Checkpoint

After months of speculation, Netball New Zealand penned a one-year deal with Sky securing the short-term future of the ANZ Premiership, but uncertainty looms over 2026 and beyond. Sports correspondent… Read more Audio

Simon Worth from Livestock Improvement Corp speaks to Lisa Owen about the Holstein Friesian that's fathered 17,000 daughters Audio

Asia correspondent Per Elinder Liljas speaks to Lisa Owen about Vladimir Putin visiting Xi Jinping and Joe Biden hiking tarrifs on Chinese EVs Audio

Bay of Islands Business consultant Sarah Greener speaks to Lisa Owen about the ongoing delays in reopening SH1 through the Brynderwyns Audio

Australia correspondent Nick Grimm speaks to Lisa Owen about Australia's impending federal budget delivery and the near one million Australians working more than one job Audio

News from the business sector, including a market report Audio

Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters has cancelled his trip to New Caledonia as unrest grips the Pacific nation. Worldwatch's Andrew McRae reports Audio

Cricket fans are paying thousands of dollars above the ticket value for key matches at the upcoming T20 Cricket World Cup as ticket resellers cash in. The International Cricket Council has released… Read more Audio

Some first year Canterbury University students are hoping a two week trial of serve-yourself mealtimes at a hall of residence will stop them eating into their weekly budgets, and satisfy their hunger… Read more Audio

Visual journalist Nick Monro asked people if they think the gang task force is the best way to reduce violent crime Audio

Police Commissioner Andrew Coster speaks to Lisa Owen about the new national taskforce targeting gangs Audio

The government today announced 153 million dollars over four years for the controversial publicly-funded private schools. Education correspondent John Gerritsen reports Audio