Checkpoint

Asia correspondent Erin Hale speaks to Susana Lei'ataua about six people being found dead at a luxury hotel in Bangkok, a senior North Korean diplomat defecting to the South and T-shirts displaying… Read more Audio

Consumer NZ CEO Jon Duffy speaks to Susana Lei'ataua about people living in one region and driving to a nearby town to get petrol as it is cheaper and some advice to people dealing with this issue. Audio

Many motorists around the country said they're paying more for fuel than their nearby neighbouring towns, with some travelling out of their way to get better bang for their buck. There are three… Read more Audio

Norm Hewitt is being remembered as a giant totara in Porirua where he contributed to the community over many years. The former All Blacks hooker, who had motor neurone disease, has died at the age of… Read more Audio

Australia correspondent Peter Ryan speaks to Susana Lei'ataua about Australia's major banks being accused of using complex "backdoor" funding techniques to fund fossil fuel companies as a way of… Read more Audio

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

A five strong New Zealand Para-cycling team is hoping to turn world championship success into medals at the Paris Paralympic Games next month. Three cyclists will be back for a second Paralympics and… Read more Audio

Fuel in the Coromandel town costs between $2.91 and $2.96 a litre for 91 octane, 20 - 30 cents a litre more than nearby areas like Ngatea, or Tairua, which sit at around $2.69 a litre. Several locals… Read more Audio

GPs are expecting to hear back shortly - on whether Te Whatu Ora will budge on its proposed four percent funding boost - or clinics will be forced to hike fees. Nelson Bays Primary Health chief… Read more Audio

Police will be getting a $1500 lump sum payment, a flat $5000 pay increase plus another four percent increase in July and again in 2025. There will also be a 5.25% increase in allowances backdated to… Read more Audio

Working in corrections demanding, and not one that has traditionally been popular with New Zealand's Asian communities. But that's changing, as RNZ Asia's Blessen Tom explains. Audio

Working in corrections demanding, and not one that has traditionally been popular with New Zealand's Asian communities. But that's changing, as RNZ Asia's Blessen Tom explains. Audio