Checkpoint

As the public service continues to shed numbers, and the cost of living bites, the number of Kiwi's fleeing the country for greener pastures has hit a new record. Michael Viner from Customise Talent… Read more Audio

After that disastrous debate performance by Joe Biden and subsequent poor interview, after arriving in Washington D.C, the Prime Minister has found himself in the middle of a crisis for the Democrats… Read more Audio

There was a miscarriage of justice in the trials that saw Gail Maney and Stephen Stone convicted of murder, the Crown has admitted. The case - which was investigated in the hit RNZ/Stuff podcast Gone… Read more Audio

Visual journalist Sam Rillstone asked people in Wellington if they reckon New Zealand should introduce a sugar tax. Video, Audio

The data published in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health today - show kids consumed 5 grams less than usual and adults 11 grams less after its Soft Drinks Industry Levy was announced, Dr… Read more Audio

Sail GP pulled out of hosting duties last November due to unavailable spectator grounds, the path has now been cleared. Auckland businesses couldn't be happier, but they say there's a 100-metre long… Read more Audio

An independent investigation has cleared the world anti-doping agency of any wrong-doing in its handling of allegations of widespread doping in the Chinese swimming team. Twenty-three Chinese swimmers… Read more Audio

Clyde Quay School school has raised an astonising $112,500 by raffling off two Taylor Swift tickets, including airfares to London, seven night's accomodation and spending money, the money will to to… Read more Audio

Asia correspondent Erin Hale speaks to Susana Lei'ataua about a landlisde in Indonesia claiming multiple lives, reports of dodgy fuel tanker practices sparking outrage in China and Bieber fever… Read more Audio

While local residents in the suburb of Miramar are paying hundreds a year to lease council land to park on or near their homes, Sir Peter Jackson's Stone Street Studios has been leased 50 car parks… Read more Audio

Australia correspondent Peter Ryan speaks to Susana Lei'ataua about a series of violent attacks sparking an unprecedented three day lockdown for the red centre town of Alice Springs. Audio

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