Checkpoint

A lower North Island free counselling service is facing an uncertain future after one of its government contracts was drastically reduced this year. The Marton Counselling Centre's annual budget's… Read more Audio

New Zealand golfer Steven Alker has had a $2.1 million payday on the seniors Champions Tour in Phoenix, Arizona. Alker finished atop the tour's points list for the second year running. He just fell… Read more Audio

Gulls are well known for swooping in and flogging food off your plate or picnic and now they are making a complete menace of themselves in Christchurch's New Regent street. Local businesses are being… Read more Audio

Middle East correspondent Perry Wilton spoke to Lisa Owen about Qatar stepping down from its role as mediator in the Hamas and Israeli ceasefire talks, what a Trump vistory means for the conflict and… Read more Audio

The research from Age Concern found 59 percent of kiwis aged 65 plus had recently felt lonely or socially isolated. But up to 30% feel that way a lot or all the time. Last year, the US surgeon general… Read more Audio

The head of Sudima Hotels and Hind management Les Morgan said the country is falling behind with tourism - and other industry leaders agree New Zealand doesn't have a sustainable funding model. As… Read more Audio

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

There will be contrasting objectives for the Kiwi Ferns and Kiwis as they take part in a Pacific quadruple header in Sydney on Sunday. Audio

ACC won't be removing psychologist Victor Soeterik from its books despite his association with the Lake Alice child and adolescent unit, where children were tortured in the 1970s. ACC relies on the… Read more Audio

Kiwi winemakers are anxiously waiting to see if and when they'll be hit by high tarriffs exporting into the United States - following the election of Donald Trump. President elect Trump campaigned on… Read more Audio

For 96 days Auckland will be a city without a functioning rail network. The trains will come to a complete standstill so that ageing infrastructure can be upgraded or replaced. It comes ahead of the… Read more Audio

It's like Dragons Den with a different kind of dragons, a group of young kiwi students with Dyslexia have got the chance to develop their entrepreneurial skills in tailor-made workshops this week -… Read more Audio