Checkpoint

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

New Zealand's wait for its first medal of the Paris Olympics continues. Hopes of ending a 28 year medal drought in the pool were dashed with Erika Fairweather and Lewis Clareburt missing out in their… Read more Audio

Was it suicide or murder? That's the question a jury is tasked with considering in the high profile trial of a retired eye surgeon charged with murdering his wife. The Crown alleges Philip John… Read more Audio

The Government is being urged to look into the thousands of unmarked graves across Aotearoa which could hold victims of state care abuse. In Christchurch, The Waihoro Spreydon-Cashmere-Heathcote… Read more Audio

The chronic doctor shortage is being felt across the country, but it is those in the regions and rural areas that are feeling the most pain. In Dargaville - on-site emergency doctors at the local… Read more Audio

Online second hand clothing stores across Aotearoa have seen an increase in the amount of people wanting to sell their clothes over the past year. The rise started during the 2020 COVID lockdown and… Read more Audio

A Wellington councillor says life-saving minutes are being lost because of new speed bumps which slow emergency vehicles response times. The issue has been raised with councils around the country as… Read more Audio

A trial is underway in Christchurch of a man facing more than 30 charges of sexual assault. John Hope Muchirahondo, who's well known in football circles in Christchurch and Auckland, is accused of… Read more Audio

RNZ Sport's Bridget Tunnicliffe speaks to Susana Lei'ataua about Day 3 of the Olympics and Kiri Wills becoming the second New Zealander to coach in Australia's Netball competition - when she takes… Read more Audio

Morningside's Kind Café is mostly plant-based, but last Thursday it made a drastic decision to start offering a broader range of food. A drop in customers has hit the hospitality sector hard -… Read more Audio

Community pharmacies said if bigger discount pharmacies continue to set up shop, they may have to close their doors. Due to the government scrapping the free $5 prescription fee, some fear they things… Read more Audio

Middle East correspondent Jacob Brown speaks to Susana Lei'ataua about all eyes being on Israel for a potential response to a deadly strike on the Golan Heights, the attack on the Golan Heights… Read more Audio