Checkpoint

Super Rugby Pacific kicks off tomorrow night in Dunedin, where the bruised Highlanders are facing the Crusaders. That's just one of a number of interesting clashes in the first round. Sports reporter… Read more Audio

Cashing up clutter is becoming a national obsession. But there's still billions of dollars' worth of pre-loved goods lying idle in homes around Aotearoa according to a new report on the so-called… Read more Audio

United States correspondent Todd Zwillich spoke to Lisa Owen about the FAA ordering the airspace above El Paso, Texas to be shut for ten days, only to be reopened shortly after, as well as the House… Read more Audio

There have been two cases of nerve damage linked to the use of nitrous oxide or nangs in Hawkes Bay. Community leaders recently called a crisis hui after an apparent spike in recreational use of the… Read more Audio

Gore's famous giant brown trout statue is angling for an official name. The scuplture, made by a local artist and captured mid-leap, has proudly stood in the so called trout capital of New Zealand for… Read more Audio

United Kingdom correspondent Lucy Thomson spoke to Lisa Owen about a 13 year old boy being arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following a school stabbing, as well as British Prime Minister Keir… Read more Audio

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

Hamilton will play host to the Māori vs Indigenous All Stars rugby league match this Sunday, and for World Cup winner Kennedy Cherrington, the Māori jersey represents the pinnacle of the game. Sports… Read more Audio

The Salvation Army is warning that families are starving and is calling on the Government to urgently increase food aid. Its latest State of the Nation paints are dire picture of worsening child… Read more Audio

The Court of Appeal has heard from two further lawyers who represented the white supremacist terrorist who massacred 51 worshippers at two Christchurch mosques. Australian Brenton Tarrant is serving a… Read more Audio

The government has announced a surprise review of the Reserve Bank's actions during the Covid-19 pandemic - and it's due to land just months out from the election. Opposition parties say it is a… Read more Audio

An Auckland Neurologist says he is seeing increasing numbers of people suffering side effects from huffing nitrous oxide, with some users ingesting enormous quantities on a daily basis. Community… Read more Audio