Checkpoint

A sea of Samoan supporters are set to descend on Mount Smart this Sunday. A blockbuster double header kicks off the 2025 rugby league Pacific Champs, with both the Kiwi Ferns and Kiwis in action… Read more Audio

Fancy diving between branches at the top of a tree? Well the International Tree Climbing Championships may be just the thing for you. While tree climbing may elicit childhood memories - this is… Read more Audio

If you fixed your home loan rate a while ago, you might have mixed feelings as you watch interest rates fall. They'll probably be lower for a while to come, but if you're missing out on the savings… Read more Audio

Asia correspondent Adam Hancock spoke to Lisa Owen about the number of bear attacks in Japan hitting a record high, as well as the last surviving member of Sir Edmund Hillary's team that reached the… Read more Audio

Long running magazine Reader's Digest has stopped publishing a printed edition, moving exclusively online after 75 years. GM of Publishing and Sales Asia Pacific for Reader's Digest, Sheron White… Read more Audio

Most Australians want to stick with the US alliance, despite dwindling public opinion towards the Trump administration and its effects on democracy. Audio

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

Evening sports updtate with Felicity Reid. Audio

Hello Fresh has been fined for a hard sell campaign that turned misleading for customers. Audio

Dr Tanya Wilton is an ED doctor at Hutt Hospital. She tells Lisa Owen it was shocking to hear the Health Minister accuse senior doctors of being unethical over strike action. Audio

Health Minister Simeon Brown has scolded senior doctors in a take-no-prisoners address to their annual conference in Wellington today. In his speech, he accused them of crossing an "ethical line" for… Read more Audio

Five months after the discovery of asbestos closed Auckland Museum, its finally reopened the doors to the majority its main attractions - including the cherished volcano house. Remediation work to get… Read more Audio