Checkpoint

It won't be just books, pens and paper in the backpacks of students at an Upper Hutt school opening next year. Associate Education Minister David Seymour has announced a sports school, the New Zealand… Read more Audio

Nottingham forest manager Ange Postecoglou has been sacked after only 39 days in charge of the English Premier League side, making it the second shortest tenure ever. Sports reporter Jamie Wall spoke… Read more Audio

Auckland University researchers are developing an AI tool that can help analyse and select the most viable embryos for IVF. At the moment the process of selecting a fertilised egg for transfer to… Read more Audio

Middle East correspondent Jacob Brown spoke to Lisa Owen about Israel launching a series of deadling air strikes on Gaza, as well as cutting of all aid into the strip. Israel said the strikes were in… Read more Audio

A Christchurch school is offering financial incentives to families whose kids meet attendance targets. The government has set a target of 80% of students being in class 90% of the time by 2030. Te… Read more Audio

Checkpoint producer Johnny Sutherland spoke to Lisa Owen about the hefty cost of living remote. Audio

One girl became so sick she needed a blood transfusion after drinking contaminated water during a school trip to a popular North Canterbury campground. An outbreak of gastroenteritis caused by the… Read more Audio

United Kingdom correspondent Lucy Thomson spoke to Lisa Owen about the boss of MI5 intervening in a row over the collapse of the alleged Chinese spy case, as well as Johnson & Johnson facing legal… Read more Audio

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

The Australian Diamonds coach has seen all the headlines surrounding the Silver Ferns since the shock suspension of coach Dame Noeline Taurua. But despite all the turmoil she doesn't think the Silver… Read more Audio

There have been stormy scenes in Mangawhai today as the Kaipara District Council tried for a second time to hold an emergency meeting about allegations of election irregularities. Yesterday's meeting… Read more Audio

The mood appears to be souring between coalition parties over the sale of well-known New Zealand's dairy brands to French multinational Lactalis. New Zealand First says the move to sell Fonterra… Read more Audio