Checkpoint

The United States Vice President Joe Biden has landed in Auckland for a whirlwind 24-hour visit, which will include official talks and a community and business leaders' function. Audio

Work and Income has confirmed it directed desperate families to garages in South Auckland, along with houses where entire families crowd into a single room. Audio

The planet's just had its warmest six months on record, with June marking 14 consecutive months of record heat. Audio

The head of New Zealand's largest bank, ANZ, is warning that the housing market is overheated, and could face a messy end. Audio

The Māori Party co-leaders are making it clear there'll be no formal alliance with Hone Harawira's Mana party, although they are open to a more 'cohesive' relationship. Audio

Auckland Council has lost its fight to force oil giant Mobil to pay $10 million to clean up the waterfront site known as the tank farm. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

Russia's Olympic athletes have to wait 'til the end of the week to find out if they will be barred from Rio, after a report found evidence of a four-year, state-backed doping programme. Audio

A Te Awamutu family had a lucky escape last night after a mini tornado ripped through their yard, tearing out the chimney and uprooting a giant Kowhai tree. Audio

Correspondent Simon Marks reports from the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, where Trump was today named the Republican nominee. Audio