Checkpoint

Parents of children with disabilities are concerned changes to funding rules will halt their child's development. Jimmy Ellingham reports. Audio

The iconic Smith and Caughey's department store in the heart of Auckland City has started talks to shut up shop for good.. after 144 years in business. Finn Blackwell reports. Audio

Hamilton Boys' High School has found itself at the epicentre of a union v league codewar. The school's come under fire for allegedly pressuring members of its first fifteen into rejecting… Read more Audio

Asia correspondent Per Elinder Liljas speaks to Lisa Owen about Thailand's record number of meth seizures in 2023. Audio

Dundas Street employment lawyer Megan Vant speaks to Lisa Owen about workers' rights when it comes to the 'strike' organised for Budget Day. Audio

Australia correspondent Peter Ryan about regional airline Bonza a month on from its collapse and what it means for employees and other parties that are owed money. Audio

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

The Black Caps' first-choice wicketkeeper, Devon Conway, hasn't played cricket in three months due to a thumb injury but he says he's ready for the upcoming T20 World Cup. Conway was among the first… Read more Audio

A survivor of the Al Noor Mosque shooting doubts victims could've been saved if the main prayer room's emergency exit door opened. Timothy Brown reports. Audio

Out of work government worker Paula speaks to Lisa Owen about helping others in the same boat navigate the realities of unemployment. Audio

ACT MP Todd Stephenson is selling his shares in three drug companies - after Labour accused him in Parliament of being a "pharmaceutical industry plant". Deputy political editor Craig McCulloch… Read more Audio

Checkpoint's Lisa Owen speaks to four people on the elective surgery waiting list, about their experiences, and their long wait. Audio