Checkpoint

The New Zealand sharemarket's been hit by its biggest one-day loss in more than two years, thumped by the market turmoil sweeping the world. Audio

Global market woes thump NZ shares, Nowhere to hide in Asia either, PSA says politicians are using to spy as a political football, More analysis from RNZ's political editor, Warning about growing… Read more Audio

The ACT MP, Heather Roy, says she'll seek to have her voluntary student membership bill adopted as Government legislation, if that's what's needed to ensure it passes before the election. Audio

A Maori Reserve Trust in Northland is claiming it owns the water which flows from springs near Whangarei; The Families' Commission has released a report on Maori success over the past 30-years, which… Read more Audio

The eighth New Zealand poet laureate's been named for a post that pays 40 thousand dollars a year. Audio

Details of Auckland's multi million dollar Rugby World Cup opening party have been unveiled, with a promise it'll be unlike anything New Zealand's seen before. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Ten hectares of prime land on Auckland's waterfront next to Tank Farm have been rejevuenated at a cost of 90 million dollars, and will officially open at the weekend. Audio

A visiting futurist says New Zealand needs to shrug off its economic complacency and focus on renewable energy and better digital connection with the rest of the world. Audio

The brother of a man killed by a teenage driver in a horror smash that claimed three lives wants the survivors to confront other young drivers about sticking to the rules. Audio

MPs have been told that New Zealand's fishing industry is a disgrace and must be fully investigated. Audio

Lights on late at night and smoking chimneys have led the Christchurch City Council to suspect some people are living dangerously in their homes in the Port Hills and in Lyttelton, despite being… Read more Audio