Checkpoint

Asia correspondent Erin Hale speaks to Lisa Owen about tensions rising between the EU and China over electric vehicle exports, the G7 summit seeing the signing of a multi-year security agreement… Read more Audio

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

Of more 1500 people celebrating the New Year at Furneaux Lodge at the start of 1998, only Scott Watson had the propensity, motive and opportunity to kill Ben Smart and Olivia Hope according to the… Read more Audio

Warriors get chance to avenge loss tomorrow night. Audio

The nurses' union said its members are dismayed at the latest cost cutting move within the health sector, with a halt to hiring people for non-frontline roles, Rachel Graham reports. Audio

Chinese premier Li Qiang met with New Zealand prime minister Christopher Luxon in Wellington yesterday and visited the New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research this morning, Liu Chen reports.

An $80,000 reward has flushed out more than 70 new leads in the hunt for fugative Tom Phillips and his three children and police say a number of them ARE credible, Acting Detective Inspector Andrew… Read more Audio

Another pressure point for crime in Auckland is the CBD - and the area in and around Queen street. Police say they've upped their foot patrols by about 58 percent. But that hasn't been enough to… Read more Audio

K Road locals call for more support for City Mission residents Audio

86 year old Margarent Lemm from Gore speaks to Lisa Owen about collecting 38,000 pens over the years, she is looking for someone to take over her collection. Audio

RNZ sports journalist Jamie Wall previews the Super Rugby Pacific semi-finals match between the Blues and the Brumbies. He speaks with Lisa Owen. Audio

Canada correspondent Ashleigh Stewart speaks to Lisa Owen about Justin Trudeau's comments that he considered stepping down from his role of Prime Minister, the Canadian government's claiming to be a… Read more Audio