Checkpoint

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

Outgoing Kaipara Mayor Craig Jepson has called an emergency meeting just 24 hours before the final results of a cliffhanger election will be announced. The Mayor has requested the meeting be held… Read more Audio

A towering figure in New Zealand's political history. A leader of conviction and a servant of the people. Audio

Inland Revenue has got millions of extra funding in recent years, which is helping it get tax debt under control as well as cracking down on anyone who's dodging their responsibilities. That's seen… Read more Audio

The NRL has issued a decree that any player signing with R360 will face a 10-year ban from returning. It's another in a string of developments around the rebel competition which could shape up as a… Read more Audio

Instead a children's charity is calling on him to urgently pass a law that could help end child labour even if it means joining forces with opposition MPs. Audio

US correspondent Todd Zwillich spoke to Lisa Owen about Donald Trump authorising the CIA to conduct operations in Venezuela. It follows a number of recent fatal strikes on alleged Venezuelan drug… Read more Audio

There's a renewed push for police to wear body cameras and its coming from the front line. The Police union says officers support being wired for sound and vision on the job. Audio

United Kingdom correspondent Lucy Thomson spoke to Lisa Owen about UK Prime Minister Keir starmer addressing parliament after returning home from the Gaza peace summit, as well as a discovery of… Read more Audio

"A slap in the face". That's the response from a Resene worker over the latest pay offer from the paint company to its factory workers. Employees, unions and supporters gathered outside Resene's head… Read more Audio