Checkpoint

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

Allied Nationwide Finance has been placed into receivership. The finance company, which is a subsidiary of Allied Farmers missed a payment to investors, and has asked its trustee Guardian Trust for… Read more Audio

The police and accident investigators have begun interviewing the 45 survivors of the sinking of the Oyang 70 who have arrived in Lyttelton. They were plucked from the Pacific Ocean after managing to… Read more Audio

Police searching for four-year-old Lucas Ward in Gisborne have revealed his grandmother found his bike at the top of a pathway leading down to a river jetty. Audio

Missing 4-year-old's bike was found near the river, Investigators interview Oyang 70 survivors, Australian Election campaign into final few hours, Auckland man arrested for organising child sex tours… Read more Audio

A treasure trove of history covering the period of New Zealand's land wars and the gold rush is now just a mouse click away. Audio

The new multi-million-dollar upgrade of the substation responsible for a major blackout in Auckland four years ago has been officailly opened. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

Some of the country's most prestigious schools are pushing for a change to enrolment rules, which would allow the children of former students who live out of zone to jump the queue. Audio

Technology giant Foxconn has held employee rallies in its factories across China, to show its support for workers after 13 suicides. Audio

More than seven months after the earthquake which devastated Haiti, more money is being poured into reconstruction projects, as locals brace for the hurricane season. Audio

An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio