Checkpoint

The government will not be setting up a new compensation scheme for survivors, as it had promised for so long, and as the Abuse in Care Royal Commission of Inquiry had recommended. Instead, 774… Read more Audio

Appalling; insulting; another broken promise; and a total kick in the guts - those are the words of abuse in care survivors, who are united in their view that the government has betrayed them with its… Read more Audio

An eleven-year-old boy has stitches on his leg after he was attacked by a pair of roaming dogs in south Auckland. There have been multiple dog attacks in Mangere Bridge this week. Another resident… Read more Audio

774 million dollars in this year's budget is earmarked for payments to survivors and making the claims process faster and more effcient. Minister Erica Stanford said it increases the average redress… Read more Audio

The Black Ferns kick off their journey towards the 2025 World Cup this weekend. That's just a taster from a solid menu of games this weekend to satisfy even the fussiest of rugby connoiseurs. Sports… Read more Audio

One Malborough Sounds property is facing a particularly steep rise in its power prices - with a 600 percent increase in one aspect of its power bill. The factors driving this increase are quite… Read more Audio

A youth support service is worried a proposed blanket ban on social media for under sixteens could stop young people accessing much needed mental heath help. National is pushing for a new law that… Read more Audio

The fallout from Labor's election landslide continues with two of the three major parties losing their leaders. The race is now on to replace the biggest casualty - Peter Dutton who led the Liberal… Read more Audio

The government plans to remove the legal requirement for the early learning sector to acknowledge Maori as tangata whenua, support children's cultural confidence, and teach about Te Tiriti o Waitangi… Read more Audio

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

The Black Ferns have four test matches before the Rugby World Cup kicks off later this year in England. The first test is against traditional rivals Australia on Saturday in the Pacific Four Series… Read more Audio

Pakistan's Prime Minister has vowed to "avenge" the deaths of 31 people killed in missle strike by India's airforce, raising fears of a wider conflict between the two nuclear powers. India hit sites… Read more Audio