Checkpoint

The Prime Minister says he is confident everything has been done to keep the New Zealand search and rescue team as safe as possible in Japan. Audio

Mariko Oi is a correspondent for the BBC in Tokyo and joins us. Audio

More New Zealand search and rescue specialists are due to arrive in Japan tonight, before heading into one of the hardest hit areas. Audio

Patrick Fuller from Red Cross has been working in the region. Audio

Another explosion at the nuclear plant in Fukushima. 2000 bodies wash ashore and more than 10 thousand people are missing and a Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Christchurch quake is announced. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

A former Canterbury Regional Council chairman says the potential for liquefaction has been known for years - and has too often been ignored by developers and authorities who have the power to issue… Read more Audio

The Warehouse's half year profit has fallen, on the back of a continued decline in the sales of CDs and DVDs, and consumer's reluctance to spend. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

You don't have to bake in the sun as a child to set yourself up for melanoma later in life you can do it at any age. Audio

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