Checkpoint

The Prime Minister's chief science advisor says there's no evidence programmes targetting problem teenagers such as bootcamps, restorative justice and teaching life skills are actually working. Audio

It's 100 days today till the Rugby World Cup begins and a ceremony at Parliament's been held to mark it. Audio

A car and camera that goes around snapping drivers parking illegally has earned Wellington City Council almost 270-thousand dollars so far. Audio

Australia's economy has suffered its biggest quarterly drop since the recession of the early 1990s. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

People are being told not to overreact to a World Health Organisation warning that cell phones may increase your risk of developing a brain tumour. Audio

The Opposition is promising that, at the earliest opportunity, it would reverse opening the ACC up to competition. Audio

There's widespread interest from buyers in taking over the Canterbury bus maker Designline which was put in liquidation yesterday. Audio

A government taskforce is calling for an overhaul of Early Childhood Education along with an entirely new funding system. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

The Serious Fraud Office and the police are investigating what's happened to hundreds of thousands and possibly millions of dollars that have gone missing from the Hibernian Catholic Benefit Society. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio