Checkpoint

United States correspondent Todd Zwillich spoke to Lisa Owen about how anticipation of Donald Trump's long-promised tariffs taking effect has caused some ructions in the stockmarket and how the… Read more Audio

Reporter Jessica Hopkins asked recent high school graduates at the University of Auckland what they think about plans to make Shakespeare compulsory. Audio

The draft Year 7-13 English curriculum comes with a list of "suggested" texts including the World War Two speeches of Winston Churchill and Martin Luther King's ''I have a dream speech." It says at… Read more Audio

United Kingdom correspondent Alice Wilkins spoke to Lisa Owen about the latest in the row between Prince Harry and the charity he set up in honour of Princess Diana and Ministers calling for an… Read more Audio

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

Formula One star Lando Norris has been feeling the love from New Zealand. The McLaren driver received a book compiled in his honour by students from a small Timaru primary school at the prompting of… Read more Audio

60 or so schools around the motu were left without a tuckshop provider after the Libelle Group went into liquidation. Libelle was contracted to Compass, the Government supplier for the scheme that's… Read more Audio

The three dogs involved in the attack which critically wounded four-year-old Timothy Tu'uaki Rolleston-Bryan on Friday have been euthanised. The preschooler was taken to a local medical centre after… Read more Audio

Auckland Airport is cutting its fees after the competition watch dog found it's overcharging to the tune of almost two hundred million dollars. A final report by the Commerce Commission into Auckland… Read more Audio

The Green Party and New Zealand First are locked in a stoush surrounding New Zealand's first non-binary MP - and their social media history. Winston Peters has questioned the appropriateness of… Read more Audio

The invasive seaweed Caulerpa has been found in a new location in the bay of islands, sparking fears it will spread quickly through boating hubs around Paihia and Russell. The exotic weed was first… Read more Audio

Life has returned to normal in Tonga after it was struck by a strong earthquake in the early hours of this morning. There have been no reports of damage but the quake brought back terrifying memories… Read more Audio