Checkpoint

Easter traffic is already starting to build up as people in the cities escape for the long weekend. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

A British parliamentary inquiry has cleared the climate change scientists at the centre of last year's email hacking scandal of conspiring to hide evidence. Audio

The international community is backing a multi billion dollar recovery plan for earthquake stricken Haiti. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Some retailers are planning to break the law again this year and open their doors for trading over the Easter weekend. Audio

The gunman at the centre of a two day siege in Napier, told police minutes before he shot himself, that he wasn't going to sit in prison for 20 years. Audio

President Obama has announced plans to open up large new areas of America's offshore waters to oil and gas drilling. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

A group of Norwegian hunters who filmed themselves shooting native pigeons in the South Island could face firearms charges because they did NOT have a hunting permit for the West Coast. Audio

In the next few hours the New Zealand whaling protester Pete Bethune will found out if he's to walk free from the Toyko prison where he's been held since his arrest three weeks ago. Audio

The police have this year also released a report on the victims of murder and manslaughter which shows men in their 20s are most at risk, followed by children under five. Audio