Checkpoint

Parliament's new speaker, David Carter, is at the centre of controversy after refusing to allow a visiting West Papua political activist to speak at Parliament. Audio

The Police and Maoridom are mourning the death of Northland iwi liaison officer, Paddy Whiu; An iwi education think-tank says if every mainstream school's given the option to teach the Maori language… Read more Audio

The Hamilton singer, Kimbra, has won big at the Grammys, along with the Australian musician, Gotye. Audio

A court has heard how the heads of a former finance company were involved in a cover up involving millions of dollars of investors' money after the purchase of a luxury apartment development from… Read more Audio

The TAB wants written assurances from Sonny Bill Williams' manager before it again offers bets on how many rounds one of his boxing matches will go for. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

An American whistleblower who exposed Ponzi billionaire Bernie Madoff is talking with New Zealand's fraud police about adopting a US scheme that pays white-collar crime tipsters. Audio

New Zealand could end up sending asylum seekers to the controversial Australian-run detention centres in Nauru, Papua New Guinea or on the Australian mainland. Audio

About half of Mainzeal Property's more than 400 staff have been made redundant and the other 200 or so's future remains up in the air. Audio

The pressure on house prices that's pushed them far above their previous peak in Auckland and Christchurch is now spreading to other centres. Audio

The surge in house values spreads. More than 200 Mainzeal staff are made redundant. and NZ may use Australian detention centres if boatpeople arrive en masse. Audio