Checkpoint

The underperforming Black Sticks mens and womens squads will put their national contracts on the line during the new Premier Hockey League. The four franchise competition begins next month and 44… Read more Audio

Christopher Luxon is launching into his Laotian sprint, about to rattle through meetings with roll call of world leaders on the sidelines of the East Asia Summit. In the next hour, he's due to sit… Read more Audio

The storm, which reduced from category 5 overnight, made landfall at category 3 this afternoon south of Tampa bringing wind speeds close to 200km/h, flash flooding and has left over one million homes… Read more Audio

You may have heard the ads, asking for what are effectively human guinea pigs, people to help make medical research breakthroughs. They're after volunteers to take part in clinicial trials where they… Read more Audio

Asia correspondent Erin Hale spoke to Lisa Owen about two Chinese nationals being killed in an attack near a Pakistani airport, a push to install thousands of new surveillance cameras across Hong Kong… Read more Audio

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The Black Caps have had a huge blow ahead of what is now set to be an even tougher tour to India. Kane Williamson has been ruled out of at least the first test with a groin stage, with no guarantee he… Read more Audio

It might not spring to mind as tourist destination, but Mangere Town centre's manager is hoping the south Auckland hub can offer a unique pacific experience for international visitors as they head to… Read more Audio

The mother of three Marokopa children missing with their father Tom Phillips for nearly three years has spoken for the first time since a sighting last week. Ember, Maverick and Jayda Phillips have… Read more Audio

About 5000 square metres of reef has been damaged by HMNZS Manawanui as it went down in a marine reserve off the southern coast of Samoa. Clean up and salvage operations are underway as debris… Read more Audio

The Auditor-General has criticised the awarding of a $24 million dollar government contract to fund Mike King's Gumboot Friday iniatiative. In a letter to the Health Minister, John Ryan said several… Read more Audio

"On the cusp of a significant outbreak," this is the warning from Plunket's Chief executive, if New Zealand doesn't improve immunisation rates among children with whooping cough and measles presenting… Read more Audio