Checkpoint

New Zealand considers pulling out of the Commonwealth games, moves to rebuild Canterbury are fast tracked and an urgent investigation into the top official, the fake CV, and the security clearance. Audio

The plight of Earthquake victims in Christchurch has struck a chord with the pupils at an Auckland school. More than 300 pupils at Pasadena Intermediate, in the suburb of Point Chevalier, have donned… Read more Audio

Last drinks have been called for Lincoln's Famous Grouse Hotel, which has been demolished after being irreparably damaged in Saturday's earthquake. Hundreds of people gathered to watch as a digger… Read more Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

Christchurch and its surrounding region now face a huge clean-up and rebuilding effort to restore homes, businesses, buildings and other infrastructure damaged by the quake. In Wellington the quake… Read more Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Stronger global demand for dairy products and meat has lifted the country's purchasing power with the rest of the world. Official figures show the terms of trade rose 2 point 1 percent in the three… Read more Audio

Eleven million dollars has been donated so far to the Canterbury Earthquake Appeal. It comes as the Government announced early details of a recovery plan for people wanting money to fix their damaged… Read more Audio

Dozens of homes are on fire in San Francisco after an explosion near the city's international airport. There are huge plumes of smoke and flames shooting into the air - at least 15 people have been… Read more Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

Two earthquake scientists say the chance of a magnitude six aftershock hitting the Canterbury region is decreasing day by day and is now unlikely. A Victoria University professor in geophysics and a… Read more Audio

The Earthquake Commission says it's likely homes in the Christchurch suburb of Bexley, which sank and cracked in Saturday's quake, will be rebuilt. People in the hardest hit areas of Canterbury have… Read more Audio