Checkpoint

Middle East correspondent Jacob Brown spoke to Lisa Owen about fighting along the border between Israel and Lebanon ramping up, the attack in in Lebanon targeting pagers and walkie talkies and the the… Read more Audio

Is the government retiring work from home for public servants? It has just announced it wants to see more public servants back in the office each day and has issued new guidlines for CEO's. In a three… Read more Audio

Asia correspondent Erin Hale spoke to Lisa Owen about a 10 year old Japanese boy dying after being stabbed nearby his school in China, Sri Lanka getting ready to head to the polls as the country holds… Read more Audio

Provincial cities aren't normally thought of as thriving centres of drag queen culture. But Palmerston North is staking a claim as the nation's drag capital thanks to the popular annual Palmy Drag… Read more Audio

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

Wellington businesses say high rent prices, expensive groceries and cark park prices have sucked the life out of the CBD, leaving business struggling with few customers. Post COVID, they said the vibe… Read more Audio

Things have become a bit shaky for the Black Caps in their test against Sri Lanka in Galle. At stumps last night, the Black Caps were just 50 runs behind the hosts, with plenty of wickets in the shed… Read more Audio

Ex-Green Party MP Darleen Tana has failed in her High Court bid challenging the Green Party's investigation into her actions. Ms Tana had applied for an interim injunction to prevent the her former… Read more Audio

The Bluebridge ferry failure is costing one freighter big bucks, with the company calling for a better service across the State Highway One of the water. The Bluebridge ferry Connemara was towed back… Read more Audio

Junior doctors are warning that front line health services are being compromised by government cost cutting; with staff shortages, delayed patient care and burnout and they claim the government… Read more Audio

Two injured climbers trapped in a hut on Aoraki Mount Cook will have to wait at least another night for help to arrive, with bad weather hampering any rescue attempt. The pair made it to a remote hut… Read more Audio

With the breakdown of yet another Cook Strait ferry, there are fears that lives could be lost if the Government doesn't step in to bring the country's ailing inter-island services up to scratch. The… Read more Audio