Checkpoint

The Olympic glory is not quite over, with a small contingent of New Zealand's most sucessful team due back in the country tomorrow. One person who's been watching their highs and lows, is former… Read more Audio

United States correspondent Zach Montellaro speaks to Lisa Owen about several polls reflecting favourably on the Democrats since Kamala Harris announced she was running, Donald Trump's return to X and… Read more Audio

A Professional dog walker fears her business could be jeopardy if Christchurch Counicl limits the number of dogs she can walk at any one time. The council is about to review its canine bylaws and… Read more Audio

Europe correspondent Diane To speaks to Lisa Owen about Britain being surprisingly calm this weekend, despite UK police bracing for more anti-immigration violence, a spray of art across London the… Read more Audio

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

The Paris Olympics will go down as New Zealand's most successful games, with ten gold medals surpassing the eight won in Los Angeles in 1984. New Zealand won 20 medals in total to finish 11th on the… Read more Audio

Israel has expanded evacuation orders for the palestinian settlement of Khan Younis in Southern Gaza overnight forcing thousand of people to leave in the dark. It follows an Israeli strike on a school… Read more Audio

The skipper of a Coastguard boat who rescued two divers after they became seperated from their boat in waters near Kapiti - north of Wellington - said the scenario is the stuff of nautical nightmares… Read more Audio

Rose Hanna was in the witness box at the High Court in Auckland as the third week of Philip Polkinghorne's murder trial gets underway. The former eye surgeon is accused of murdering his wife Pauline… Read more Audio

Associate Justice Minister Nicole Mckee accused union boss Chris Cahill of throwing his toys out of the cot because he didn't get his own way. It comes after Cahill wrote an open letter raising… Read more Audio

Beneficiaries could face tougher sanctions as the government unveils its new traffic light system aimed at cracking down on those out of work. It's part of a raft of changes to the benefit system… Read more Audio

The body of a five-year-old boy missing near Gisborne has been found in a farm near his home. Reporter Alexa Cook speaks with Lisa Owen. Audio