Checkpoint

News from the Waatea team. Audio

Samoa's long-standing government has been returned to power but with a reduced majority, thought to be the result of voter anger over its mismanagement of tsunami relief funds. Audio

The Inland Revenue Department isn't confident that embattled Wellington property developer, Terry Serepisos, will get the loan he says he's negotiated to sort out his financial problems. Audio

The Christchurch earthquake looks to have dashed hopes of a pickup in household spending this year. Audio

The police say post-mortems on the 166 known victims of the quake will be completed in the next few days, but they say it could be years before all victims are formally identified. Audio

An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio

Rocky, the thirty tonne boulder, that became an online sensation, has raised 60-thousand dollars in a Trade Me auction. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

The police say post-mortems on the 166 known victims of the quake will be completed in the next few days, but they say it could be years before all victims are formally identified. Audio

Business confidence has tumbled to a two-year low blamed mainly on the Christchurch earthquake. Audio

There's been a major setback to getting power on to 99 per cent of customers outside Christchurch's central business district. Audio

The Prime Minister, John Key, has just announced that a national memorial service to mark the Christchurch earthquake will be held in the city on Friday March the 18th. Audio