Checkpoint

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

About a thousand of New Zealand's rarest whitebait species have been released into streams in Auckland's Waitakere ranges today. Our reporter Lucy Xia was at the Huia catchment today to witness the… Read more Audio

Two of the biggest names in New Zealand Rugby have recommitted to the country for another three years. Senior All Blacks Scott Barrett and Codie Taylor have re-signed with New Zealand Rugby to the end… Read more Audio

A video posted to an Instagram page last night shows a girl being stomped on the head and face as she lies on the ground trying to protect herself. Natalie Akoorie reports. Audio

A worker viciously beaten in a random attack in Aucland's CBD says he's been off work for months with a litany of injuries and is now constantly looking over his shoulder. Chris, takes care of some of… Read more Audio

Another group of cancer doctors is piling the pressure on the government to honour it's election promise to patients... It believes have so far been overlooked in drug funding decisions. Dr Rodger… Read more Audio

Survivors of Marylands School and the Hebron Trust took a step on the path to healing as a Christchurch park and street which once bore the school's name were officially renamed Validation Park and… Read more Audio

Porirua leaders have voted in favour of upgrading a pump station in the hope of stopping sewage flowing into the sea at Titahi Bay. Kate Green reports. Audio

The government's confirmed a total of four billion dollars of funding to patch up and prevent pot holes on the motu's roads and highways. Transport minister Simeon Brown says the funding boost is a… Read more Audio

Residents in two Auckland suburbs had a rude awakening overnight after two shootings rocked their normally quiet neighbourhoods. Finn Blackwell went to the scene of both shootings and filed this… Read more Audio

Government briefings show the immigration minister asked for an estimate of Palestinians who might apply to join their families in New Zealand if the Government opened a Ukraine-style visa category… Read more Audio

World Cup footballers are calling for the A-League Women's competition to adopt full-time professionalism - as soon as possible. Professional Footballers Australia have released a report today that… Read more Audio