Checkpoint

Sports reporter Jonty Dine spoke to Lisa Owen about how the NRL's latest venture to Las Vegas has already been marred by an off field incident and how another rugby player is in the headlines for the… Read more Audio

New Zealand Post e-commerce data shows we spent more than 6 billion dollars on line last year, a five percent bump on the year before. Overseas online transactions are growing at a faster rate than… Read more Audio

United States correspondent Todd Zwilich spoke to Lisa Owen about Ukraine being the big issue for Emmanuel Macron and Donald Trump during their meeting at White House and how a woman from the state of… Read more Audio

A father has lost a High Court battle to stop his daughter going to one of the country's top private schools, a move her mother believed would be akin to spurning a "golden ticket." The man was… Read more Audio

United Kingdom correspondent Adam Hollingworth spoke to Lisa Owen about Sir Keir Starmer going to Washington this Thursday after a big speech in support of Ukraine, the UK banning the XL Bully dog… Read more Audio

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

The Black Caps are set to play Bangladesh. If they win, they'll join India on two victories from two matches - lose and they'll need to defeat the group leaders to progress. Sports reporter Felicity… Read more Audio

Andrew Bayly has resigned his ministerial porfolios following what he's called "overbearing" and laying a hand on a staffers upper arm during an animated discussion last week. But Labour leader Chris… Read more Audio

Just four months after his first incident, Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Andrew Bayly has resigned from his portfolios, following an exchange with a staffer in his ministerial office last… Read more Audio

A Ministry of Education Nutritionist has raised a litany of issues with the healthy school lunch programme, including massive wastage, the concerning quality of meals and the safety of supposedly… Read more Audio

Andrew Bayly has resigned as minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs and ACC, after getting into what he says was a "lively" discussion with a staffer. Bayly also says he put his hand on the staffer… Read more Audio

Te Matatini officially got underway in New Plymouth today with a powhiri - welcoming the more than 50 groups who will be performing and competing at the festival throughout the week. It was a welcome… Read more Audio