Checkpoint

Visual journalist Nick Monro asked a few more people in Auckland who they would vote for and why in this year's election. Audio

US Vice President Kamala Harris has officially accepted the Democratic party's presidential nomination. It came on the final evening of the Democratic National Convention which featured a star studded… Read more Audio

The man, who has ongoing name suppression but is not a sitting MP, is on trial in Auckland this week, who is accused of sexually abusing two teenagers in the 1990s. He is accused of indecently… Read more Audio

Residents on Auckland's Waiheke Island say renters are being pushed out of the market, with some even resorting to living in sheds. They say the island is suffering from a housing crisis driven by… Read more Audio

Warriors superstar Roger Tuivasa-Sheck has pledged his international playing future to the country, sports reporter Jonty Dine speaks to Lisa Owen. Audio

Is the coffee cup half empty when it comes to New Zealand's cafe scene? Stats NZ data shows that, for the first time on record, the number of restaurants and cafes shrank compared to the year before… Read more Audio

Canada correspondent Ashleigh Stewart speaks to Lisa Owen about major rail shut down in Canada could have a huge knock-on effect for the global supply chain and Canada's Conservative Party in hot… Read more Audio

Visual journalist Nick Monro asked people on the streets of Auckland which presidential candidate they would vote for and why. Audio

Couples might be ready to say I do - but their wallets are not. Data from Stats NZ shows weddings could also be suffering from the economic downturn. Not only has the number of weddings decreased… Read more Audio

Australia correspondent Peter Ryan speaks to Lisa Owen about the right to own a pet crocodile emerging as a divisive issue days out from the election in the Northern Territory. Audio

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

Jonty Dine speaks to Lisa Owen about All Blacks assistant coach Leon MacDonald quitting and head coach Scott Robertson saying his departure is due to things not quite clicking between the former… Read more Audio