Checkpoint

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

Relatives of the 29 men who died in last November's Pike River mine disaster today heard there was never a reliable window of opportunity to stage a rescue of any workers who might have survived the… Read more Audio

The governor of the Reserve Bank has warned there's now a real risk of sharp slow down in the world economy with the fall out hitting New Zealand next year. Audio

The police are questioning whether the public will be safe enough under the plans to expand the rugby cup fan zone in downtown Auckland. Audio

Police seek smaller crowd size for expanded fan zone; Reserve Bank warns of risk of sharp slow down in world economy; No opportunity to stage rescue; John Kirwan not fussed about All Blacks injury… Read more Audio

Owners of Lower Hutt properties due to be classified as heritage buildings are upset the council has not yet told them. Audio

Washington's "Super Committee" has begun its work to reduce America's ballooning deficit by at least one and a half trillion dollars over the next ten years. Audio

New Zealand officials have been forced to apologise to Australia's Prime Minister Julia Gillard over a gaffe with a bus during the Pacific islands forum. Audio

A capacity crowd has been watching Tonga take on Canada tonight in Whangarei, in the Rugby World Cup; A Maori boarding school teacher says the success of the anti-smoking campaigns at his college is… Read more Audio

About two thousand mourners have turned out for the funeral of six family members who were killed in one of Australia's worst-ever house fires. Audio

To Russia now, where the British Prime Minister David Cameron has been visiting this week in a bid to improve the relationship between the two countries. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio