Checkpoint

Te Pāti Māori is calling a report into the handling of data at a marae linked to its candidate a 'hatchet job.' The report found Stats NZ raised concerns about conflict of interest and privacy risks… Read more Audio

It appears the All Blacks aren't the only team that Ineos founder Sir Jim Ratcliffe has been playing hardball with over sponsorship rights. UK media are reporting the Mercedes Formula One team came… Read more Audio

If you or your bags are off-loaded because the plane you're on is too heavy to take off what exactly are your rights? Sahar Lone from Consumer NZ spoke to Lisa Owen. Audio

Asia correspondent Erin Hale spoke to Lisa Owen about how Deepseek, the Chinese artificial intelligence app is in deep water with the South Korean government, the latest Big Mac index numbers for Asia… Read more Audio

A lot of people have ditched their landlines in favour of relying on mobile phones. But some parents are reconnecting them to avoid the pitfalls of smart phones for young children while allowing them… Read more Audio

The Australian central bank has handed down the country's first rate cut in over four years. Australia correspondent Nick Grimm spoke to Lisa Owen.  Audio

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

The glitziest event on the New Zealand sporting calendar has arrived with the 62nd annual Halberg Awards taking place at the Spark Arena in Auckland this evening. In one of the most competitive fields… Read more Audio

Cooperation on seabed mining, the establishment of diplomatic missions and preferential treatment in regional and multi-lateral fora are some of the standouts in the Comprehensive Strategic… Read more Audio

About 400 people - including Te Pāti Māori co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer - have taken to the streets to protest the Cook Islands Prime Minister's recent decisions. The protest took place outside of… Read more Audio

A Waikato bariatric surgeon said patients going overseas for weight-loss surgery are returning with potentially life-threatening complications and clogging up an already overburdened public health… Read more Audio

A passenger on the Jetstar's Sunday morning flight to Dunedin said dozens of people were left without their bags after Jetstar off-loaded their luggage and didn't tell them until they reached their… Read more Audio