Checkpoint

Health officials are taking expert advice on containing a deadly meningitis outbreak in Northland. Audio

The Pike River coal company's former safety manager Neville Rockhouse struggled to hold back tears today as he recalled realising his son Ben was still in the mine in the hours after last year's… Read more Audio

The country's 4,000 unreinforced masonry buildings need at least two billion dollars of upgrading to make them safer in an earthquake, more than the buildings themselves are worth. Audio

A Columbian woman who was smuggling more than half a kilo of cocaine inside her body has died in Auckland Hospital after one of the 26 packages burst. Audio

A Colombian drug smuggler dies in Auckland with the stash inside her. Two billion dollars needed to strengthen the country's brick and stone buildings and more than 300 people have been arrested in a… Read more Audio

The crushing to death of a lift repairman has prompted calls for the lift industry to be made safer. Audio

The deaths of two women in their 80s in a head on crash has sparked debate about curtailing older drivers. Audio

The Ngati Kuri kuia Saana Murray, who died at the weekend, has been laid to rest after a funeral today at Kapo Wairua - Spirits Bay; A Pakeha woman arrested in connection with the Urewera police raids… Read more Audio

A new report shows alcohol contributed to a quarter of injury related deaths in people under 25, between 2005 and 2007. Audio

Some people in Canterbury are seeing red over being redzoned and are planning to fight the government to have the rating overturned. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

The chairman of the International Rugby Board has announced a fundraising campaign to rebuild rugby in Christchurch. Audio