Checkpoint

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

From January 18 next year John Campbell will be presenting Checkpoint on air and on our website from our Auckland studios. Audio

More people in Christchurch say they have good quality of life, but fewer have confidence in decisions being made about the earthquake recovery. Audio

A manager at a major shopping centre says New Zealanders have spent strongly across the board this Christmas. Audio

The former Climate Change and Trade Minister, Tim Groser, is leaving politics to replace Mike Moore as New Zealand's ambassador to the United States. Audio

Motorists have faced delays in parts of the country with heavy pre-Christmas traffic and some serious accidents causing problems. Audio

There's a regular visitor in the sky tonight, rarely seen, but definitely there. Audio

A New Zealander labelled a ring-leader of the Christmas Island riot is mystified why, instead of being charged, he's been deported. Audio

The busiest shopping day of the year is drawing to a close but not before surpassing last Christmas's figures. Audio

Now at the opposite end of the country - heavy rain's flooded streets and some properties at Omaha Beach north of Auckland. Audio