Checkpoint

Warmer ocean currents and calm weather around the South Island are thought to be some of the reasons big game fish are being hooked further south this season. Fisherman on both the east and west… Read more Audio

Warren Gatland has stepped down as Wales coach midway through the Six Nations, with his team on the worst run of results in the country's proud rugby history. The New Zealander's departure was… Read more Audio

Te Pāti Māori MP Tākuta Ferris deliberately misled the House last year when he denied calling MPs liars, Parliament's Privileges Committee has found. The committee recommended Mr Ferris be required to… Read more Audio

Asia correspondent Erin Hale spoke to Lisa Owen about South Korea itching to speak with Donald Trump after the president placed tariffs on one of the country's key exports, steel and a Japanese… Read more Audio

Two teenagers living in rural Hawke's Bay are hitch hiking to school after their bus was canceled. The Brown whanau lives on a family farm on Aropaoanui Road, which connects to State Highway Two north… Read more Audio

US President Donald Trump has signed-in 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminium imports. In Australia, uncertainty remains over whether it will be granted an exemption. Australia correspondent Nick… Read more Audio

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

The New Zealand Open has joined the qualification pathway for The Open Championship in Northern Ireland in July. This gives amateurs and professional golfers a chance to win at Millbrook Resort and… Read more Audio

Labour inspectors have been turning up unannounced at Waikato retail and hospitality businesses to check if workers are being exploited. Ten labour inspectors and an immigration team hit Hamilton on… Read more Audio

Christopher Luxon and David Seymour insist everything is rosy, despite trading barbs over a letter the ACT leader sent to police advocating for Philip Polkinghorne during the investigation into his… Read more Audio

According to the latest Stats NZ employment data, unemployment rose 5.1 percent in the three months ended December - the highest level since 2020. That comes to about 156,000 people. Checkpoint… Read more Audio

New Zealand's version of Burning Man has come under fire after complaints of inappropriate behaviour, including public sex and masturbation, at times when children were present. Reporter Kate Green… Read more Audio