Checkpoint

To Australia now, where a dirt levee is holding back record floodwaters threatening the southern Queensland town of St George. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

In the the last hour the Maori Council has filed its claim for New Zealand water resources which could lead to everyone having to pay for their water. Audio

The lawyer for an Auckland father jailed for three years for his part in the abuse of his nine-year-old daughter says the man wants his children back. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

Listening to that is our Political Editor Brent Edwards. Audio

Already under pressure from the Maori Party, the Government's come under sustained attack from the Opposition today over State asset sales. Audio

New Zealand is to formally express its dismay to the Syrian government about the bloodshed. Audio

Households' electricity bills are expected to rise by up to ten per cent this year, because of upgrades to the national grid. Audio

Household power bills expected to rise by up to ten per cent. The Minister of Foreign Affairs takes aim at Syria over the bloodshed and the Government comes under attack on asset sales. Audio

The chance of the Nelson City Council becoming the first unitary authority in New Zealand to have a Maori ward, is far from certain; Climate change, education, the constitution and the partial State… Read more Audio

The imminent sale of New Zealand land and strategic assets has lit the fire under the issue of foreign ownership at the start of the political year. Audio