Checkpoint

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

The state subsidies for quake-hit businesses and workers in Christchurch finish tomorrow, amid warnings they're being cut too soon. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

The Earthquake Commission says 95 percent of the invoices it gets from contractors repairing houses in Christchurch are paid out within two to three weeks. Audio

Unions say Whitcoulls and Borders workers have been forced to sign away some key rights under duress, in contracts with the new owners. Audio

The New Zealand dollar has this afternoon hit at an all-time post-float high against the US dollar. Audio

The country has posted its biggest ever monthly trade surplus as demand for farm exports continues to soar. Audio

The dollar hits a record high as exports take off. Accusations staff at Borders and Whitcoulls have been forced to sign new contracts and doing the business in Christchurch without subsidies. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

With just six months to go until the general election, the Labour Party has accepted it is the underdog, and still has a lot of work to do to convince voters it can win. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Christchurch has lost all its rugby world cup games but fans will get their own places to party regardless, a big one in Hagley Park and smaller ones in the suburbs. Audio