Checkpoint

Geoff Robinson and RNZ correspondents review the Budget. Audio

In more than 6000 Canterbury homes, the main form of heating still isn't working, and winter is about to set in. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

MPs have been told there's no need for the Tertiary Education Minister to meddle in how tertiary institutions use the student services levy. Audio

Dan Carter is staying and his home town is delighted. The All Black first five has turned down big money from clubs overseas to sign up again with the New Zealand Rugby Union for another four years. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

The Government is taking a step towards opening up ACC to competition despite warnings it will be no help at all. Audio

Consumers confidence has risen slightly, but households are still cautious about spending. Audio

The Auckland mayor, Len Brown, wants to make Manukau's learn-to-swim-for-free programme available throughout Auckland. Audio

Farmers are ganging up to take on poachers across increasingly large swathes of the South Island. Under a new anti-poaching scheme, anyone prosecuted for unlawful hunting gets served with a trespass… Read more Audio

Telstraclear says its million-dollar advertising campaign arguing for more rules around ultra fast broadband was well worth it, but the Government says it's wasted its money. Audio

The Moriori community is shocked and saddened after an ancient Moriori tree carving, aged between two-hundred and five-hundred years old, was vandalised at a Historic Reserve on the Chatham Islands. Audio