Checkpoint

The debate over the government's gang patch ban descended into farce at Parliament today, as the opposition questioned where it would apply - in cars, hovercrafts, or even super yachts? MPs are… Read more Audio

South Africa correspondent Elna Schutz spoke to Lisa Owen about drastic measures being taken to aid hunger in Zimbabwe, a new passport soon to be avaliable in Africa and a winner being crowned in… Read more Audio

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

Kiwi MMA fighter, and Ngapuhi Iwi descendant, Aaron Tau fell short in his quest for a UFC contract in Las Vegas, but he went out swinging in thrilling style, sports reporter Jonty Dine spoke to Lisa… Read more Audio

The new health tsar is defending his commitment to the role - after revelations he is continuing to work a second job as a university lecturer. The Health NZ commissioner Lester Levy fronted before a… Read more Audio

Sick New zealanders are missing out top clinical drug trials because Aotearoa is already behind the pack when it comes to funding modern medicines, according some specialists. Many trials require… Read more Audio

A coroner has found convicted murderer Paul Tainui would have had the traits of a criminal psychopath in 2010 but it wasn't detected when the Parole Board asked for him to be assessed. Tainui, who was… Read more Audio

Soaring power prices and rising labour costs have combined to force the closure of a third mill, taking 72 people's jobs with it. The Japanese owned Oji Fibre Solutions said it had no other option but… Read more Audio

Plans to restore Wellington's iconic Band Rotunda on Oriental Parade have been ditched. Once a premiere hospitalitality venue, some residents now say it's an eye sore after closing more than a decade… Read more Audio

The defence of Philip Polkinghorne has pushed one message at the last day of his trial: this man is no killer. The jury in the trial of the former Auckland eye surgeon, accused of murdering his wife… Read more Audio

One of the new initiatives for this year's Wiki o te Reo Maori is Waha Kōrero - a speech competition aimed at intermediate and advanced speakers. With the winner taking home a $10,000 cash prize and… Read more Audio

The 2026 Commonwealth Games has been rescued from the brink.The Scottish government announced overnight it's backed a bid for Glasgow to host a scaled-down version of the event - 12 years after the… Read more Audio