Checkpoint

Football fans will get the chance to farewell the All Whites on home soil before next year's world cup. The team will play two games in March in New Zealand before they leave for North America. These… Read more Audio

IKEA is opening the doors of it's first New Zealand store in Auckland tomorrow. Up to 20,000 shoppers are predicted to visit on the first day, along with traffic jams of up to 40 minutes just to get… Read more Audio

Asia correspondent Adam Hancock spoke to Lisa Owen about the Indonesian island of Sumatra dealing with the devastation caused by flooding and landslides which has killed hundreds, as well as the… Read more Audio

Among everyday vehicles, nearly half are overdue for either their Warrant of Fitness (WOF) or their registration, according to a vehicle management app. Bonnet, an app that links to NZTA data crunched… Read more Audio

Australia correspondent Nick Grimm spoke to Lisa Owen about the Albanese Government rolling out its new "National Artificial Intelligence Plan" in a bid to encourage innovation and investment in the… Read more Audio

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

The Tall Blacks have started their world cup qualification campaign with back-to-back losses to the Australian Boomers. Both games were decided within the last minute of play, but fans missed the… Read more Audio

A suite of decision-makers have been put through their paces at Parliament today - facing questions as part of a jam-packed Scrutiny Week.  In the last half hour, a hearing with the Police… Read more Audio

Food safety officers have today been at the Christchurch school which yesterday was delivered rotten and stinky meals as part of the Government's school lunch programme. Haeata Community Campus, which… Read more Audio

A Lower Hutt mum whose kids' Kmart play sand tested positive for asbestos says she's stressed out and worried about whether she's done enough to make sure her kids and house are safe. Several coloured… Read more Audio

A new weapon that aims to destroy invasive yellow hornets and their nests is about to be introduced in Auckland. Advanced tracking technology from the Netherlands has arrived to help Biosecurity New… Read more Audio

There is a renewed call for the Minister responsible for animal welfare to be stripped of his portfolio over allegations of an "egregious conflict of interest". Animal rights organisation SAFE… Read more Audio