Checkpoint

Bleak weather has done little to dampen the enthusiasm of the hundreds that continue to gather for his tangi at a Rotorua's Ohinemutu marae. Audio

The advocacy group, Alcohol Healthwatch, says the Auckland City Council's decision to scrap a proposal to restrict drinking hours is a cop out. Audio

Emotions are running high in Alice Springs over accusations that the recent death of an Aborginal man was the result of a racially motivated attack. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

The plant should be built within 12 months, bringing a major boost to the region's economy. Audio

The Automobile Association says a new approach to road safety is urgently needed if the country's wants to reduce the levels of death and injury. Audio

The government's announced plans for a new, fully independent electoral commission. Audio

An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio

The French government has condemned the arrest in Switzerland of Roman Polanski for having unlawful sex with a thirteen-year-old girl in Los Angeles in 1977. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

The Philippines has declared a 'state of calamity' after torrential rains in Manila triggered the worst flooding in decades. Audio

A High Court jury has heard that an elderly Christchurch man confessed to friends several years after his sister's death, that he had murdered her. Audio