Checkpoint

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

Unions are hopeful the Spanish contractor will give some work to Dunedin's Hillside rail workshop, which has recently shed staff because of a drop-off in work. Audio

Auckland's fancy new fleet of electric commuter trains is to be built in Spain, following the signing of a half billion dollar contract this afternoon Audio

The oil slick spreading out from the grounded container ship has claimed its first wildlife victims, with four birds found dead. Audio

A spreading oil slick off Tauranga claims its first wildlife victims. New Zealand's biggest ever commuter train contract is signed and Parliament has just passed the covert police surveillance bill… Read more Audio

A rare type of kiwi - the Haast tokoeka - has hatched at the West Coast Wildlife Centre. Audio

The Minister of Earthquake Recovery says its absurd to claim the Authority is not being held accountable just because it won't be assessed by a self-appointed watchdog group. Audio

A survey of major property owners in Christchurch's CBD shows 80 percent will take their money elsewhere if the Council's Central City Plan is introduced. Audio

An operation is underway to repatriate up to twenty tattooed Maori heads from several museums across France; Hamilton City Council has declined a proposal by a Te Arawa company to build a… Read more Audio

Parliament has received petitions aimed at keeping regional rail links open that are under threat of being mothballed. Audio

A decision to send an overseas-based New Zealand artist to the art world's version of the Olympics has surprised some industry players. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio