Checkpoint

More than eighty people are trapped underground following two explosions in a mine in Russia at the weekend. Audio

The Olympic champion Barbara Kendall is calling it quits on a boardsailing career that's spanned 24 years. Audio

The plans of thousands of air travellers are once again being ruined by Iceland's errupting volcano. Audio

To Australia now where for the first time since being elected Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd's disapproval rating is higher than his approval. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

Vodafone is joining up with the Canadian company Axia Net Media, to bid for a share of the national ultra-fast broadband network. Audio

Polls have now opened in the Philippines election after five people were killed as tensions flared over the weekend. Audio

The Auckland Central Remand Prison is to be put under private management. Audio

Political tension in South America over last year's coup in Honduras has come to the fore again with the Honduran President told to stay away from a key meeting of leaders in Spain. Audio

An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio

The New Zealand football squad to travel to next month's World Cup in South Africa was named this afternoon, with few surprises. Audio

As we just heard in business, the European Union finance ministers have agreed on an emergency package worth 500-billion euros to prevent the Greek debt crisis from spreading. Audio