Checkpoint

A top surgeon believes there's an urgent need for dedicated cancer centres around the country as the number of people diagnosed with the disease is set to balloon and the gap in outcomes is widening… Read more Audio

Meanwhile, a state of local emergency remains in place for Canterbury, which was lashed by gales yesterday. Thousands remain without power and key highways remain closed, as people begin to clean up… Read more Audio

Transpower on outages across Southland and Otago Audio

Hundreds of farmers are struggling to milk their cows with no power and limited generators to share around. Stuart Kent, a dairy farmer in Western Southland spoke to Lisa Owen. Audio

In a competition inspired by the famous Foxton forger, dozens of artists have submitted their best imitations in the hope of earning a coveted central North Island counterfeiting crown. The biennial… Read more Audio

The Southland and Clutha Districts are under local states of emergency with thousands of homes and services without power and some without water too. The Minister for Emergency Management made the… Read more Audio

Power is still out for about 2000 properties in the lower and central North Island after Thursday's severe storm. While locals are surveying the damage there - a State of emergency has been declared… Read more Audio

The White Ferns Cricket World Cup semi-final hopes are over following a 53 run loss to India this morning in what has been a disappointing World Cup campaign. They have a final pool game against… Read more Audio

It's not a life-changing Lotto win but $10,000 can still be enough to improve your financial future, experts say. Money correspondent Susan Edmunds has been talking to financial experts about what you… Read more Audio

Asia correspondent Katie Silver spoke to Lisa Owen about a shakeup among the Chinese military's top brass. Audio

New Zealanders are being warned to make sure they're immunised against measles if they're travelling off shore with active outbreaks in a number of countries and a rising number of cases here. Four… Read more Audio

Australia correspondent Nick Grimm spoke to Lisa Owen about the Australian property market, where the latest data has shown home prices around the country are surging, and are only expected to keep… Read more Audio