Checkpoint

A New Zealand SAS soldier in Afghanistan has been shot in the head and killed, while on an operation to prevent an attack in the capital, Kabul. Audio

A law change enacting a deal to lift the sleepover pay of disability workers is going through Parliament - but unions are already warning of fresh battles ahead. Audio

A lawyer - who's part of a number of submitters to a hearing on the Government's police surveillance bill - says a compulsory law change will not work; Submissions are being taken for the inquiry into… Read more Audio

Prosecutors showed a photo of Michael Jackson's pale and lifeless body lying on a gurney at the start of the trial of the doctor accused of killing him. Audio

Court documents on the Urewera raids case have revealed police were accusing activist Valerie Morse of throwing a molotov cocktail into an oven and carrying a pistol. Audio

The Labour Party is accusing the Government of destroying jobs but National says there have never been more people in work than now. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Students clinging to the hope that National MPs would have a change of heart before today's final vote on the Voluntary Student Membership Bill have been protesting outside Parliament. Audio

Pike River Coal says it has made a significant step forward in its plan to re-enter the mine, where the bodies of 29 men remain trapped. Audio

Secondary school principals have turned on the School Trustees Association, saying it treats them like servants and is out of touch with school boards. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

The New Zealand rugby players association says All Blacks would never refuse to play in a rugby world cup but there is other action they could take. Audio