Checkpoint

Europe correspondent Diane To spoke to Lisa Owen about the United Kingdom's last coal fired plant shutting down and railway closures effecting people wanting to visit England over the Christmas… Read more Audio

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

No new oil and gas fields are likely to be discovered in the next ten years. That's according to the government's own advice on repealing the oil and gas exploraton ban. The latest modelling, urgently… Read more Audio

The Black Ferns have kicked off their WXV1 campaign against Ireland in Canada this afternoon.This was just the third time the two nations' women's rugby teams have met, sports reporter Felicity Reid… Read more Audio

Greenpeace is suing the diary giant for allegedly misleading customers by claiming its anchor butter is 100% New Zealand grassfed. The environmental group claims the reality is that 20% of a Fonterra… Read more Audio

35,000 people marched in Dunedin at the weekend, opposing the government's announcement that the redevelopment will need to be revised due to a budget blow out. Prior to being elected, National… Read more Audio

Fuelled by fitness and gym content online, some young men say they're turning to risky and illegal measures to change their appearance. Checkpoint spoke to men in their twenties, who say the pressure… Read more Audio

It's the last day for Auckland homeowners with flood affected homes to sign up to the council's buyout scheme - but less than half of the flood damaged property owners have opted in. Advocacy group… Read more Audio

As the heat on Costello turns up, the Prime Minister has just spoken to reporters, deputy Editor Craig McCulloch spoke to Lisa Owen about the details. Audio

The pressure is mounting on the Associate Health Minister to explain why she slashed tax on heated tobacco products - against officials' advice. The opposition has accused Casey Costello of… Read more Audio

Parents say it's time airlines stopped sending airfare prices sky high during the school holidays so they don't have to take their kids out of school to nab cheaper fares. It's the first week of the… Read more Audio

John Hope Muchirahondo has been found guilty of 17 counts of rape and sexual assault. The 38-year-old Christchurch man has been convicted of raping eight women and sexually assaulting a ninth. He was… Read more Audio