Checkpoint

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Thousands of people gathered at the waterfront around Waitemata Harbour today to watch boats of all shapes and sizes perform and race in the Auckland sailing regatta. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

A deadly fire, which has killed more than 200 people in a Brazilian night-club, is believed to have started when one of the band members let off a firework inside the packed venue. Audio

A legal expert says two southern service agencies would likely lose a nine million dollar health contract all over again even if they win a court review of the process. Audio

The minister responsible for sorting out the teachers' pay debacle has signaled the Government is likely to stick with the Novopay system. Audio

Melinda Howells of the ABC in Bundaberg. Audio

In the Lockyer Valley, west of Brisbane, the flooding has forced 150 people to flee their homes. Audio

Andree Withey of the ABC lives and works in Brisbane. Audio

Hu Mohamed, his wife and two children are sheltering on their catamaran in a mangrove swamp waiting to be rescued, after a horror ride down the raging Burnett River which ripped moorings apart and… Read more Audio

Three people are dead and Queenslanders are bracing for the worst as raging floodwaters inundate homes, submerge bridges and bash boats together. Audio

Three dead in Queensland floods, Mayor drives through flood waters to reach worst hit town, Joyce says Government likely to stick with Novopay, Firework believed to have started deadly club blaze and… Read more Audio