Checkpoint

The Mines Rescue Service is warning of long delays before any work is done to get back into the Pike River Mine, and says it's never been formally asked to go back in. Audio

The company that's won the right to build Canterbury's ultra-fast broadband network says the contract will generate thousands of jobs. The Government has today announced Telecom will build the… Read more Audio

The former Fiji soldier who fled to Tonga after being charged with sedition says corruption is now rampant within the regime of Commodore Frank Bainimarama. Audio

A cycling group is pinning its hopes on a new coroner's inquest into eight cycling deaths to make the roads safer. The Waikato Coroner is about to visit four regions round the country for a joint… Read more Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

A volcano erupting in Iceland is again forcing flight cancellations in Britain, as its ash cloud has moved into UK airspace. Flights to Scotland have been stopped and the cloud caused a change in the… Read more Audio

The Canterbury Regional Council is spending tens of thousands of dollars investigating claims that metal drums holding toxic waste are buried beneath the Opuha Dam, near Fairlie, in South Canterbury. Audio

Kiwifruit growers are being warned the climate here could make it harder to eradicate the vine disease, PSA. Orchards in Italy and France have been ravaged by the canker - and the industry here should… Read more Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Wellington's plan for a "Wellywood" sign is raising hackles in California. The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce is threatening legal action over the controversial plan for the 30 metre wide sign above… Read more Audio

The National-led Government will spend just over 15 million dollars stabilising an old mining dam near Te Aroha, which is in danger of collapsing. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio