Checkpoint

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

Sports reporter Jonty Dine speaks to Susana Lei'ataua about New Zealand being knocked out of Paris after going down in their quaterfinal to South Africa. Audio

Invercargill mayor Nobby Clark will be formally censured for a second time this year - this time for insulting and degrading behaviour during a TV interview. An independent investigation found he… Read more Audio

Auckland CBD businesses said they're seeing progress in cracking down on crime and anti-social behaviour, following the government increasing police foot patrols in the central city. Prime Minister… Read more Audio

There are now at least two complaints laid against Law Society president Frazer Barton after it was revealed he advised a church group it could destroy records for children in its care, hindering the… Read more Audio

Visual journalist Nick Monro asked people in Auckland what they think about military style boot camps. Video, Audio

The inquiry estimated up to 200,000 people were abused in care between 1950 and 2019 and revealed that during that time, Maori survivors reported higher levels of physical abuse compared with other… Read more Audio

There are calls for the police to investigate why a religious organisation deliberately destroyed 27 years worth of records of children in its care. The Royal Commission of Inquiry said its… Read more Audio

Sports reporter Jamie Wall speaks to Susana Lei'ataua about Former Black Ferns captain Les Elder revealing her personal struggles after being ousted from the team and an update on the Olympics. Audio

Upper Hutt's Mayor has lashed out at Wellington Water after an independent report revealed it took four months to tell the region's three councils about a 51 million dollar budgetting error. The… Read more Audio

How much money do you really need to retire? For lots of people, that's a question that seems to get pushed to the back of their minds to worry about another day. But for Gen X in particular, it's… Read more Audio

Canada correspondent Ashleigh Stewart speaks to Susana Lei'ataua about the wildfire season hitting a one of the country's most famous national parks and the reaction across Canada to the Olympic spy… Read more Audio