Checkpoint

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

The Auckland council met behind closed doors this afternoon, hearing from the rail company Veolia about how trains stalled on Friday, disrupting travel for thousands of people. Audio

Another fan caught up in a terrifying crush of people on Auckland's waterfront on Friday says organisers have no excuse for what happened. Audio

A day of meetings about Auckland's Rugby World cup transport debacle has still not sorted out what exactly went wrong or how it will be fixed. Audio

The Royal Commission investigating the Pike River mine disaster has heard that the day before the fatal explosion a safety co-ordinator reported that an emergency phone wasn't working but was told not… Read more Audio

We hear the 111 call made an hour after the Pike River explosion and no answers yet for fans who didn't make it to Eden Park on time. Audio

Our reporter Todd Niall is near Eden Park, Georgina Ball is at the Viaduct and Simon Mercep is at Party Central. Audio

In just under an hour, six years of planning for the Rugby World Cup will come to fruition, with the opening ceremony at Eden Park, and kick off in the first game - the All Blacks versus Tonga. Audio

A Maori tourism leader says visitors' indigenous experience doesn't start and end with the Rugby World Cup; The Government says as Treaty claims go, one it resolved today happened at lightening speed… Read more Audio

The Rugby World Cup is not all about the rugby, with many parts of the country showcasing their regions as part of the Real New Zealand Festival. Audio

More now on the crush in Auckland. Audio