Checkpoint

An entire region, more than 100,000 homes and businesses, was plunged back to a time before electricity about 11:00 today when a pylon connecting Northland to the national grid toppled over, Peter de… Read more Audio

Todd Kerekes speaks to Lisa Owen about his excruciating battle to get a refund from Qantas, after his wife was diagnosed with terminal cancer forcing the couple to abandon an extended trip to Aotearoa… Read more Audio

The increase in people working from home after the pandemic and the more than 6000 public service jobs axxed by the coalition government means fewer people are in central Wellington on weekdays… Read more Audio

Felicity Reid speaks to Lisa Owen about 9 players across mens and womens teams becoming Olympians for the first time and 15 players returning, hoping to add to their medal haul. Audio

Visual journalist Marika Khabazi asked people in Paeroa how they feel about Aotearoa's economy. Video, Audio

After two consecutive quarters of negative growth, GDP figures for the 3 months to the end of March rose 0.2%, some of the main gains in rental, real estate services and electricity generation, senior… Read more Audio

United States correspondent Todd Zwillich speaks to Lisa Owen about Louisiana passing a law requiring all public school classrooms have the Ten Commandments on display and the Los Angeles school board… Read more Audio

The lights are off and the powers out across massive chunks of Northland, grid operator Transpower has a tower lying on its side in Kumeu north west of Auckland disrupting the network, Northpower… Read more Audio

A woman who fractured her ankle has waited almost two years to be reimbursed thousands of dollars for surgery after ACC initially declined her claim, ACC figures show the average wait for a formal… Read more Audio

Africa correspondent Elna Schütz speaks to Lisa Owen about the lastest on South Africa's coalition talks, arrests in Zimbabwe and Uganda getting some precious items back. Audio

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

One of the sports biggest names has joined forces with one of its brightest rising stars to bring a card to Auckland later this year, Jonty Dine speaks to Lisa Owen. Audio