Checkpoint

Animal rights group SAFE released a video showing a bull bucking with a rider on its back and appearing to injure one of its hind legs. SAFE claims it is the fifth animal to be killed or suffer… Read more Audio

Foreign Minister Winston Peters is in Washington DC ahead of his first face to face meeting with the new administration, a meeting with his counterpart Secretary of State Marco Rubio that Winston… Read more Audio

Renewed calls tonight for rodeos to be banned altogether following allegations a bull had to be killed after it was seriously injured at a weekend event. The animals right group SAFE has released… Read more Audio

Westland and Fiordland are under orange heavy rain warnings and Westland residents can expect up to 200mm of rain, Fiordland 130 millimeters. Meanwhile in Timaru, the mercury hit 33 degrees with… Read more Audio

Aotearoa's Pole of Inaccessibility, the furthest point from any road is arguably New Zealand's most remote spot. It's so arduous an expedition that set off in February is believed to be the only one… Read more Audio

Middle East correspondent Jacob Brown spoke to Lisa Owen about the Houthis responding to US air attacks on Yemen over the weekend and Israel carrying out deadly attacks in Gaza over the past couple of… Read more Audio

One of the big banks has launched a new scam busting tool that verifies in real time, if the person on the phone to is from from the bank. A study last year by the Global Anti-Scam Alliance found half… Read more Audio

Earlier this month an American bioscience company revealed their genetically engineered woolly mouse, which they described as a step towards bringing the woolly Mammoth back to life. Colossal… Read more Audio

It was a weekend of superhero kits and nail biting thrillers for Super Rugby Pacific's 5th week. The Chiefs claimed a razor thin victory over the Blues - adding to the struggles of the defending… Read more Audio

It is fast approaching the 100th anniversary of Tokelau's status as a non-self-governing territory of New Zealand. So what could this mean for the relationship between the two countries, and for the… Read more Audio

United Kingdom correspondent Alice Wilkins spoke to Lisa Owen about Keir Starmer going to scrap NHS England, a significant development in the investigation into the hospital where convicted baby… Read more Audio

The Transport Minister said he's not getting ahead of decisions on the second Waitemata Harbour crossing - saying history has shown where it's gone wrong. At the government's infrastructure investment… Read more Audio