Checkpoint

US President Barack Obama is aiming to cut America's imports of foreign oil by one third in the next ten years. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

There are fewer large cars on the road than there were seven years ago, as the cost of fuel rises. Audio

A missing Chinese Australian writer who vanished five days ago in China is believed to be in the custody of the country's secret police. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Scott Technology has paid almost 4 and a half million dollars for a majority stake in HTS-110, saying it gives it a presence in the emerging high-value global superconductor magnet market. Audio

In Christchurch the hundreds of people, already homeless before the disaster, have now been pushed out of the parks and doorways in the CBD. Audio

Greater Canterbury is hoping to reap the benefits of an exodus of residents and businesses from quake ravaged Christchurch. Audio

The head of Auckland's Mount Albert Grammar says he wants two young teenage girls at his school to be charged over two separate assaults . Audio

House prices and affordability are coming under scrutiny as the first job for the new government agency the Productivity Commission. Audio

Auckland ratepayers are to pay up to almost three million dollars to host three extra rugby world cup games relocated from earthquake damaged Christchurch. Audio

The owner of Al's Bar, a popular music venue in Christchurch, has been inspecting his premises inside the red zone today. Audio