Checkpoint

United Kingdom correspondent Alice Wilkins spoke to Lisa Owen about the London luxury department store Harrods being the latest victim of a series of cyber attacks affecting UK businesses, the UK… Read more Audio

An executive order from US president Donald Trump aimed at fast-tracking seabed mining is causing ripples in the Pacific region. Anti-deep sea mining advocates say the order likely risks Nauru's… Read more Audio

News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

The Warriors will look to conjure some tricks against the Cowboys as the NRL takes magic round  to Brisbane this weekend. It's been a spell-binding resurgence so far for the side in 2025, but the… Read more Audio

A woman who damaged a piece of artwork worth 335,000 dollars while attending a ball at Auckland Art gallery last month has been granted name suppression. Guests at The Curious Ball last month were… Read more Audio

There have been some wobbly stomachs for people flying in and out of Wellington since flights resumed on Friday morning. The red wind warning introduced for Thursday's destructive gales has been… Read more Audio

The Australian election will be the first in which Gen Z and millennials, those under 45, outnumber baby boomers. Just how much young voters will influence the result is far from clear, with analysis… Read more Audio

Phill Mackay from Regional Emergency Management Canterbury spoke to Lisa Owen. Audio

A local state of emergency remains in place for Christchurch and Banks Peninsla due to widespread flooding and slips. It's just been lifted in the Selwyn District. Although weather warnings have now… Read more Audio

The government's competition watchdog is keeping a close eye on the cost of domestic air travel, but the chair of the Commerce Commission's all but ruled out a market study suggesting it would do… Read more Audio

The State of Emergency in Selwyn has been lifted, but it will continue in Christchurch and Banks Peninsula until at least tomorrow, as the region starts the clean up process after being inundated in… Read more Audio

These days some weddings are more than just a free drink, snazzy snacks or a full slap up meal, they can even be multi day events. In recent times, about 18,000 of us have got married each year - and… Read more Audio