Checkpoint

More than 40 people are reported to have been killed in air strikes in the Gaza strip - including 17 in a designated safe zone. The Israeli military said it was attacking Hamas militants, who… Read more Audio

195 athletes will wear the silver fern in Paris this year - the gender split being close to equal with 98 men and 97 women. Sports correspondent Dana Johannsen speaks to Susana Lei'ataua to break down… Read more Audio

Andrew Nicholson, who attended three Winter Olympics and has just picked up four silver medals at the World Masters, speaks to Susana Lei'ataua about when he was skating on the Manorburn Dam at the… Read more Audio

Asia correspondent Erin Hale speaks to Susana Lei'ataua about six people being found dead at a luxury hotel in Bangkok, a senior North Korean diplomat defecting to the South and T-shirts displaying… Read more Audio

Consumer NZ CEO Jon Duffy speaks to Susana Lei'ataua about people living in one region and driving to a nearby town to get petrol as it is cheaper and some advice to people dealing with this issue. Audio

Many motorists around the country said they're paying more for fuel than their nearby neighbouring towns, with some travelling out of their way to get better bang for their buck. There are three… Read more Audio

Norm Hewitt is being remembered as a giant totara in Porirua where he contributed to the community over many years. The former All Blacks hooker, who had motor neurone disease, has died at the age of… Read more Audio

Australia correspondent Peter Ryan speaks to Susana Lei'ataua about Australia's major banks being accused of using complex "backdoor" funding techniques to fund fossil fuel companies as a way of… Read more Audio

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

A five strong New Zealand Para-cycling team is hoping to turn world championship success into medals at the Paris Paralympic Games next month. Three cyclists will be back for a second Paralympics and… Read more Audio

Fuel in the Coromandel town costs between $2.91 and $2.96 a litre for 91 octane, 20 - 30 cents a litre more than nearby areas like Ngatea, or Tairua, which sit at around $2.69 a litre. Several locals… Read more Audio

GPs are expecting to hear back shortly - on whether Te Whatu Ora will budge on its proposed four percent funding boost - or clinics will be forced to hike fees. Nelson Bays Primary Health chief… Read more Audio