Checkpoint

Maori Television's chief executive faced rigorous questioning from a Maori Affairs Select Committee about its operations when asking for more funding. Audio

Former Mediaworks employees who lost their jobs under the reign of controversial chief executive Mark Weldon are popping champagne at news of his resignation. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

Melanoma patient Leisa Renwick led a campaign to get an immunotherapy drug funded in New Zealand. She joins Checkpoint to discuss Pharmac's funding of Opdivo. Audio

Pharmac announced that it would be funding immunotherapy drug Opdivo from July to treat lung cancer and advanced melanoma. Audio

Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz has dropped out of the race for the White House, after losing the Indiana primary to Donald Trump. US correspondent Nick Harper joins Checkpoint. Audio

Thousands of people in Fort McMurray, Alberta have been forced from their homes by an enormous wildfire. Resident Theresa Wells spoke to Checkpoint from the road. Audio

The OIO permitted a foreign company to buy sensitive land in Wellington in March, despite it having been sued for overcharging the US government. Audio

Bad start to the week for the New Zealand First party as their leader, Winston Peters, follows his transport spokesman, Denis O'Rourke, out the door, after the Speaker loses patience with the length… Read more Audio