Checkpoint

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

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has concluded her quickfire trip to New York with a second appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

And the CBS host - a massive Lord of the Rings fan - has… Read more Video, Audio

Canterbury University has launched an independent investigation after the death of one of its students at a hostel went unnoticed for weeks.

The young man's body was found in his room at the Sonoda… Read more Video, Audio

Dairy giant Fonterra is promising to get back to basics after unveiling a $605 million annual loss.

New Zealand's biggest company has written off $826 million from mainly overseas assets as it looks… Read more Video, Audio

The Barrett boys are the first trio of brothers to start a test for the All Blacks and the first to represent New Zealand at a Rugby World Cup.

The history-making siblings are preparing for next… Read more Video, Audio

Auckland police are hunting for a man they describe as a sexual predator. They're appealing for witnesses after a 17-year-old woman was abducted from a supermarket carpark, dragged into a van, driven… Read more Video, Audio

Self appointed champion of the regions Shane Jones says he'll ask the government to reconsider his idea of a contestable fund to help airlines breaking into the regions - after Jetstar announced it's… Read more Video, Audio

Police in Clutha say they'll be dealing with a growing meth problem in the region as a health issue - and aim to offer help to users rather than arresting them.

The local council, police and social… Read more Video, Audio

A Bay of Plenty hapū is accusing the Tauranga City Council of breaking its promise to gift or lease a significant piece of land back to it.

Last year the council agreed in principle that the land at… Read more Video, Audio

The Education Minister is calling for an investigation after a Canterbury student was found dead, reportedly after up to eight weeks, at a university hall.

The University of Canterbury says the… Read more Video, Audio

Insurance brokers and bankers can kiss goodbye to junkets and bonuses as the government moves to ban sales-based incentives.

The Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Kris Faafoi announced stricter… Read more Video, Audio

The convicted paedophile at the centre of the scandal engulfing the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care has admitted being in the room at meetings held by the survivor's advisory group.

It… Read more Audio