Checkpoint

The government is moving ahead with one of it's policy agreements with New Zealand First, making it easier to put up granny flats or small structures in residential and rural areas. Lillian Hanly… Read more Audio

Felicity Reid speaks to Lisa Owen about the Black Caps signing off their T20 Cricket World Cup campaign against Papua New Guinea in Trinidad and Tobago in the early hours of tomorrow morning. Audio

Middle East correspondent Jacob Brown speaks to Lisa Owen about the Israeli military's plan to allow a military pause along an aid route, the latest on ceasefire talks and the looming risk of… Read more Audio

If there's no caller ID displayed would you pick up that call? Auckland University of Technology digital wellbeing specialist Lena Waizenegger speaks to Lisa Owen about why people experience… Read more Audio

A ministerial advisory group is recommending grammar and handwriting lessons, including cursive handwriting, in primary schools. Some members of the public have said it's outdated and unnecessary… Read more Audio

Claimants today at the Waitangi Tribunals inquiry accused the government of gaslighting Maori through its Te Reo policy, something lawyers for the Crown have denied, Pokere Paewai reports. Audio

Pharmacists have described trying to get hold of two types of HRT patches, used to mitigate symptoms of peri-menopause and menopause as a lottery, leaving some women forced to mix their dosage, pay… Read more Audio

Asia correspondent Erin Hale speaks to Lisa Owen about tensions rising between the EU and China over electric vehicle exports, the G7 summit seeing the signing of a multi-year security agreement… Read more Audio

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

Of more 1500 people celebrating the New Year at Furneaux Lodge at the start of 1998, only Scott Watson had the propensity, motive and opportunity to kill Ben Smart and Olivia Hope according to the… Read more Audio

Warriors get chance to avenge loss tomorrow night. Audio

The nurses' union said its members are dismayed at the latest cost cutting move within the health sector, with a halt to hiring people for non-frontline roles, Rachel Graham reports. Audio