Checkpoint

An Otago University study has found that children who suck their thumbs or bite their nails are much less likely to get allergies in later life. Audio

A key Crown witness has denied she was under pressure in the trial over Luke Tipene's death - despite changing her evidence about seeing her cousin being fatally stabbed outside a Grey Lynn Halloween… Read more Audio

A multi-million-dollar campaign has been launched to help prevent older people from falling over and injuring themselves. Audio

Westpac Bank is clamping down on property investors, cutting its interest-only lending term from 15 years to a maximum of five years. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

The Sports Hall of Fame says it won't enter a bidding war with national museum Te Papa for Sir Peter Snell's Olympic memorabilia. Audio

Questions have been raised about why ACC invested in a joint venture with Serco to build and run Wiri prison, after it banned all investment in the British-based company over ethical concerns. Audio

The government is using the real estate company Colliers International to find motels for homeless people to stay in. Audio

Paula Bennett today announced more details on a plan to use modular housing - temporary pop-up homes - as a response to NZ's housing shortage. Audio

17-year-old building apprentice Hunter Morrows, from Luggate, is on his way to the U.S. for the world championships of duck calling. Audio