Checkpoint

A lender charging more than 180 percent on some loans has been ordered to pay a $200,000 penalty by the High Court in Christchurch. Eagle Man group was providing high cost loans in breach of multiple… Read more Audio

United States correspondent Todd Zwillich spoke to Lisa Owen about more information on the shape of Donald Trump's cabinet as he gears up for a second term in office and Susie Wiles - Trump's next… Read more Audio

Put up or shut up - that's the message from survivors to the government after today's national apology for abuse in care. Public sector leaders were greeted by jeers and boos as they fronted survivors… Read more Audio

Almost a year on from the Auckland anniversary floods and cyclone Gabrielle, residents in Auckland's Muriwai are still picking up the pieces from their ruined homes and trying to move on. The area of… Read more Audio

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

Sports reporter Bridget Tunnicliffe spoke to Lisa Owen about a broadcaster being taken off air indefinitely after making a remark about Wimbledon tennis champion Barbora Krejcikova and Christchurch… Read more Audio

A tongue in cheek tweet by a New Zealand oncologist after Donald Trump's presidential win, could entice sought after cancer specialists to Aotearoa. On the night of the United States election… Read more Audio

The Prime Minister has promised that tomorrow's national apology to survivors of abuse in state care will be more than just words - announcing a raft of law changes he hopes will stop it ever… Read more Audio

Any government investment in reviving the mothballed historic Tongariro Chateau will end up costing it financially according to advice from the Department of Conservation. A briefing paper to the… Read more Audio

From the misty peaks of Cape Reinga to the rain soaked streets of Kawakawa, the national hikoi mo Te Tiriti today rolled through the north and will soon arrive in Whangarei. Since setting off this… Read more Audio

Tourism businesses in Westland are facing uncertainty heading into their busy season - as the main highway remains closed after this weekend's storm - with no firm re-opening date. State Highway 6 is… Read more Audio

A lower North Island free counselling service is facing an uncertain future after one of its government contracts was drastically reduced this year. The Marton Counselling Centre's annual budget's… Read more Audio