Checkpoint

The legislation replacing the contentious Foreshore and Seabed Act has just been tabled in Parliament. Audio

Radiographers are holding their first nationwide strike tomorrow at all public hospitals, except Christchurch, as their industrial action escalates. Audio

Farmers in the quake affected area are being warned to check, and empty, their grain silos - with Federated Farmers saying that 48 have toppled, and more are at risk. Audio

Many of New Zealand's companies are fronting up with large donations to help with rebuilding in Christchurch. Audio

The first of many condemned buildings in Christchurch has been demolished. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Sections of wreckage from the plane that crashed at Fox Glacier are being taken to Christchurch for examination - but investigators are warning their job could take as long as two years. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

Meanwhile in the lower North Island extensive flooding has closed roads and schools and up to 60 homes in Paihiatuia are under threat from a swollen Mangatainoka River. Audio

The homes in the cul-de-sac Seabreeze Close are no more than just three or four years old but the land they were built on liquified during the earthquake and sent masses of mud and silt through the… Read more Audio

Around a hundred million dollars has been earmarked by Cabinet as its initial contribution to Canterbury following the earthquake, but the Prime MInister says the final bill will be far higher. Audio

Strong aftershocks are continuing to hit Christchurch as the army takes control of the the central city which is still closed off. Audio