Checkpoint

A former senior minister says it's fair to assume its a member of the Five Eyes that ran a spy operation out of New Zealand's security bureau, which didn't have sign off from the government of the… Read more Audio

Hundreds of public servants have today been told they could soon be out of a job as the Coalition's promised cuts begin to bite. The Ministry of Primary Industries has proposed slashing its workforce… Read more Audio

A new study confirms what you may have already suspected, banks are making big profits, even out doing their international counterparts. The four main players have focused on making money rather than… Read more Audio

A theatre company is appealing for funding to take a multi-sensory production aimed at people living with disabilities, on the road. Spark Live kicked off at the Auckland Town Hall today, and will… Read more Audio

Most of us are fond of the humble jandal, putting aside the odd blister between your toes. But its hard to imagine hiking all of Aotearoa's great walks in flip flops, a single pair over two years… Read more Audio

A Parliamentary select committee was momentarily derailed this morning, when a member of the public went on an anti-trans rant before verbally abusing an MP. It comes just a day after outgoing MP… Read more Audio

In what is believed to be a world-first initiative, the NBL is set to air some of its games live on TikTok. The country's top domestic basketball competition has agreed to a broadcasting rights deal… Read more Audio

Revelations a foreign agency ran a spy operation out of Wellington for years, while the New Zealand government was in the dark about the whole thing. A report out today shows significant failings by… Read more Audio

United States correspondent Todd Zwillich speaks to Lisa Owen about Nikki Haley still getting votes despite ending her Presidential campaign and a second man being charged in the theft of the most… Read more Audio

Hefty profits, virtually no real competition and weak incentives to do better. That's a snap shot of the banking sector according to a draft market study from the Commerce Commission. It concludes a… Read more Audio

South Africa correspondent Elna Schutz speaks to Lisa Owen about the disappearance of a young girl, internet outages and two brothers who have escaped the conflict in Ukraine. Read more Audio

What's Otautahi-Christchurch got in common with Santorini, Wyoming, Hawaii and Iceland? The South Island city has now joined those 4 locations in hosting the biggest meeting of minds in the study of… Read more Audio