Checkpoint

Unemployment fell slightly in the first three months of the year, but there are still 155 thousand people without jobs. Audio

Pike River families are making their biggest push yet for action to recover their men's remains from the mine. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

Thundery showers expected to cross the north and west of the North Island. Audio

Parents keeping their babies in bed with them is a form of child abuse and more must be done to stop it. Audio

The Labour Party has accused National of making retirement savings a political football again by planning to make more changes to KiwiSaver. Audio

New Zealand apples could be on sale across the Tasman for the first time in almost a century by the end of this year. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

The latest business news with a market update. Audio

Hone Harawira has been forced to apologise after he described Osama Bin Laden as a man who fought for the freedom of his people. Audio

Mike Noon from the Automobile Association. Audio

The minimum driving age will be raised to 16 in August after legislation was passed unanimously by Parliament this afternoon. Audio