Checkpoint

The former Labour MP, Darren Hughes, is cleared by police. The prisoner standoff in Hawkes Bay is over and the Hurricanes drop Ma'a Nonu and the captain Andrew Hore. Audio

To the UK, where the Chancellor George Osborne is welcoming an International Monetary Fund report on the country's economic policy. Audio

More Whangarei children are ending up in hospital this year - and community workers say the root cause is poverty. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

A report on youth crime and violence in the Pacific calls for young people to be more involved in decisions about their future. Audio

A man has appeared in the Lower Hutt District Court this afternoon, accused of arson after a spate of suspicious fires in Wellington over the weekend. Audio

Child Youth and Family has revealed that 40 percent of children who go into care are likely to need specialist mental health services, but most are not getting the level of treatment they need. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

More than a quarter of all real estate agents have left the industry over the past year. Audio

A takeover offer for New Zealand Farming Systems Uruguay has hit a snag. A group of minority shareholders has rejected the 70 cents a share offer from majority shareholder, Olam, as too low. Audio

Four landmarks in the Auckland region will now be called by both their Maori and English names as part of a treaty settlement. Audio

Christchurch property managers are questioning why hundreds of temporary houses are being built when up to a thousand flats and houses are available for rent. Audio