Checkpoint

Japan's Prime Minister is warning people of high radiation levels and the risk of further leaks of radioactive material after a third explosion at the Fukushima nuclear plant. Audio

A third blast at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant. Warnings of high radiation levels and further leaks and 220 textile workers in Christchurch are about to lose their jobs. Audio

Canterbury University resumes some lectures today, many of which will be held in makeshift marquees after the campus suffered quake damage. Audio

A former Civil Defence controller for Canterbury says years of planning to reduce the impact of a major earthquake in Christchurch has proven its worth. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

Sheep and cattle farmers in Hawke's bay have rallied round to help raise over 40 thousand dollars for the Christchurch Earthquake Fund. Audio

Some people who lived or worked in what's become Christchurch's red zone have been allowed back in to retrieve their belongings. Audio

To the UK, where we are joined by our correspondent Barney Burnham in London. Audio

A Japanese fishing company which mislead the ministry of fisheries over where it caught it's fish , has been fined 2-hundred-and-66-thousand dollar in addition to more than 4-million dollars it has… Read more Audio

The ACT party heads into its annual conference this weekend hoping to put the scandals of the past year behind it. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

With the housing market stalled, and the cost of Christchurch quake, export markets are now crucial to getting the New Zealand economy growing again in 2011. Audio