Checkpoint

Farmers helping clean up contaminated dust in Christchurch are being told to wear milking gloves when they eat because hand sanitisers don't kill all the germs in the silt. Audio

An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio

About ten thousand households in the eastern part of Christchurch are being told it's still not clear when they'll get their power back on. Audio

News from the business sector. Audio

Fire crews chose Christchurch's Nine-Eleven Memorial as the place to mark this afternoon's two minutes of silence. Audio

A large crowd gathered outside Parliament to pay their respects to the people of Christchurch after last week's 6-point-3 magnitude earthquake. Audio

The country's biggest bank has slashed fixed mortgage rates due to a fall in its own borrowing costs following the earthquake. Audio

Search and Rescue specialists have now entered the Hotel Grand Chancellor in Christchurch's devastated central city. Audio

A week after the devastating earthquake many are still needing assistance to get essential provisions such as food and water. Audio

Some residents in Avonside say they've been forgotten in the wake of last week's aftershock. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

The political consensus over the response to the Christchurch earthquake is in danger of collapsing. Audio