World Politics
GDP growth forecast to dip by more than half next year
An economic think tank says the global volatility could not have come at a worse time for New Zealand.
Chocolatier claims to have made UK's largest ever Easter egg
United Kingdom correspondent Alice Wilkins spoke to Lisa Owen about the UK Coroner looking into the death of the British tech Billionaire whose superyacht sank off the coast of Sicily last year… Audio
Xi Jinping's trade tour across South East Asia
China's President Xi Jinping is on a charm offensive to drum up business across the region. Checkpoint's correspondent in Taipei, Erin Hale spoke to Lisa Owen. Audio
Tariff turmoil fails to dampen dairy demand
Prices have risen in the latest global auction overnight to their highest level in nearly three years.
NZ's role with 'coalition of the willing' still undecided
Defence Minister Judith Collins said New Zealand has made no commitment to the coalition.
In their own words: Luxon v Peters on US tariffs
Explainer: The Prime Minister has decried a "real media beat-up" surrounding his spat with the Foreign Minister over the country's response to the United States' tariffs.
The NZ exports hit hardest by Trump's tariffs
From beef to wine to fruit and nuts, what's going to be hit hardest by tariffs?
El Salvador won't return a man the US mistakenly deported
The country's president suggests that doing so would be like smuggling a terrorist into the US.
Morning Report Essentials for Tuesday 15 April 2025
In today's episode, the government has directed Health New Zealand to use the term 'pregnant woman' instead of 'pregnant people', the President of El Salvador has met with Donald Trump in the White… Audio
El Salvador President discusses mass deportations with Trump
The President of El Salvador met with Donald Trump in the White House after the nation has become the focus of the Trump administration's mass deportation operation. Washington correspondent Nick… Audio
Back to Russian gas? Trump-wary EU has energy security dilemma
The European Union aims to quit Russian gas by 2027, but has no detailed plan on how.
BBC World Lookahead with Pete Ross
Pete Ross discusses the latest on US president Donald Trump's sweeping trade tariffs, Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will travel the Washington later this week to meet U.S., and Chinese… Audio
On the ground in Ukraine with ReliefAid
ReliefAid's founder and executive director, Mike Seawright, is currently in Ukraine and joins Nights. Audio
How China went from courting Trump to 'never yield' tariff defiance
Drawing on lessons from Trump's first term, China created a retaliatory playbook that includes tariffs as well as restrictions on about 60 US companies.
Anthony Albanese's Labor party inches ahead - poll
Australia's Labor government leads the Liberal-National opposition as the country counts down to election day in early May. Audio
Morning Report Essentials for Monday 14 April 2025
On today's episode, the Prime Minister Christopher Luxon responds to comments from Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters criticising the PM for calling Trump's tariffs a trade war, the government is… Audio
Trump's retribution sends a chilling message to dissenters
Analysis - Donald Trump's White House has a threatening message for anyone who might even be perceived to disagree with the president.
Canada's Tory leader vows to deport foreigners for anti-Semitic crimes
Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre accused pro-Palestinian protesters' "hate marches" for contributing to a spike in anti-Semitism.
Trump spares smartphones, computers, other electronics from his 125 percent China tariffs
The US government has granted tariff exclusions for smartphones, computers and other electronics imported largely from China.
What Samsung and Vietnam stand to lose in Trump's tariff war
Trump's tariffs could affect where your next phone or gadget comes from and its cost, and could shift manufacturing away from a developing presence in Vietnam.
