Checkpoint

Asia correspondent Adam Hancock spoke to Lisa Owen about the number of bear attacks in Japan hitting a record high, as well as the last surviving member of Sir Edmund Hillary's team that reached the… Read more Audio

Long running magazine Reader's Digest has stopped publishing a printed edition, moving exclusively online after 75 years. GM of Publishing and Sales Asia Pacific for Reader's Digest, Sheron White… Read more Audio

Most Australians want to stick with the US alliance, despite dwindling public opinion towards the Trump administration and its effects on democracy. Audio

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

Evening sports updtate with Felicity Reid. Audio

Hello Fresh has been fined for a hard sell campaign that turned misleading for customers. Audio

Dr Tanya Wilton is an ED doctor at Hutt Hospital. She tells Lisa Owen it was shocking to hear the Health Minister accuse senior doctors of being unethical over strike action. Audio

Health Minister Simeon Brown has scolded senior doctors in a take-no-prisoners address to their annual conference in Wellington today. In his speech, he accused them of crossing an "ethical line" for… Read more Audio

Five months after the discovery of asbestos closed Auckland Museum, its finally reopened the doors to the majority its main attractions - including the cherished volcano house. Remediation work to get… Read more Audio

Outgoing Kaipara Mayor Craig Jepson has called an emergency meeting just 24 hours before the final results of a cliffhanger election will be announced. The Mayor has requested the meeting be held… Read more Audio

A towering figure in New Zealand's political history. A leader of conviction and a servant of the people. Audio

Inland Revenue has got millions of extra funding in recent years, which is helping it get tax debt under control as well as cracking down on anyone who's dodging their responsibilities. That's seen… Read more Audio