Checkpoint

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

The Government is giving owners of quake-prone buildings an extra five years to strengthen them but is not saying if it will help them pay for it. Audio

Listening to that was our political editor Brent Edwards and he joins us. Audio

Winston Peters says the police wanted to see his private phone records as part of the investigation into the tea tape. Audio

Winston Peters claims police investigating the Epsom tea-tapes wanted to see his private phone records. An extra five years for owners to strengthen their unsafe buildings and Fonterra's chief… Read more Audio

Wellington bar owners say the council's proposed alcohol rules may lead to clubs and bars leaving the central city. Audio

Ngati Kahungunu is accusing the Hawke's Bay Regional Council of steamrolling ahead with its proposed Ruataniwha dam - despite the tribe's opposition; A Maori business consultancy group, Poutama Trust… Read more Audio

An academic says the shift toward a green economy will not happen without governments getting behind it. Audio

A Massey University education researcher says New Zealand needs to overhaul the way children are taught to read. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Scientists have discovered previously unknown faults in their investigation of last month's six-point-five-magnitude earthquake centred off Marlborough. Audio

The state-owned weather forecaster, MetService is branching into the rapidly-growing marine sector after buying a 49 percent share in the oceanographic consultancy, MetOcean Solutions. Audio