Checkpoint

The owner of Pooja Jewellers in Papatoetoe is getting emergency surgery this afternoon after being battered around the head with a hammer in a brutal armed robbery, Finn Blackwell reports. Audio

New All Blacks coach Scott Roberston will name his first squad of the year at 5:45pm this evening in Christchurch, where he'll also confirm the new All Blacks captain, RNZ rugby reporter Joe Porter is… Read more Audio

At 11:59pm tomorrow, the $80,000 dollar reward for the Marokopa children who were taken bush by their dad two and half years ago expires. Tom Phillips went AWOL with Ember, Maverick and Jayda and is… Read more Audio

Middle East correspondent Jacob Brown speaks to Lisa Owen about major attacks across Gaza over the weekend, fears of an all-out war up on Israel's northern border with Lebanon brewing and offical… Read more Audio

Chathams Island Mayor Monique Croon speaks to Lisa Owen about the Chatham Islands being critically low on fuel supplies, forcing rationing and fears everything could grind to a halt; with locals… Read more Audio

Asia correspondent Erin Hale speaks to Lisa Owen about tensions running high in the South China Sea between the Philippines and China, Vladimir Putin's tour of Asia and Japan's tourism industry… Read more Audio

Invercargill's embattled mayor Nobby Clark has refused to stand down following a Code of Conduct complaint. Audio

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

Sports reporter Jonty Dine speaks to Lisa Owen about the Warriors heading to the Gold Coast to take on the cellar dwelling Titans on Saturday. Audio

An internal investigation has confirmed a heavily pregnant woman aged in her 20s and her stillborn child died after the mother's admission to Palmerston North Hospital's intensive care unit was… Read more Audio

A re-jigged grid means most of Northland has power back but the system is fragile with the risk of demand outstripping supply. Northland Chamber of Commerce chief executive Darryn Fisher joins Lisa… Read more Audio

There were broken coffee machines, a scramble for generators and businesses left out of pocket in the Far North town of Kaitaia after Northland was plunged into darkness yesterday, Lucy Xia reports. Audio