Checkpoint

Twin explosions, one a suicide bomber, have struck a paramilitary training centre in northwestern Pakistan, killing more than 70 people. It's the bloodiest attack in the country since a US raid killed… Read more Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

Authorities in Australia say there is a growing problem with synthetic versions of illegal drugs, much of it coming from New Zealand. The substances are not detected by the usual workplace drug tests… Read more Audio

The chair of the Waitemata District Health Board says it was an experienced nurse with a faultess record who made the mistake of giving a patient about ten times the dose of prescribed medication. Audio

Latest estimates are that about 1200 buildings will need to be demolished in the city's commercial districts. Many are in the heart of the city, which remains cordoned off. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

The ACT Party leader Don Brash says he still supports the National Party despite sending a critical open letter to the Prime Minister, saying he was disappointed in him. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

The MPs pay rise, to compensate them for the loss of their international travel subsidy has been put on hold. In 2010 the Speaker of the House decided to end the taxpayer funded discount, which became… Read more Audio

The mayor of the main kiwifruit growing region says he wants to know how a Samoan worker with typhoid was able to enter New Zealand. Audio

In Christchurch about 1200 buildings will have to be demolished in the city's commercial districts. 900 of these are in within the centres four avenues and 300 are in commercial areas in the suburbs. Audio

The Pike River families have been shown an image of what is possibly a second body down the mine. Audio