Checkpoint

Christchurch Hospital is running out of space for patients and the problem has got so bad it had considered allowing the emergency department to take over the chapel. Audio

The New Zealand Insitutute of Economic Research is warning that if low levels of house building continue, there could be a serious shortage of homes in two to three years Audio

The Chairman of the Auckland Regional Transport Authority is not speaking to the media but joining us now is ARTA spokesperson Sharon Hunter. Audio

The head of the Auckland Regional Council has delivered an ultimatum to the bus company which has locked out its drivers, get the buses back on the road or we'll find someone else to run the service. Audio

Andrew Lloyd Webber has launched the long-awaited follow-up to his hit musical"Phantom of the Opera", and he hopes it will be the first ever successful sequel to a West End show. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

This week Julian Robins talks to retiring Green MP Sue Bradford about her decade as an MP and her plans for a return to grassroots politics. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

The American space agency NASA will deliberately crash two spacecraft into the surface of the moon later tonight. Audio

The Government's annual dividend from the Reserve Bank increased almost three-fold to $630 million in the last year. Audio

After two weeks of negotiations, countries at the United Nations climate talks in Bangkok have failed to reach any sort of consensus. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio