Checkpoint

A police officer has potentially thrown his employer in disrepute, after photos taken earlier this year show him posing in a gang patch, according to an employment lawyer. Legislation banning the… Read more Audio

The richest cricket league in the world has commenced its annual player auction. The Indian Premier League has created dozens of overnight millionaires since its inception in 2008. Sports reporter… Read more Audio

Holes in the ceiling and walls, rubbish everywhere, missing chattels and unpaid rent. This is what a couple who rented out their family home are faced with after their tenant left the house looking… Read more Audio

Middle East correspondent Jacob Brown spoke to Lisa Owen about Hezbollah launching one of it's largest attacks on Israel, progress on a ceasefire deal between Israel and Lebanon and the impact of… Read more Audio

One retailer wants to know why shops are carrying the losses, when they're hit by credit card fraud and not the companies, whose cards are being used for the dodgy transactions. Earlier this month a… Read more Audio

Asia correspondent Erin Hale spoke to Lisa Owen about a fifth tourist dying as a result of suspected methanol poisoning in Laos, the US issuing fraud charges against one of Asia's richest men and how… Read more Audio

A fifth tourist has died as a result of suspected methanol poisoning in Laos. 28-year-old British lawyer Simone White, as well as an Australian teen, two Danish women and an American all fell fatally… Read more Audio

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

Former Kiwi Ferns and Warriors womens player Kathleen Wharton has died aged 41. Wharton was a Rugby League World Cup winner and played for the Warriors during the 2019 NRLW season. Sports reporter… Read more Audio

The head of High Performance Sport NZ was warned in 2018 of concerns an athlete would lose their life, if the environment in Cycling NZ was not fixed. The warning came from a senior doctor who had… Read more Audio

A security guard who was stabbed in the neck while working at a popular Auckland shopping hub is said to be recovering well after surgery. The incident happened when the guard approached a man near… Read more Audio

Health services are on high alert with the official declaration of a whooping cough epidemic today. It comes as the most recent data shows vaccination rates for babies are woefully low - especially… Read more Audio