Mary Wilson

A prisoner is a serious condition in hospital after being attacked by other inmates in Hawke's Bay Prison. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

Lee Kuan Yew, the authoritian leader who transformed Singapore from a colonial backwater into global trade and financial centre has died, aged 91. Audio

Two boys rowed in top school races on Lake Karapiro today within an hour of a court slapping down their college's ban on them competing. Audio

A police dive squad is poised to go into the ocean off cliffs in the Catlins for a second time this afternoon in their search for missing Invercargill boy Michael Zhao-Beckenridge. Audio

Dive squad poised to go into the ocean in search for missing boy; Court overrules ban on St Bede's rowers; Ship master fined after being five times over the legal limit; Blackcaps forced to make a… Audio

The lawyer for St Bede's College on why the school's intent on carrying on the argument about two boy rowers who a court allowed to race in the top Maadi Cup today, despite the college banning them. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

The Justice Minister has appointed a retired Australian High Court judge to look again into David Bain's innocence as the one-time prisoner seeks compensation. Audio

David Bain seeks compensation;5000 people out of food on a Vanuatu island;Hospital apologises over woman who died from a doctor's mistake;High profile Aucklanders try to stop port expansion;Court… Audio

Ben Taura of Save the Children speaks to Checkpoint from Tongoa Island in Vanuatu where people are running out of food while aid supplies build up in the capital Port Vila. Audio

Multiple failures by police investigatiing a teenage sex ring. Waitemata's District Commander admits to failings and stepping up the aid mission in Vanuatu. Audio

Environment Minister, Nick Smith, says returning to a fully elected Canterbury Regional Council would carry too many risks. Audio

The New Zealand dollar is range-bound today, after falling overnight in line with weaker global dairy prices. Audio

A New Zealand military plane has touched down on one of the worst-hit Vanuatuan islands, amid reports that aid is being held up in warehouses - but the Hercules C-130 didn't bring any food. Audio

A Northland group campaigning to get its dusty and dangerous forestry roads to be sealed, has been told by a National MP to back off until after the by-election. Audio

Northland MP tells dusty roads campaigners to back off;Alex Wright on being told to back off;NZ plane with aid touches down on hard-hit island;Our reporter Koroi Hawkins in Vanuatu;Philip Blackwood's… Audio

The New Zealand dollar is little changed as the market awaits fresh news on United States interest rates. Audio

New Zealander Mike Keegan who made it off Tanna Island says the devastation there is simply indescribable - and worse than Port Vila where thousands are homeless. Audio

Vanuatu's desperate for safe drinking water, food and shelter, New Zealander manages to get off Tanna Island, Unicef say help is getting through to outer islands in Vanuatu, John Key defends sending… Audio