Checkpoint

National doesn't yet have the support it needs to pass a new law, under urgency, to allow police to keep using evidence filmed covertly. Audio

Health officials are warning that Auckland is on the verge of a measles epidemic which will sweep the country. Audio

The statutory manager of Pike River Coal says a plan by Mines Rescue to go back underground and walk to the rockfall is too risky, and he won't approve it. Audio

Pike River Coal rules out a plan to re-enter the mine. A warning the country is on the verge of a measles epidemic and a lucky escape for multisport veteran Steve Gurney. Audio

The National Collective of Iwi Maori Social Services has been told a lack of a long term strategy is hindering progress in volatile communities; An eastern Bay of Plenty iwi has teamed up with… Read more Audio

Security firms say more and more farmers are having to put in spy cameras to combat thieves. Audio

We hear now from the All Black Zac Guildford who held a news conference this evening to explain his excessive drinking and bad behaviour. Audio

Time now to go to Latin America, and our correspondent, Daniel Schweimler, who says Venezuela's president, Hugo Chavez, has gone to Cuba for further cancer treatment. Audio

The Government is moving swiftly to pass a law allowing police to use illegally gathered evidence in dozens of cases. Audio

Property owners in Christchurch's CBD say they'll be forced to take millions of dollars in insurance payouts elsewhere, unless radical changes are made to the council's draft central city plan. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Members of Dunedin's artistic community say a controversial work is succeeding despite its negative press. Audio