Checkpoint

The All Blacks are on top of the world after the team came out on top in Argentina yesterday despite facing a resurgent Pumas side in the second half. The All Blacks are now number one in the World… Read more Audio

The humble mince pie, might not be that humble anymore with the price of a key ingredient sky rocketing in the past 12 months. Beef mince has gone up more than 19% in a year, according to Stats NZ… Read more Audio

Middle East correspondent Jacob Brown spoke to Lisa Owen about large protests across Israel, demanding an end to the war in Gaza and a deal to release the hostages, as well as another bombing on a… Read more Audio

The age for New Zealand's working holiday visas should be raised fifty to help hike international visitor numbers, according to a tourism operator. At the moment working holiday visa are available to… Read more Audio

UK correspondent Lucy Thomson spoke to Lisa Owen about special commemorations taking place today to mark the 80th anniversary of VJ Day, as well as female police officers in the UK getting creative to… Read more Audio

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

A crucial clash looms for the Warriors in Auckland tonight. The Warriors meet the Dragons at Mount Smart where they will look to snap a three game losing streak. Sports reporter Jonty Dine spoke to… Read more Audio

The government has forked out over $144 milliion dollars in a final payment for breaking the contract with the Korean shipbuilders that were signed-up to make the Cook Strait ferry replacements. That… Read more Audio

A Treaty lawyer said today's Supreme Court judgment on Māori coastal rights could set a precedent for more Māori customary-rights claims over riverbeds. The Court found riverbeds deemed to be part of… Read more Audio

Auckland council has stood firm with its plans to covert a chunk of Takapuna Golf course into flood storage and probably halving it to a nine hole course, despite strong opposition. 10,000 people… Read more Audio

A Taranaki father has shared his sense of loss and anger following the death of his son in a one-punch assault. About 200 people gathered at the Tukapa Rugby Club in New Plymouth today to remember… Read more Audio

A group of Otago parents hope a so-called "dead rockers" fundraiser will help to turn a patch of dirt into a toddlers' playground. It's been more than a decade since the playground next to the… Read more Audio