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Which sports belong in the Olympics - and which do not? Bridget Tunnicliffe speaks to Lisa Owen to weigh in on this perennial debate. Audio

A new survey shows one in five builders are working at less 50% capacity, as work dries, with the majority expecting things to get worse over the next year. The EBOSS Builder Sentiment Report surveyed… Read more Audio

Middle East correspondent Jacob Brown speaks to Lisa Owen about Lebanese group Hezbollah unleashing a barrage of rockets in the past few hours, the U.S. saying its urgently boosting its military… Read more Audio

Too many volunteers have proved a challenge for police who are searching for a five year old boy missing in a rural area of Tiniroto south of Gisborne. Khyzah, who has autisim, lives on a remote sheep… Read more Audio

Asia correspondent Erin Hale speaks to Lisa Owen about a caretaker government taking charge in Bangladesh after weeks of protests saw the former administration overthrown, Taiwan producing a TV show… Read more Audio

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

The New Zealand team is basking in its most sucessful day of the Paris Olympics - with two gold and bronze medal won to take the nation's medal tally to 13. Reigning keirin world champion Elleese… Read more Audio

The human cost of the energy crisis is beginning to mount with hundreds of workers being affected by temporary shutdowns or facing the spectre of permanent closure of pulp and paper mills around the… Read more Audio

The interislander ferry, that punched a hole in its hull while docking in the Capital yesterday, should be back sailing over the weekend, following repairs. However, the incident has again raised… Read more Audio

Auckland's Karangahape Road restaurants say road works, no parking and anti-social behaviour are putting customers off. Several hospitality businesses along the colourful strip have been forced to… Read more Audio

In our latest installment of Checkpoint's new series Crunching the Numbers, we're drilling into the detail of the weekly shop from Countdown and PAK'n SAVE to see how much it's gone up since 2022… Read more Audio

Friends of Pauline Hanna have told a jury about her husband's demands for sex, financial stress, and moments where he became "beastly."  It was the tenth day of the trial of retired eye surgeon… Read more Audio