Checkpoint

Time is running out for KiwiSaver members to get an extra $521 in their accounts from the Government. From next year it will only be contributing about $260 or, in some cases, nothing at all. People… Read more Audio

America's biggest bromance has broken up. Elon Musk and US president Donald Trump are stuck in a fiery war of words that kicked off on social media. Musk called for the president's impeachment and… Read more Audio

Asia correspondent Erin Hale spoke to Lisa Owen about a potential trip to China for Donald Trump and Japan recording its lowest birth rate in more than a century. Audio

Menopause has become an industry and a medicalised Tik Tok problem when it is a normal part of life, one medical expert has said. Checkpoint has been looking at the issue this week after an Auckland… Read more Audio

Australia correspondent Nick Grimm spoke to Lisa Owen about Australians being warned to prepare for the threat of war reaching their shores with the nation's most senior military figure saying troops… Read more Audio

Wild weather swept across the nation and had one small settlement next to Lake Taupo on edge this morning. Homes next to the Taupo-Tauranga River were preparing to evacuate as the waters rose after… Read more Audio

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

After toying with the idea of challenging him for the top job, Auckland's deputy mayor has instead endorsed Wayne Brown in his bid for re-election. In a joint press conference Desley Simpson said she… Read more Audio

When injury strikes who do professional netball teams call? More often than not, someone who has retired from the game. Former Silver Fern Casey Kopua had not played elite netball for six years when… Read more Audio

Cherida Fraser, Wellington co-ordinator for the Aotearoa New Zealand sex workers collective spoke to Lisa Owen about how the Prime Minister has ordered a review of vetting processes for parliamentary… Read more Audio

The Prime Minister is demanding answers about the Beehive's vetting and disclosure processes after the shock resignation of his deputy chief press secretary. Michael Forbes quit after accusations he… Read more Audio

Accused triple mushroom murderer Erin Patterson has told an Australian court how she tweaked a beef wellington recipe for what turned out to be a deadly meal, adding dried mushrooms because it tasted… Read more Audio