Checkpoint

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Police from Melbourne's homicide squad have confirmed the identity of a 71-year-old woman whose remains were found in a barrel earlier this week. Audio

In the United States the recession has ended - on paper at least. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

More than one anti-drugs group is casting serious doubt at how effective new measures to combat drug driving will be. Audio

Aged residential care providers are labelling as nonsense a move that could see resthome residents having to leave the facility to have blood tests done in the community. Audio

Northland's biggest electricty consumer, the Marsden Point oil refinery, was brought to a standstill this morning by the power outage. Audio

Communities hit by a major outage in the upper North Island which left more than a quarter of a million customers without electricity say it shows just how vulnerable the national grid is. Audio

Rugby fans are in for a treat this weekend as the countdown begins for a two-day feast of sporting action, with both national and provincial pride on the line. Audio

About 12 people are stranded without power in a remote part of Taranaki after a huge slip blocked the only road in and out of the area. Audio

A key witness at the trial of a man accused of killing a young Palmerston North drug dealer has denied fabricating evidence. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio