Checkpoint

A primary school on Auckland's North Shore is overflowing with so many students, it's had to convert the library and the hall way into classrooms. Milford School has a roll of 550 and is struggling to… Read more Audio

After many years in the making, the New Zealand under 85kg rugby side has played its first ever match in the Sri Lankan city of Kandy. Sports reporter Jamie Wall spoke to Lisa Owen. Audio

Once upon a time, if someone didn't return a Wellington library book on time they got stung with a fine. But that story has been re-written, with the scrapping of over-due fees in July 2022 and a cost… Read more Audio

Middle East correspondent Jacob Brown spoke to Lisa Owen about Israel investigating how a Houthi missile managed to evade its air defences and strike right near the country's biggest airport and how… Read more Audio

An animal welfare group is calling for an investigation into what it said are misleading labelling on eggs, claiming some brands are fudging the fact their hens are caged. Safe said millions of eggs… Read more Audio

United Kingdom correspondent Alice Wilkins spoke to Lisa Owen about the London luxury department store Harrods being the latest victim of a series of cyber attacks affecting UK businesses, the UK… Read more Audio

An executive order from US president Donald Trump aimed at fast-tracking seabed mining is causing ripples in the Pacific region. Anti-deep sea mining advocates say the order likely risks Nauru's… Read more Audio

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

The Warriors will look to conjure some tricks against the Cowboys as the NRL takes magic round  to Brisbane this weekend. It's been a spell-binding resurgence so far for the side in 2025, but the… Read more Audio

A woman who damaged a piece of artwork worth 335,000 dollars while attending a ball at Auckland Art gallery last month has been granted name suppression. Guests at The Curious Ball last month were… Read more Audio

There have been some wobbly stomachs for people flying in and out of Wellington since flights resumed on Friday morning. The red wind warning introduced for Thursday's destructive gales has been… Read more Audio

The Australian election will be the first in which Gen Z and millennials, those under 45, outnumber baby boomers. Just how much young voters will influence the result is far from clear, with analysis… Read more Audio