Checkpoint

After 75 years on New Zealand shelves Reader's Digest has stopped publishing a print edition and moved on to the digital world. Audio

An emergency doctor at Hutt Hospital says she feels like Health Minister Simeon Brown isn't hearing what doctors are saying. Audio

Other professions in New Zealand already use body cameras, including parking wardens, prison officers and court bailiffs. Audio

After falling to about 160 birds in the 1990s, the rowi population is now up to about 700 in the West Coast sanctuary. Audio

"It's not just your fitness, it's the resilience", says DOC as it launches a new cadet programme. Audio

"As long as you've got the willpower to keep shovelling, you can get some reasonable results," says an amateur gold hunter who is now giving up his day job. Audio

It is thought cheaper airfares and accommodation are driving parents to let their children play truant. Audio

After 13 years studying for a biology degree, Ian has had to apply - unsuccessfully - for labouring jobs. Audio

From November 2026, the government will introduce a parental assistance test set at $65,000. Audio

The prime minister claims jobs for young people are still out there, but one of NZ's largest recruitment agencies says the employment market is the tightest it has been in decades. Audio

The number of lower limb amputations has jumped more than 50 percent in less than a decade. Audio

Waikato schools may need to implement a "distance learning programme" if they can not reopen soon. Audio

The Associate Health Minister has revealed he is pushing for hundreds of millions of dollars in additional drug funding in next year's Budget. Audio

England has just introduced a ban on multi-buy deals for junk food, should we follow suit? Audio

The head of Medicines New Zealand says there is a massive gap in medicine funding between here and across the Tasman which is not improving. Audio

Consumer New Zealand say price is no indication of the effectiveness of sunscreens. Audio

The owners of a Hamilton cat bringing home dozens of stolen items to his family say it's because he wants to "share the love". Audio

New figures showed 86.3 percent nationally now receive cancer treatment within a month, but wait times for some districts had gone backwards. Audio

A man who lost his wife in the 2011 Christchurch earthquake says the government's new rules are prioritising building owners over potential victims. Audio

The founder says they have tried everything to stay afloat, but funding has always been an issue. Audio

Nelson's Kervella Cheese is closing down citing brutal compliance costs and a seven-day a week schedule to keep the business going. Audio

The album will soon be sold in JB Hi-Fi stores across the country. Video, Audio

A Queenstown principal believes plans to scrap 10 dedicated school buses will have severe impacts on student attendance and could put children in danger. Audio

Three-year-old therapy dog Penny Pickles is part of the team at Learner Licence Theory in Tararua. Audio

An advocate for Auckland's homeless says he's seeing growing levels of desperation in the city. Audio