Checkpoint

A dog has found a flock of endangered blue duck or whio in part of the West Coast where they havent been seen for decades. Tui, a golden labrador retriever, is trained to sniff out the protected… Read more Audio

So called minor crimes including petty theft and even low level assaults will likely never be investigated by police according to the boss of their own union. In May the Police Commissioner was forced… Read more Audio

The family a 99 year old ChrIstchurch woman whose phone was accidently cut off by a telco is appalled that its taken days to get what's effective her life line reconnected. Doreen Robertson relies on… Read more Audio

Multi-million dollar rideshare company Uber took it's fight over drivers employment rights to the Supreme court today. The Court is deciding whether it's drivers should be considered employees. This… Read more Audio

A major blow for the All Blacks as Captain Scott Barrett was ruled out of the remainder of the French series with injury. Sports reporter Jonty Dine spoke to Lisa Owen. Audio

After a quarter of a century living in a caged concrete pit two salt water crocodiles in the Solomon Islands have move to a sanctuary thanks to a New Zealand animal charity. The crocs had been… Read more Audio

United States correspondent Todd Zwillich spoke to Lisa Owen about the death toll from the devestating floods in Texas surpassing 100 people, as well as President Trump hosting Israeli Prime Minister… Read more Audio

The Employment Relations Authority has found a worker wasn't unjustifiably disadvantaged or constructively dismissed after he was ordered back into the office three days a week, when he'd been working… Read more Audio

Asia correspondent Adam Hancock spoke to Lisa Owen about Donald Trump's tariff deadline looming for asian businesses, as well as the Dalai Lama turning 90 - saying he still has a few decades left in… Read more Audio

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

Two wins and a first lap crash sums up how New Zealand drivers have fared in different motorsport categories around the world today. While Liam Lawson crashed out in Formula One, Scott Dixon continues… Read more Audio

An Auckland councillor is on a mission to ground helicopters taking off and landing in residential areas for good. It follows multi millionaire Auckland couple, entrepreneur Anna Mowbray and former… Read more Audio