Checkpoint

A burning question; should the government take GST of sunscreens and make it cheaper to guard against melanoma? New Zealand skin care brand, Raaie has launched a petition asking the government to… Read more Audio

Five ASB Bank branches were closed down today, leaving affected customers concerned about what it's going to mean for their communities. Banks in the Auckland suburbs of Mangere Bridge, Milford… Read more Audio

The highly anticipated Test series between the Black Caps and Australia is underway at a sold out Basin Reserve in Wellington. Australia have traditionally had the upper-hand in Tests, with New… Read more Audio

Green MP, formal mayoral candidate and father of two Fa'anana Efeso Collins, has been farewelled in a colourful celebration filled with singing, laughter, tears and hymns in South Auckland today. Over… Read more Audio

More than a hundred thousand extra eyes tuned in to Newshub's 6:00pm bulletin last night, following the shock anouncement its days are numbered. Warner Brothers Discovery, which owns Newshub plans to… Read more Audio

A homeless shelter in Hamilton says it is being left to look after acutely unwell mental health patients, because the city's mental health services are so stretched. It claims one of its guests was… Read more Audio

The rain has stayed away and a rare trans tasman cricket test has begun at a sold out Basin Reserve in Wellington. New Zealand and Australia are locked in a close battle in the first match of a… Read more Audio

In a scientific first, hump back whales have been recorded having sex and the intimate encounter was between two males. Photographers on a boat captured the images off the coast of Hawaii in January… Read more Audio

Trade Me estimates the average New Zealander has around $1300 in unwanted stuff laying around their house. The auction site values Aotearoa's so called 'circular economy' at 5 billion dollars. At the… Read more Audio

United States correspondent Todd Zwillich speaks to Lisa Owen about, President Joe Biden's son testifying in front of Congress and powerful Republican politician stepping aside, and fast food becoming… Read more Audio