Checkpoint

Donald Trump has warned that "bad things" could happen if Iran doesn't reach a nuclear deal with his administration and that the US could decide whether it will strike the country in the next ten… Read more Audio

A consumer advocacy group is urging the government to stay the course and ban card surcharges. Surcharges on credit card and contactless payments are estimated to cost New Zealand shoppers up to 65… Read more Audio

A father of four says words cannot describe the relief he felt having a stable roof for his family after they spent a month living in a van before moving to emergency housing. His family is among… Read more Audio

A jerry-rigged backyard invention has turned into sizzling hot property for a retired farmer turned entrepreneur. Alan Dyer created the Sossbosser to stop his sausages from rolling around on the BBQ… Read more Audio

Australia correspondent Nick Grimm spoke to Lisa Owen about the Australian Prime Minister vowing to do nothing to help the plight of so-called "ISIS brides" and their children stuck inside Syria and… Read more Audio

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

The New Zealand Breakers' first Australian NBL season under new owners comes to an end this weekend. The front office of the basketball club has plenty to ponder in the off-season as they once again… Read more Audio

For the second day in a row, Parliament has been consumed by claims of racism - owing to Winston Peters' targetting of a Green MP with Cook Islands heritage. Labour MP Kieran McAnulty was ordered to… Read more Audio

Residents of the storm smashed southern Wairarapa are assessing the damage after their homes and properties were inundated with floodwater. Torrential rain earlier this week caused widespread havoc… Read more Audio

Plans to ramp up citizen's arrest powers are a minefield of potential dangers, including death, according to the Police Association. It is strongly opposed to some of the changes being suggested in… Read more Audio

A red herring that transformed into a lightning rod is how the Housing Minister has described the angst and unease in Auckland over plans for two million home, which the government has now done a… Read more Audio

The clean up is under way in parts of flood-ravaged Banks Peninsula after a severe storm battered the region. A local state of emergency remains in place for the peninsula, although State Highway 75… Read more Audio