Checkpoint

Former Black Caps cricketer Doug Bracewell has been handed down an anti-doping sanction by the New Zealand Sports Tribunal for using cocaine. Sports reporter Bridget Tunnicliffe spoke to Lisa Owen. Audio

A group of researchers in Australia are wanting to know about people's gassy habits, so they're inviting volunteers to chart their farts through an app to help them learn more about gut health… Read more Audio

United States correspondent Todd Zwillich spoke to Lisa Owen about Donald Trump naming more cabinet appointments and Rudy Giuliani handing over a number of prized assets to two election workers who… Read more Audio

Unsuspecting passengers are being caught out by rogue car or cab companies and it's costing them hundreds of dollars to go just a few kilometres up the road. One woman was charged nearly $800 for a 19… Read more Audio

The largest single known piece of coral has been discovered off the Solomon Islands. The 34-metre organism was found by scientists exploring the remotest parts of the ocean to find out how coral reefs… Read more Audio

Asia correspondent Erin Hale spoke to Lisa Owen about India being blanketed in a thick layer of toxic smog, Joe Biden and Xi Jinping set to meet for what's the likely to be the last time this weekend… Read more Audio

A truck that plunged down a Wellington bank yesterday nearly taking out two houses has been removed in an impressive salvage operation. It's just luck no one was seriously hurt or worse, but it did… Read more Audio

'It's like this void, this emptiness in the room.' Those are the words of one New Zealander experiencing loneliness, which is now at epidemic levels, according to Age Concern. The group recently… Read more Audio

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

One of the greatest kiwi cricket careers comes to a close at the end of the home summer. Tim Southee's 17-year test tenure will finish with the three match series against England in December. Audio

A team of student scientists will spend the summer testing the water at popular Waikato beaches and swimming sites. They'll be trekking across the region wading out in the water to fill sample… Read more Audio

When Maori tikanga and the rules of Parliament clash; Te Pati Maori's extraordinary display of protest yesterday - interrupting the first vote on the Treaty Principles bill - has highlighted the… Read more Audio