Philippa Tolley
Insight for 9 September 2012 - Politics and the Status of Pacific Women
Megan Whelan considers the appalling violence and health statistics for many Pacific women and asks if more female MPs help? Audio
Insight for 26 August 2012 - New Zealanders in Australia
Philippa Tolley travels to Australia to speak to New Zealanders about what's been called official discrimination Audio
More NZers moving to Australia, but some struggle to get by
The number of New Zealanders moving to Australia is soaring, but increasing numbers of those who have made the move are struggling to get by in their new country. Audio
Insight for 12 August 2012 - PNG and Political Mayhem
Johnny Blades goes to PNG to explore whether the elections will help the nation recover from a year of poltical conflict. Audio
Insight for 5 August 2012
Philippa Tolley visits 4 Australian Covention Centres to see if the new facilities planned for NZ can compete? Audio
Melbourne Convention Centre
The Government is pushing for private sector money in what would be a bigger and and brighter convention centre for Christchurch. Audio
Insight for 29 July 2012
Steve Wilde asks if safety can be guaranteed if night flights are brought in at Queenstown's challenging airport Audio
Insight for 22 July 2012 - NZ Foreign Policy
Brent Edwards examines NZ's foreign policy Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Monday 9 July 2012
Police investigate the discovery of a body on Wellington's Mount Victoria. Vodafone faces up to four million dollars in fines for misleading customers and Sonny Bill confirms the sports-world's worst… Audio
Insight for 8 July 2012
Eric Frykberg looks back at 50 years of independent RNZ news and the challenges that lie ahead. Audio
Insight for 24 June 2012 - Fiji's Path to Elections
Sally Round goes to Fiji to check progress towards a new constitution and elections in 2014 Audio
Insight for 17 June 2012
Conan Young considers when the rebuild of Christchurch will get underway and what the city may look like. Audio
Insight for 10 June 2012 - Samoa's 50 years of Independence
Philippa Tolley reports from Apia and Karen Mangnall from Auckland on the relationship between Samoa and NZ . Audio
Samoa celebrates independence
Ceremony, colour and music have marked the first day of celebrations in Samoa to celebrate fifty years of independence from New Zealand. Audio
Samoa celebrates 50 years since independence from NZ
Samoa today celebrates fifty years since it gained independence from New Zealand. Audio
Insight for 27 May 2012 - Is it time to reform cannabis laws?
Penny Mackay investigates the arguments for changing the laws around the use of cannabis Audio
Insight for 20 May 2012 - Welfare Reforms
Ian Telfer asks whether plans to get solo parents into paid jobs will work. Audio
Insight for 13 May 2012 - The State and Your Information
Philippa Tolley considers how citizens private details are being treated as the government embraces new technologies. Audio
Warnings over personal data storage
The government is being urged to be cautious as it plans how it will store personal data in the future, especially if it is considering contracts with overseas companies. Audio