Checkpoint

News from the Waatea team. Audio

The National-led Government has been forced to justify borrowing more heavily than it needs to this financial year. By bringing forward about five billion dollars of debt the Government has been… Read more Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Local maori have been on Mount Tarawera today marking the 125th anniversary of its eruption, even as scientists down below were announcing their remarkable find. Audio

The listed gourmet burger chain, BurgerFuel, has warned a sustained, high New Zealand dollar may harm its operations, following its first-ever annual profit. Audio

School leaders say the call for all secondary teachers to learn basic Maori is a fine idea, but might be difficult to realise. Audio

The Government says it will subsidise the cost of switching to digital television for households who genuinely can't afford it. Audio

Auckland's economy is losing ground compared with overseas rivals and new reports say it is also losing highly skilled workers overseas. Audio

Provincial councils are frustrated by a Government proposal to strip them of the ability to issue building consents. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

Auckland's mayor appears to have ended years of conflict over where a new terminal for the multi-million dollar cruise ship industry will go, only to face new criticism for blocking off part of the… Read more Audio

A former Fiji army commander now living in Australia is defending inviting a high ranking army fugitive to a democracy forum this weekend despite the man's recent close links to the current military… Read more Audio