Checkpoint

The last stretch of gravel road on State Highway One has finally been sealed today -- in the Far North. Audio

Power is being restored to homes and businesses across Wellington after an accident at a substation caused a city-wide blackout. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

The Government is dismissing Nga Puhi's attempt to use the United Nations declaration on indigenous rights to claim the Treaty grounds in the Bay of Islands. Audio

The New Zealand Rugby Union has recorded its largest ever financial loss. Audio

The Finance Minister, Bill English, has today painted a bleak picture of the economy and more public servants are likely to lose their jobs as the Government continues to clamp down on its spending. Audio

The best of Checkpoint. Audio

After more than eight years at war in Iraq and Afghanistan, the American military's facing a mounting problem with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Audio

To Australia now where Tony Abbott says the Coalition will consider a policy that would deny the dole to people under 30. Audio

The Manawatu-Whanganui Regional Council is denying the Manawatu River is one of the most polluted in the western world. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

The shortlist for the Orange Prize for fiction, which honours women writers has been announced. Audio