Checkpoint

News from the Waatea team. Audio

Politicians have praised the courage and resilience shown by Canterbury residents following Saturday's earthquake. MPs from all the parties in Parliament had an opportunity to address the House this… Read more Audio

The Maori Party is defending its support of the Government's replacement for the Foreshore and Seabed Act, despite the Greens describing it as land confiscation. Audio

Buses are back on the streets of Christchurch, but some of the trips were fraught with problems. Both bus drivers and passengers were left confused, because the changing city cordon meant the buses… Read more Audio

The Labor Party have been given the nod to form a Government means, which means Julia Gillard remains Prime Minister. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Tertiary institutions are starting to set their fees for 2011 and the first three to do so have gone for the maximum increase allowed by the government. Audio

Small businesses are still counting their losses. Tracy Geerin's hair salon in St Albans will have to be demolished. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

Welfare centres in Christchurch are filling up as more and more people seek the security of company following a night of aftershocks. The latest round forced the evacuation of the Burnside High School… Read more Audio

Australia is about to find out who will form the new government. Audio

The days of aftershocks have got too much for the Wingfield family who are getting out of Christchurch in an effort to calm their deeply distressed children aged two and five. Audio