Checkpoint

Farmers say it's unfair and alarmist to blame them for dangerously high nitrate levels in some of Canterbury's drinking water. Audio

Olympic, paralympic and world champions will vie for top honours at this year's Maori Sports Awards to be held in Auckland later this month; Total Government spending on Treaty settlements has broken… Read more Audio

The man who led the Search and Rescue operation at the collapsed CTV building has rejected claims political pressure forced the rescue to restart hours after crews were sent elsewhere. Audio

The lawyer for many of the families of the 29 dead workers at Pike River says the Royal Commission report out this afternoon paints an unrelenting picture of failure. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

The Electoral Commission wants the threshold for parties to get into Parliament under MMP reduced and the one-seat advantage abolished. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

Stacey Shortall is a lawyer representing a small group of Pike River Coal's former directors and senior managers, including ex chief executive Peter Whittall and chairman of the board John Dow. Audio

Neville Rockhouse was a safety and training manager at the time the mine exploded. Audio

Our political reporter, Tim Graham, has been reading the Royal Commission's report and joins us. Audio

The Royal Commission's just released report on the Pike River coal mine tragedy blames the company's drive for production before the mine was ready. Audio

Pike River Coal put its miners in danger. The Minister of Labour resigns in the wake of the critical report and the Electoral commission suggests thresholds lowered. Audio