Checkpoint

News from the Waatea team. Audio

The Prime Minister is guaranteeing SuperGold Card users there will be no change to their travel entitlements including free rides on the Waiheke ferry. Audio

The mayor of Waitakere City Bob Harvey had hoped to persuade the Government to hold off a decision so they could discuss a lower cost way of staging the games. Audio

Auckland's hopes of hosting the Commonwealth Games in eight years have been dashed. Audio

An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio

New Zealand skier Adam Hall has won gold in the standup slalom at the Winter Paralympic Games - despite falling on his second run. Audio

An aerial search is underway off the North Island's east coast for an missing yacht with one man on board. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

Telecom says it stands to lose 56-million dollars a year as a result of the Government's plan to roll out high-speed internet to rural New Zealand. Audio

Child Youth and Family would not be interviewed about the decision. Lorraine Smith is Chris Kahui's lawyer. Audio

The man at the centre of one of the country's most notorious, and still unsolved, child murder cases has been allowed to move in with his young child. Audio

A state of natural disaster has been declared in Fiji as emergency services struggle to contact the outer islands cut off by Cyclone Tomas. Audio