Checkpoint

An over achieving Hawkes Bay student, who was named dux 2 years in a row, smashed scholarships in nine subjects and graduated high school at 16, is now studying toward a career in medicine at Otago… Read more Audio

Uber drivers and union workers have protested outside the Court of Appeal in Wellington today, as the huge rideshare company again argued that drivers are not employees. In 2022, the Employment Court… Read more Audio

Questions are being raised over whether one of the country's top rowing schools should be allowed to compete in this week's Maadi Regatta due to an earlier cheating scandal. Hamilton Boys' High… Read more Audio

There's been a string of brazen plant thefts from the Mona Vale Garden Park over the past 6 months, with some flowers and bushes literally disappearing overnight. The Historic Mona Vale homestead is… Read more Audio

RNZ sport journalist Jamie Wall speaks to Lisa Owen about the Blues returning to Eden Park this weekend against the Crusaders and the All Whites against Egypt this Saturday. Read more Audio

United States correspondent Todd Zwillich speaks to Lisa Owen about Donald Trump using violent language and how he can't cover his bond in a civil fraud case. He also speaks on a second man being… Read more Audio

From July first the price of huts and campsites is going up 18% with the exception of Paparoa; it'll increase a modest 6%. That means at peak season a hut on the Milford track will be $92 for New… Read more Audio

Many farmers across the top of the South Island are still facing extremely dry conditions, with no significant rain on the horizon. Agriculture Minister Todd McClay met with farmers in South… Read more Audio

A investigation is underway into alleged paua and kina poaching on the Coromandel Peninsula. MPI said calls to the fisheries poacher hotline last Tuesday night saw 3 people caught in Pauanui. It's… Read more Audio

The White Ferns are calling on a former captain to step into the void left by the absence of senior players when the series against England starts tomorrow. The experienced Suzie Bates said she can't… Read more Audio