Checkpoint

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Most of the country's mayors appear to be getting advice on how to avoid pitfalls in the job. But getting that advice can itself lead to trouble, as the Wellington mayor, Celia Wade-Brown, discovered… Read more Audio

A malaria vaccine to protect against all strains of the deadly disease is a step closer after a breakthrough by Queensland researchers. Audio

Argosy Property Trust will be hoping it's second time lucky, after cutting the price to buy out the manager of its property portfolio to mollify unhappy investors. Audio

The Real Estate Institute says houses in Christchurch are selling fast, with properties spending an average of 35 days on the market - seven days fewer than this time last year. Audio

At least one man is dead and the other diver on a scuba diver training course has not been found. Audio

Researchers in Christchurch believe they could be able to create a functioning human bowel within ten years. In a world first, Christchurch Hospital's department of paediatric surgery has successfully… Read more Audio

More information on the earthquake zones in Canterbury has been revealed, and some people will soon be told they won't have to abandon their properties. Audio

Hone Harawira losing his traditional cloak before breaching parliament's swearing-in rules is being seen as a bad omen by a Maori cultural advisor; The Maori Party has renewed its call for new MPs to… Read more Audio

Niche investments, like jewellery, wine and art, have become more attractive under the Labour Party's tax proposals. Those types of assets are not subject to the same capital gains tax that would be… Read more Audio

The Financial Markets watchdog is questioning the stock exchange operator about potential breaches of its own rules for disclosing information on time. Audio

A vocal critic of the Government's planned upgrade of the stretch of State Highway between Auckland and Northland has renewed his calls for the project to be scrapped because the land is more more… Read more Audio