Checkpoint

In Southland a massive deluge is turning farmland into lakes, flooding roads and cutting emergency phonelines. Audio

The best of Checkpoint. Audio

New Zealanders stranded overseas by the volcanic ash cloud are finally making their way home. Audio

Heads have rolled at the Melbourne Storm rugby league club, after a massive salary cap rort was made public yesterday. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

This week the Maori Affairs Minister and Maori Party co-leader, Pita Sharples, flew to New York to ratify the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

A tycoon who only recently topped China's rich list has gone on trial on charges of insider trading and bribery. Audio

Auckland's mayors say they have confidence in the region's water supply despite warnings that restrictions could be needed next summer. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

About three hundred people living in the Hastings suburb of Flaxmere protested today against Government plans to set up a community probation office near the main shopping centre. Audio

A Dunedin student's art project caused a full scale bomb alert in the city today, causing road closures and the evacuation of eleven homes. Audio