Checkpoint

Australia correspondent Peter Ryan speaks to Lisa Owen about Telstra's plans to axe up to 2,800 jobs and the death of Australian music legend David Ifield. Audio

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

Weightlifter David Liti has had a long journey to his second Olympics. The 27-year-old will compete in the men's 102kg division in Paris as New Zealand's sole weightlifter at the Games. Liti is hoping… Read more Audio

Visual journalist Angus Dreaver asked people if they buy travel insurance and what they think it should cover. Audio

Insurance and Financial Services Ombudsman Karen Stevens speaks to Lisa Owen about lack of insurance cover for cases of civil unrest and riots, as seen in New Caledonia. Audio

The first-term National MP David MacLeod is in hot water after failing to declare donations worth almost 180-thousand dollars. Deputy political editor Craig McCulloch reports. Audio

Stats NZ won't renew its lease on the Greys Avenue building, where staff have reported anti-social behaviour on the street and around the entrance to the office. Finn Blackwell reports. Audio

A New Zealand Defence Force evacuation flight's en route to New Caledonia to pick up Kiwis stranded there due to riots and civil unrest Foreign Minister Winston Peters speaks to Lisa Owen. Audio

"Plenty of false starts". That's the way one employer has described the nightmare of trying to get his seasonal workers home to Vanuatu after the national air carrier went into voluntary liquidation… Read more Audio

Metservice Meteorologist Peter Little speaks to Lisa Owen about the drenching the country has received today and which areas are still in the firing line. Audio

Residents are heartbroken after a suspicious fire destroyed Auckland's once-beloved Gulf Harbour Country Club. Felix Walton reports. Audio

RNZ sports journalist Jamie Wall recaps the Black Ferns' historic loss to Canada on this past weekend. He speaks with Lisa Owen. Audio