Checkpoint

Unemployment is currently at 5.1%, with 156,000 people out of work. As the cost of living crisis continues to ravage discretionary spending, according to Stats NZ food prices have also gone up 4.4% in… Read more Audio

The much hyped weightloss drug Wegovy, also marketed as Ozempic, is expected to be in high demand when it becomes available in New Zealand from tomorrow. But the drug is unfunded so users hoping to… Read more Audio

They are among New Zealand's lowest paid employees. The wages of home and community support workers, who look after the country's elderly, typically max out about $29 an hour. They also use their own… Read more Audio

Four new agencies have been put in charge of determining how Whānau Ora resources are distributed to Maori communities across the country. It's the biggest shake up in the history of Whānau Ora since… Read more Audio

An injury cloud hovers over the All Blacks ahead of the team's first game of the season as Scott Robertson has lost a couple of key players who will sit out the opening test against France this… Read more Audio

A Marlborough animal rescue has lost all its feed in flood waters which also destroyed farm equipment and shelters as the property was swamped. Te Paranui Animal and Farm Sanctuary near Koromiko is… Read more Audio

Middle East correspondent Perry Wilton spoke to Lisa Owen about a report into shoots at aid and food distribution sites in Gaza making waves in Israel, as well as a push to establish a ceasefire in… Read more Audio

Whether it's a block of butter or cheese, a kilo of mince, a dozen eggs or a cooked chook, food prices have gone up rapidly. The latest Stats NZ figures show in the past 12 months food prices have… Read more Audio

Next time a vintage aircraft flies overhead there's a good chance it's being propelled by the handiwork of a man from Manakau, an hour north of Wellington. For over 25 years Jeff Fox has created… Read more Audio

United Kingdom correspondent Edward O'Driscoll spoke to Lisa Owen about the UK's medicine regulators warning that popular weight-loss jabs could be linked to hundreds of people getting sick and 10… Read more Audio

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

Cristiano Ronaldo has landed a two year deal with a Saudi Arabia club worth over a billion dollars. Sports reporter Jonty Dine spoke to Lisa Owen. Audio