Checkpoint

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

The Black Ferns Sevens have completed a memorable double after adding the World Championship title to their World Series title today. The New Zealanders beat Australia in the winner-takes all final in… Read more Audio

An Auckland charity is desperately appealing for help from the public following a report of serious dog abuse at a park late last week. The animal, which was on a leash, was filmed at Wattle Downs… Read more Audio

Family and friends gathered in Auckland on Monday to plant a tree in memory of American student Kyle Whorrall. The PhD student was killed in a senseless attack at a Meadowbank bus stop on April 19… Read more Audio

On the same day a nurse was held up at gunpoint at Palmerston North Hospital, another staff member was knocked unconscious and still hasn't returned to work three weeks on. Checkpoint has been told… Read more Audio

A McDonald's restaurant is on fire in the east Auckland suburb of Pakuranga, closing a major arterial road in both directions. Reporter Victor Waters spoke to Lisa Owen. Audio

There is a consensus forming in Australia that the Liberal Party's failure to make changes after its last election loss is what cost it Saturday's election. Labor appears to have won a clear majority… Read more Audio

The Corrections Minister is looking at scrapping short prison sentences in favour of longer ones, in the hope of reducing reoffending. Opposition MPs are scoffing at the idea, saying it flies in the… Read more Audio

The methamphetamine crisis sweeping towns like Kaikohe has been in the news a lot lately. But what of the organisations trying to turn that tide, one drug user at a time? Northland reporter Peter de… Read more Audio

A primary school on Auckland's North Shore is overflowing with so many students, it's had to convert the library and the hall way into classrooms. Milford School has a roll of 550 and is struggling to… Read more Audio

After many years in the making, the New Zealand under 85kg rugby side has played its first ever match in the Sri Lankan city of Kandy. Sports reporter Jamie Wall spoke to Lisa Owen. Audio

Once upon a time, if someone didn't return a Wellington library book on time they got stung with a fine. But that story has been re-written, with the scrapping of over-due fees in July 2022 and a cost… Read more Audio