Checkpoint

About 30 peace protestors have attempted to make a citizen's arrest of the former British prime minister, Tony Blair, while he was giving a speech in Auckland. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

Prostitutes could be ordered off the streets of Auckland under expanded rules backed by the city council. It's voted to extend the geographic reach of a controversial Bill before Parliament which will… Read more Audio

The New Zealand dollar has been on the rise again despite the Reserve Bank's decision to leave the Official Cash Rate on hold, as well as making known its worry about the currency's recent strong run.

There's a call for a radical rethink of the way maternity care is delivered, in particular to teenage mothers . A hard hitting report has found the deaths of 98 unborn and newborn babies in 2009 were… Read more Audio

Hard hitting report on maternity care released, Reserve Bank keeps OCR on hold, pushes Kiwi higher, Prostitutes could be ordered off the streets of Auckland, Protestors try to arrest Tony Blair… Read more Audio

Tributes are being paid to the national president of the Maori Women's Welfare League, Meagan Joe, who has died at the age of 58; The head of a mental health service in Rotorua says an idea to bury… Read more Audio

Recycled rubbish is being used to combat pollution in a lake near Rotorua. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

The mayor of Afghanistan's southern city Kandahar has been killed by a suicide bomber. Audio

Confidence is continuing to climb, as firms become more optimistic about their prospects. Audio