Checkpoint

Independent MPs Tony Windsor and Rob Oakeshott have announced they'll back Labor. Audio

All schools in the worst-affected parts of quake-hit Canterbury will remain closed until Monday. In central Christchurch, two multi-storey buildings will be demolished because they have been declared… Read more Audio

Canterbury schools to stay closed until Monday, Earthquake family tries to comfort traumatised children, Christchurch welfare centres start filling up, Independent Australian MPs back Labor… Read more Audio

We go to the UK now, where the police are looking at re-opening an investigation into claims of phone hacking by the paper News of the World. Audio

Flooding has forced the evacuation of up to 50 people from 10 homes in the town of Pahiatua in the Tararua District. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

Two anti-whaling activists have been sentenced to suspended one-year jail terms by a Tokyo court for attempting to expose official corruption in the whale meat trade. Audio

People living outside the Canterbury region are re-assessing their own preparedness following this weekend's quake. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

The Minister of Civil Defence, John Carter is in Christchurch and he joins us now. Audio

People in Fox Glacier are still reeling from the fatal air crash that claimed five locals and four tourists on Saturday. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio