Checkpoint Podcast Options

4:36 PM.After a two year policy vacuum, Labour has debuted its second policy in just two days - surprising everyone - including its own leader. The whoopsie comes as Chris Hipkins defends the party's big… Read more Audio

4:31 PM.Wairarapa high school has the good oil on olive growing, turning its crop into an award winning product. Wairarapa college took out silver at this year New Zealand Olive oil awards. Students are… Read more Audio

4:28 PM.Kiwi boxer Joseph Parker and Britain's Fabio Wardley have faced off for the first time ahead of their heavyweight clash this Sunday. The stakes are sky high for both men with the winner likely to earn… Read more Audio

4:24 PM.It's been a day of weather chaos throughout the country, with gale force winds and heavy rain battering parts of the lower north and west of the South Island. Gusts reached 148 kilometres per hour at… Read more Audio

4:14 PM.US correspondent Todd Zwillich spoke to Lisa Owen about Amazon's cloud computing platform causing a global internet outage, as well as part of the White House being demolished to accommodate a new… Read more Audio

4:10 PM.A school north of Auckland says it is spending hundreds of thousands of dollars a year on counsellors for students to help repair damage done by social media. Whangaparaoa College is funded for one… Read more Audio

5:49 PM.UK correspondent Lucy Thomson spoke to Lisa Owen about a robbery on the Lourve in which thieves stole France's crown jewels, as French authorities continue to hunt down those responsible. Audio

5:36 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

5:32 PM.Kane Williamson is set to play his first match for the Black Caps in more than seven months when he joins the one-day squad for the series against England. The last time the 35-year-old played for his… Read more Audio

5:27 PM.Inflation has crept up to 3% according to Stats NZ figures, the highest in over a year, and nudging the upper limit of the reserve banks target band. The rise from 2.7% is largely due to domestic… Read more Audio

5:17 PM.The Labour party has launched its first new policy this term - and it hasn't taken long for its opponents to start taking swipes at it. Today opposition leader Chris Hipkins announced a future fund… Read more Audio

5:08 PM.Two young Taranaki job hunters have been out of work for months and relying on the benefit despite both having completed the Stratford Mayor's Taskforce for Jobs programme, as well as actively looking… Read more Audio

4:48 PM.The Labour Party wants to set up a 'Future Fund' to invest in New Zealand infrastructure and businesses. It is the party's first policy announcement since it's bruising defeat at the last election… Read more Audio

4:43 PM.It's an idea that some Aucklanders want to see binned before it's even begun, while others say moving from weekly to fornightly rubbish collection is a no brainer. Submissions opened last week on a… Read more Audio

4:36 PM.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

4:30 PM.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

4:23 PM.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

4:14 PM.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

4:06 PM.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

5:55 PM.Checkpoint producer Johnny Sutherland spoke to Lisa Owen about the hefty cost of living remote. Audio

5:44 PM.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

5:43 PM.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

5:36 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

5:35 PM.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

5:25 PM.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