Checkpoint

RNZ's Jamie Wall spoke to Lisa Owen about the clash between the Blues and Moana Pasifika at Eden Park on Saturday and the Blues Women becoming the 2025 Super Rugby Aupiki champions, after playing in a… Read more Audio

The 50 cents an hour price increase comes into effect for much of the city. Auckland Transport said the rise is in response to operational costs and high parking demand. Victor Waters has more. Audio

Middle East correspondent Jacob Brown spoke to Lisa Owen about how US and Iran are now talking in their long-running stoush over Iran's nuclear programme and Syria establishing diplomatic relations… Read more Audio

A call for young drivers to have 60 hours of practice behind the wheel before they get a restricted licence will be a big hurdle for some unless the government funds it. This is according to a Wairoa… Read more Audio

In a twist the Bard himself would've be proud of, a Javanese shadow theatre is a star turn at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Taranaki. Taranaki Whanganui reporter Robin Martin went to a… Read more Audio

United Kingdom correspondent Alice Wilkins spoke to Lisa Owen about the UK's Deputy Prime Minister issusing some stern words to the Union representing the striking Birmingham rubbish workers, a police… Read more Audio

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

Three-time America's Cup winning helmsman Peter Burling will not sail in the next America's Cup in 2027. Burling has split from Team New Zealand in an outcome that neither Burling or team CEO Grant… Read more Audio

A former Auckland funeral director has been sentenced to two years and three months in jail for interfering with human remains and obtaining money by deception. Audio

This afternoon we heard from the minister of health Simeon Brown, who says he understands his predecessor Dr Shane Reti met with the doctors in Tairawhiti last year and developed a recruitment plan… Read more Audio

Doctors warning of crisis at Gisborne hospital say it's demoralising to reach out for help only to be told there is no crisis. A group of more than 30 Tairawhiti doctors wrote to the government last… Read more Audio

The government is shopping for business elsewhere as New Zealand exporters face three months in tariff limbo land. President Trump yesterday backed down suspending what he calls reciprocal tariffs for… Read more Audio