Checkpoint

The Government said scrapping blanket reductions on local streets including around schools - on arterial roads and state highways will boost productivity and economic growth. However, Marlborough and… Read more Audio

Labour's plotting its return to the government benches in 2026 - by taking the time first to do a lot of soul-searching. Chris Hipkins wants Labour to represent a positive change - but at the same… Read more Audio

The security breach has raised concerns about the safety at Parliament House and potential attacks on parliamentary staff and visitors, especially after war memorial sites in the nation's capital were… Read more Audio

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

Ten Football Ferns players will make their Olympic debut in Paris later this month, but the squad is missing a couple of familiar faces. Audio

Housing Minister Chris Bishop laid out a raft of policies today, among them are removing council's ability to impose rural-urban boundary lines and requiring them to make enough land available to meet… Read more Audio

Two people have now been charged with interfering with human remains, and police have been combing through a property in Orewa, Lucy Xia speaks to Susana Lei'ataua. Audio

Housing Minister Chris Bishop today announced a raft of policies that will allow cities to be expandard outwards, including removing councils' ability to impose rural-urban boundary lines, and… Read more Audio

The 68-year-old was killed after a robbery outside the Fashion Island shopping centre in Newport Beach, while on holiday with her husband, well-known businessman Doug McKay and three men have been… Read more Audio

Applications for money from the government's new 10 million dollar mental health fund will open this month. It'll be accessible to all NGOs, community health and addiction providers as well as iwi… Read more Audio

Businesses on Onehunga's busy main road said they were given just a week's notice that highly-disruptive footpath repairs would take more than three months. AT is defending its actions, they said the… Read more Audio

Joe Porter speaks to Susana Lei'ataua about the All Blacks set to take on England in Dunedin this weekend and new coach Scott Robertson naming his first team. Audio