Checkpoint

A Northland seismologist says the information put out by authorities about today's tsunami was confusing and potentially dangerous. Audio

News from the business sector. Audio

The New Zealand Defence Force already has an aircraft on its way to assist Samoa with a sea-search for survivors. Audio

The biggest waves to hit our shores were 75 centimetres high - in the Chatham Islands. Audio

Officials in Samoa say the death toll from this morning's earthquake and tsunami is expected to rise to as high as one hundred. Audio

Telecommunications industry groups say plans to install a second trans-Tasman fibre-optic cable will benefit businesses and home internet users in New Zealand. Audio

More than 230 entries in a competition to design the $100,000,000 redevelopment of Auckland's Queens Wharf have been whittled down to five. Audio

The government is putting parenting classes at the centre of a new action plan to tackle what schools say is the growing problem of violent and disruptive students Audio

A man known as one of the World's most audacious conmen has been captured in Vermont in the United States. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

A 45 year old truck driver has been found guilty of careless driving causing the death of a high ranking police officer who was cycling home from work. Audio

The magnitude 8.0 quake which shook Samoa this morning triggered a tsunami warning for New Zealand with waves of up to a metre predicted. Audio