Checkpoint

The tools were taken from a workshop at the Invercargill's Southern Institute of Technology. Students discovered the sheds had been broken into and their gear cleaned out when they arrived on campus… Read more Audio

Asia correspondent Erin Hale spoke to Lisa Owen about South Korea's president being banned from travelling, the latest round of Chinese military exercises around Taiwan and a former Malaysian prime… Read more Audio

How do schools decide who get recognised at prizegivings and should everyone get a prize for something or is competition good? Matua Jonnie Black the principal of Matipo Primary school in Auckland's… Read more Audio

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been criticised for not acting quickly enough to declare an attack on a Melbourne synagogue an act of terrorism. Australia correspondent Peter Ryan spoke… Read more Audio

Police have launched a homicide investigation after a man was shot in the Lower Hutt suburb of Naenae. Emergency services were called to Seddon Street at 3:20pm after a man was found in the street… Read more Audio

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

 The Court of Appeal has disposed of an injunction preventing the bank from closing accounts related to Gloriavale's various businesses and entities. Gloriavale now has three months to tidy up its… Read more Audio

The All Black and Black Fern classes of 2025 have their assignments. New Zealand's respective schedules for next season were released today, with the Ferns set for a serious task against Canada in a… Read more Audio

The Regional development minister won't commit to helping save jobs at Tokoroa's Kinleith pulp and paper mill but said he's sent an official in Japan to meet with company's owner and establish the… Read more Audio

The greyhound racing industry has less than two years to rehome thousands of dogs as the government calls time on the sport saying its animal welfare needs to come first. The government anounced the… Read more Audio

The government's striking another blow against workers, according to unions, with plans to dock people's pay if they work to rule as part of industrial action. A proposed law would allow bosses, to… Read more Audio

The Commerce Commission is slapping criminal charges against supermarkets for inaccurate pricing and misleading specials. The charges will be made separately against Woolworths, Pak'nSave Silverdale… Read more Audio