Checkpoint

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

In Chile, 33 miners trapped deep underground for 17 days have sent a message to the surface proclaiming they're all alive and well - but rescue workers say it could take four months to reach them. Audio

In Australia, political horsetrading with three independent MPs has begun - with the latest predictions giving Labor and the Coalition 73 seats each in the House of Representatives. Audio

Police are investigating the unexplained deaths of a middle aged couple and an elderly man in a house on the outskirts of Feilding. Audio

Adults who give alcohol to teenagers without their parents permission could be fined up to 2-thousand dollars under sweeping proposed changes to the liquor laws. Audio

Sweeping changes to restrict the sale of alcohol. Three people found dead in Feilding and 33 miners trapped deep underground in Chile make contact with rescuers. Audio

Aid agencies are pleading with New Zealanders to be more generous in their donations for the victims of Pakistan's floods. More than four million have been left homeless, and an estimated eight… Read more Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

Rarely in this country has the dirty laundry of a governing political party been so thoroughly aired as has happened to the ACT Party. Heather Roy was unceremoniously rolled as deputy at a caucus… Read more Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Pacific Island agencies with fifty years combined experience in community education are going to apply for a share of the nearly five million dollars released for tender by the Government. The Money… Read more Audio

Telecom says it has turned a corner, halting the slide in earnings it has experienced over the past two years. The phone company has been under pressure because of intense competition, and lower… Read more Audio