Checkpoint

As mourning for the victims of Sunday's Bondi shooting attack continues for a second day - Australia appears set to implement tougher gun controls as investigations reveal more details about the… Read more Audio

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

Several Kiwi cricketers are vying for a life changing pay day this evening. A host of Black Caps have entered the Indian Premier League auction in Abu Dhabi, giving themselves a chance to become… Read more Audio

Several guide dogs and their handlers have been attacked by roaming or out control dogs in the four weeks. Blind Low Vision New Zeaand says there are parts of South Auckland where they're no longer… Read more Audio

A Dunedin woman caught up in the Bondi beach terror attack says she has only just stopped trembling and been able to get some sleep. Frankie Lewis says tension had been building in the Sydney area for… Read more Audio

Nicola Willis is doubling down on her strategy for getting the government's books back in order - even as new forecasts show yet another delay to that plan. Treasury officials unveiled their half-year… Read more Audio

Just two months ago he was mayor Wayne Brown's deputy chief of staff, but now he is publicly criticising his former boss over a proposed 7.9 percent rates rise. Josh Van Veen left his post after the… Read more Audio

The classic summer festival is the latest loser in the cost of living crisis, with another iconic event announcing it's downfall today. Splore is part of a growing list of struggling festivals with… Read more Audio

The man hailed as a hero for disarming one of the Bondi Beach gunmen has spoken for the first time from his hospital bed. Ahmed Al Ahmed was shot multiple times after he rushed one of the attackers… Read more Audio

Some Canterbury dairy farmers are striving to limit nitrate leaching and their cows' environmental footprint by planting special crops and experimenting with new winter grazing systems. Researchers… Read more Audio

For people with disabilities, every-day life can require some workarounds, let alone a natural disaster. The Wellington Region Emergency Management Office has launched a new emergency preparedness… Read more Audio

Professor Zachariah Q Wigglebottom is Aoteaoa's only certified hedgehog pest detection dog and its a busy time of year for him right now. They might look cute but DOC says hedgehogs hoover up the eggs… Read more Audio