Checkpoint

Gloriavale leader Howard Temple has pleaded guilty to a dozen charges, including five of indecent assault, just days into his trial in Greymouth. He had earlier denied 24 charges of sexual offending involving girls and women over more than 20 years. Reporter Keiller MacDuff spoke to Lisa Owen.

The upper crust of pie-makers all gathered to put their not so humble fare on show last night at the annual Pie Awards - with a potato top with a French twist taking top honours. But baking the best pie doesn't come with a sleep in, the winner Sam So of Albany's Rosedale Bakery was back at work at 4am. Kim Baker Wilson reports.

One year on from the Paris Olympics, officials are still assessing the legacy of those Games - and the resutls are mixed. Sports correspondent Dana Johannsen spoke to Lisa Owen.

A New Plymouth man paralysed after a fall, is just a week away from moving into a wheelchair friendly state house after waiting for more than four years. Shane Emeny, who became a paraplegic after falling from a five metre concrete ledge has been staying in a modified emergency housing motel room since the accident. Kainga Ora finally offered Shane a house last year but it taken months for modificaitons to be made through ACC. Shane Emeny spoke to Lisa Owen.

Asia correspondent Adam Hancock spoke to Lisa Owen about Tsunami evacuations taking place in Japan, after a massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Russia.

Thousands of nurses have swapped scrubs for the picket line today as they walked off the job for 24 hours. 36,000 nurses, healthcare assistants and Kaimahi Hauora are on strike until 9am tomorrow. The walk out follows stalled pay talks and concerns about safe staffing levels. Health NZ chief executive Dr Dale Bramley spoke to Lisa Owen.

Australia correspondent Nick Grimm spoke to Lisa Owen about a row that has erupted in Australia over whether a pro-Palestinian protest should be prevented from taking place on Sydney's Harbour Bridge next weekend.

News from the business sector, including a market report.

New Zealand's best netballers may be turning to side hustles next season to make ends meet. Pay cuts for are on the cards in the ANZ premiership as the broadcast negotiations drag on. Sports reporter Jonty Dine spoke to Lisa Owen.

Clucks and cackles around the the halls of Parliament today as MPs are told to ponder which chores children should be able to do on family farms. The Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Brooke van Velden wants to clarify the rules around what kids can and can't do on a farm. But her reference to collecting eggs and watering plants has left some of her colleagues scratching their heads. Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira reports.