Rowan Quinn
Waitakere ranges ban to face Auckland Council vote
Auckland Council will vote next week on whether to ban people from the Waitakere Ranges. Total closure is one of the options mooted to fight kauri dieback, the rapidly spreading disease that's… Audio
All Blacks at risk of contracting mumps
The All Blacks say Ardie Savea is in isolation with a mild case and it's likely he caught the disease from fellow back Rieko Ioane who was diagnosed two weeks ago. More All Blacks are at risk. Video, Audio
Company used 'scare tactics to prey on parents'
Auckland Academy of Learning is being sentenced for 11 breaches of the Fair Trading Act after using shock and scare tactics to convince parents to sign up to pricey maths software for their kids. Audio
Lorde set to soar at NZ Music Awards
Music 101 host Alex Behan is at Spark Arena, where the New Zealand Music Awards are being held. He talks about the awards, the controversy, and the glitz and glamour. Video, Audio
Doubt cast on Auckland Council's new house valuations
In Waitoki, 35 minutes north of the CBD, the Council says house values have risen 102 percent. But a local real estate agent says, actually, they haven't, and now the area's rates will unfairly… Audio
Family facing permanent paralysis after eating wild boar
A man caught a wild boar hunting with friends and fed it to his wife and mother - now all three are in a serious condition in Waikato Hospital. Video, Audio
Peru dominated, deserved win against All Whites
Peru dominated the game against the All Whites and it was only fair they won, RNZ sports reporter Joe Porter tells Rowan Quinn. Video, Audio
Evening Business for 16 November 2017
News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
Wild boar may have poisoned Putaruru family
Three members of a Putaruru family could be permanently paralysed after eating what may have been contaminated wild boar. Video, Audio
Former All Whites coach reacts to Peru loss
Former All Whites coach Kevin Fallon talks to Rowan Quinn about his highlights and lowlights, and where to from here for New Zealand football. Audio
Wellington All Whites' fans devastated by result
RNZ reporter Emile Donovan is at Four Kings in central Wellington, surrounded by hundreds of disappointed All Whites fans. Video, Audio
All Whites lose 2-0 to Peru
The All Whites' dreams are over after they were knocked out 2-0 by Peru before a passionate crowd in Lima. Simon Hampton joins us from the game. Audio
Checkpoint with Rowan Quinn for Thursday 16 November 2017
Checkpoint with Rowan Quinn for Thursday 16 November 2017. Video
Coming up
Police reviewing pursuit protocol following string of fatal crashes
Last month three people died following police pursuits. Today, police revealed they are reviewing the way they carry out high speed chases. Video, Audio
Trans Pacific Partnership nearly a done deal
One unidentified country has held up the TPP after ministers from 11 countries had already started celebrating striking the trade pact. Our economics correspondent Patrick O'Meara reports from Da… Video, Audio
Club worried about restricted access to Tongariro Crossing
The Department of Conservation is to cut access to the car park at one end of the Tongariro Crossing in a bid to stop congestion on the Great Walk. Audio
Calls for gun accessory which makes weapons even deadlier to be banned
Momentum is growing across the United States for a ban on bump-stock devices following Stephen Paddock's rampage which left 58 people dead and more than 500 injured. Video, Audio
Puerto Rico's 'thrown our budget out of whack' - US President
Donald Trump has visited Puerto Rico, telling officials they should be proud that hundreds of people didn't die after Hurricane Maria as they did 'in a real catastrophe' like Hurricane Katrina. Video, Audio
Heroine's welcome for Black Ferns' World Cup win
Hundreds of fans, mostly young women and girls, turned out to a noisy, inspiring, and sometimes very funny welcome at the Vodafone events centre in Manakau. Video, Audio
Human breast milk bank could open in Auckland
The bank would allow women to donate breast milk to mothers who are struggling to feed their babies, because at the moment obtaining breast milk is expensive and risky. Rowan Quinn reports. Video, Audio
