Checkpoint

Steroids and other performance and image enhancing drugs are becoming more common in drug checking clinics. KnowYourStuff and the New Zealand Needle Exchange programme say the amount of people… Read more Audio

Whanganui District Council is trialling a so called citizens assembly to help it decide the future of the city's public pools. Almost 400 people applied and 40 have been randomly selected, using… Read more Audio

A family violence support agency said police are undoing decades of hard work by not attending some domestic violence callouts that are considered mental-health related. Last year, police announced a… Read more Audio

Netball's ANZ Premiership gets under way this weekend, but it's one of the game's absent stars that's still garnering the most attention in the build-up. Silver Ferns shooter Grace Nweke is plying her… Read more Audio

Earlier on Wednesday, India launched air strikes on Pakistan and Pakistan administered Kashmir. The targets are the deepest India has hit inside the country since the 1971 Indo-Pakistan war. At least… Read more Audio

A decision to ban off lead dogs from a popular Auckland park has some residents gearing up for a fight. Auckland Council's currently reviewing dog rules at dozens of local and regional parks and… Read more Audio

Recriminations are under way about how the conservative opposition led by the Liberal Party suffered a humiliating election defeat at the weekend, the worst in 80 years.The soul searching comes as… Read more Audio

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

New Zealand rider Shane Richardson has died following a crash at a British Superbikes race in Cheshire. Sports reporter Jonty Dine spoke to Lisa Owen. Audio

A doctor, who left the job because of the stress and concern patients are not getting the care they deserve, has been on a hīkoi hearing the frustrations of people dealing with what he's described as… Read more Audio

US president Donald Trump posted on social media that he's authorised various government departments to immediately begin the process of instituting a 100 percent tariff on any and all movies coming… Read more Audio

At Te Kuiti Hospital, the cleaners double as security guards; covering both jobs when they are on shift. They've had some training and are approved by the Ministry of Justice but for some on the coal… Read more Audio