Checkpoint

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

A 77 year old man lost 13 kilograms over seven days after not being properly looked after by a Whakatane rest home. Audio

We hear now from the West Coast dairy company which has all of its lactoferrin production to China put on hold after almost 400 kilograms were found with extremely high levels of nitrate - one was… Read more Audio

Millions of dollars worth of New Zealand milk powder product has been blocked by China after another contamination scare, and the Prime Minister says it couldn't have come at a worse time Audio

People downstream of a dam above Seddon are being warned it is at increased risk of breaking after Friday's earthquake. Audio

Emergency services are on standby, as locals are warned a Seddon dam could break. China blocks another milk powder product from New Zealand and dozens of same sex weddings are held around the country.

Primary and Intermediate school students involved in a kapa haka competition held in Blenheim were left shaken by today's 6-point-2 earthquake; A Northland iwi leader, says Maori need to work together… Read more Audio

The governing National Party is now starting to look at what new ideas it can present to the electorate, as it eyes a third term in office. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

The commercial side of the rebuild of Christchurch has been a faltering affair so far for the building materials company Steel & Tube Holdings. Audio

Community leaders in the far north town of Pamapuria are vowing to make sure they are never again taken in by a paedophile. Audio

The Prime Minister says opposition parties don't understand the GCSB bill if they think he's making up promises about it. Audio