Checkpoint

The police are stopping some covert video surveillance and asking for a law change after the Supreme Court finding that the secret filming in the Urewera raids case was illegal. Audio

The Justice Minister Simon Power insists he could have pushed through controversial laws to speed up criminal trials but decided he needed broad political support for such big changes. Audio

The expanded fan zone on Auckland's waterfront is open - but the small numbers of partygoers so far haven't warranted opening up the new overflow area. Audio

The Waiariki MP Te Ururoa Flavell says the outrage felt by Tuhoe people over the 2007 police raids has been vindicated by the Supreme Court; Northland Health says it will be calling on Maori Health… Read more Audio

Dunedin's mayor is rejecting accusations he has damaged the council's subsidiary companies and their directors' reputations. Audio

Christchurch schools will lose the equivalent of 167 teaching jobs next year as the government removes support for schools that lost pupils after February's earthquake. Audio

The Supreme Court's ruling that the use of video surveillance in the lead-up to the Urewera raids was illegal, has prompted the police to put an immediate hold on some secret filming operations, and… Read more Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Our reporter, Eric Frykberg, is covering the hearings and describes the problems the police had contacting the mineworkers' next of kin. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

Firefighters in Canberra are still battling a huge chemical fire which has been spewing out toxic fumes for hours. Audio

A collection of blood samples taken from more than two million New Zealanders when they were born will be kept forever. Audio