The Association of Scientists says it beggars belief that a Crown agency has pulled the plug on a multimillion dollar international contract for telescope lenses. Audio

Vitamin D supplements being given to older people in care has led to a 40 percent drop in falls in the last 6 years. Audio