Checkpoint

Asia correspondent Erin Hale spoke to Lisa Owen about a law change in Indonesia giving military a bigger role in government, rare new footage of snow leopards captured in Pakistan and a Thai Airline… Read more Audio

It's no bluff, famous oysters harvested from Foveaux strait are off the menu at a top Auckland eatery because of concerns for the delicacy's future. Ngai Tahu, which owns about 20% of the Bluff oyster… Read more Audio

There are growing fears in Australia that the country's much-cherished system of subsidising many crucial medicines could be set to become the next target in Donald Trump's global trade war… Read more Audio

A deep sea mining company leading the charge for the budding future industry is being accused by enviromental groups of changing its corporate branding from fueling the green transition to supporting… Read more Audio

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

Change is on the horizon for the New Zealand Breakers with the sale of the Auckland-based NBL club.The ownership group, lead by former NBA player Matt Walsh who was based in America, have sold the… Read more Audio

Teenage sensation Sam Ruthe ran himself into the record books with a sub four minute mile paced every step of the way by another Sam Olympian Sam Tanner. Tauranga's 15 year old Sam Ruthe is the… Read more Audio

Streets are becoming toilets and rubbish pits.That was one resident's message to Queenstown Lake District Councillors in a call for the council to crackdown on freedom campers. Councillors voted to… Read more Audio

The small businesses paying the price for free school lunches after the collapse of the main provider Libelle Group. Libelle, which made meals for the government's revamped programme, has gone bust… Read more Audio

In a bid to knock it out out of the park on a trade trip to India the government is using a not so secret weapon; Cricket Diplomacy. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon pledged to get a free trade deal… Read more Audio

The economy emerged from recession at the end of last year with a stronger than expected bounce in activity, on the back of tourism and agriculture. Gross domestic product the broadest measure of… Read more Audio

Mangere locals are on a mission to promote cycling in the south Auckland suburb - aiming to make the area the cycling capital of the pacific. A new cycleway's in the works to boost biking in the area… Read more Audio