Checkpoint

A group of amateur Waikato rocket scientists need a funding boost if they are going to make it all the way to international competitions, after a sucessful final practice launch of their creation… Read more Audio

United Kindgom correspondent Edward O'Driscoll spoke to Lisa Owen about a potential social media curfew for young people and an ongoing spat between farmers and big supermarkets. Audio

The rugby world is mourning the death of former All Blacks wing and captain Stu Wilson, who died in Tauranga at the age of 70. Regarded as one of the world's best attacking players when he played for… Read more Audio

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

New Zealand golfer Ryan Fox has made a habit of winning in nail-biting fashion on the PGA Tour. Fox won the Canadian Open in Toronto, in the fourth hole of a play-off. It was Fox's second play-off… Read more Audio

New Zealand Rugby will lose its captain, after CEO Mark Robinson announced he is stepping down from the job after six years. He will leave at the end of the 2025 to join his family in Australia… Read more Audio

There have been calls for the government to unlock KiwiSaver so the funds can be used to buy a first farm, not just a house. At the moment if you have been contributing to KiwiSaver for three years… Read more Audio

The Supreme Court will hear an appeal from a Taranaki farming couple who are fighting the compulsory acquisition of 11 hectares of their land for the Mt Messenger Bypass. But in its decision granting… Read more Audio

There are alarm bells ringing for some households in remote parts of the country as Chorus looks to phase out the use of its copper network to replace with fibre. The copper network is what we need… Read more Audio

A mental health facility for some of our most difficult to treat patients has been given a last-minute reprieve ahead of its pending closure. Health NZ has proposed shutting Segar House, a publicly… Read more Audio

NZ Rugby CEO Mark Robinson has announced he is stepping down at the end of the year, after six years in charge in which the national game's governing body has undergone some huge changes. Sports… Read more Audio

11 year old Rotorua schoolgirl Gracie Bradley has won the lead role in Auckland Theatre company's production of Annie. She's one of three young starlets filling the role. Now she is juggling school… Read more Audio