Wellington Region
Kate's Klassic: Infinite Jest
Kim Hill talks to Kate Camp about Infinite Jest, the 1996 novel by the late David Foster Wallace. Audio
'She's losing her freedom, she's a 3-year-old girl'
A Corrections officer told a Lower Hutt woman told to monitor her young daughter more closely because a sex offender was living nearby, she says.
NZ Pork Awards
NZ's premiere pork competition held its annual awards dinner last month. The 100% NZ Pork awards aim to celebrate top class bacon, ham and pork products .This year there were around 200 entries from… Audio, Gallery
Wellington's cable car reopens
Wellington's cable car reopened today, after a two-month-long, $5 million mechanical and aesthetic refurbishment. Checkpoint went along for a ride. Audio
Wellington's cable car reopens after $5m refurbishment
Wellington's cable car has formally reopened after $5 million refurbishment - and to celebrate, today there are free rides.
Women robbed while responding to Facebook car ad
Two men have been arrested after two women were robbed at gunpoint while responding to a car advertisement on Facebook in Masterton.
Car crashes into house, ruptures gas main
Houses on an Upper Hutt street were evacuated after a car smashed into a house and ruptured a gas main.
Kapiti Coast council proposal on ashes 'bonkers'
A proposed ban on scattering ashes in public places in Kapiti, north of Wellington, is being called "stupid" and "unworkable". Video, Audio
Neighbours want child sex offender moved from Wgtn suburb
Residents in a Lower Hutt suburb are angry that a child sex offender is living in the area and want him to be moved.
Movie Museum design will representTe Upoko o te Ika Maui
Morning Report speaks to the architects behind the 150 million dollar convention centre and movie museum given unanimous support by Wellington city councillors yesterday. Audio
Residents and mayor want sex offender gone
Lower Hutt's mayor is backing a group of residents who want a child sex offender moved from his new home in their neighbourhood. Audio
10 years since the closure of Kimberley
New Zealander Robert Martin has just been elected as one of eighteen Disability experts on an international committee tasked with the global monitoring the implementation of the UN Convention on the… Audio
Wellington Council hooked by $150m museum design
The Wellington City Council has chosen a $150 million sculptural design for the city's movie museum and convention centre.
Campaign to seek review of cat micro-chipping bylaw
A legal fight looks likely over the Wellington City Council's decision to make micro-chipping mandatory for all cats within 18 months.
Wellington Council spends $77k on awning
The Environment Court has decided half of what's been called an ugly awning can stay the rest has to be taken down. Audio
Mayoral candidates reconsider runway funding
Wellington's mayoral candidates are back-pedalling on whether the city should stump up $90 million for the city's runway extension. Audio
Midwives fear pay will put people off joining profession
Midwifery will struggle to remain a viable career option for young people unless pay increases, some midwives say.
Mayoral candidates reconsider runway funding
Wellington's mayoral candidates are back-pedalling on whether the city should stump up $90 million for the airport's runway extension. Audio
Runway extension uneconomic - report
A new report claims there will not be enough passengers to make a runway extension at Wellington Airport economically viable. Audio
Wellington airport extension 'fundamentally flawed'
A fresh report into Wellington's controversial 300 million dollar runway extension says the airport's business case is `fundamentally flawed'. Kathryn Ryan speaks to Oliver Lamb of Sydney based… Audio
