Checkpoint

Allegations of vote rigging have surfaced on the last day of campaigning in the Samoan election. Audio

The Foreign Affairs Minister has ordered a report on the Thai police investigation of the death of a New Zealander in Chiang Mai. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

Opposition parties are calling on the Government to deliver on its promised economic stimulus package for the West Coast to help it recover from the Pike River mine disaster. Audio

We cross now to the Big Top at Canterbury University where the Student Volunteer Army is having a break from ten days of shovelling mountains of silt from houses, schools and retirement homes. Audio

The American search and rescue team working full time on the 17 storey Forsyth Barr building in the central city have cleared about half-a-floor worth of collapsed concrete stairs, leaving nearly five… Read more Audio

An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio

Its the last day of campaigning before the Botany by-election in Auckland. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

The police have escorted media through central Christchurch for the first time since the operation there turned from rescue to recovery. Audio

More now from Tracey Bolton. Audio

The Prime Minister was challenged about the earthquake response in Christchurch's hard-hit eastern suburbs during a walkabout today. Audio