World Politics
Putin declares Easter ceasefire in Ukraine
The move follows Washington's announcement that it could abandon peace talks unless Moscow and Kyiv showed they were serious about negotiating.
Trump to make firing federal workers easier
The change would ensure the federal government would finally be "run like a business," Trump said.
PM heads to UK to talk trade and defence
Christopher Luxon will meet with King Charles and British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.
US Democratic Senator meets wrongly deported man in El Salvador
Democratic US Senator Chris Van Hollen met with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the man wrongly deported to El Salvador in a case that has pitted a defiant Trump administration against the courts.
Trump signals tit-for-tat China tariffs may be near end
"I don't want them to go higher because at a certain point you make it where people don't buy," the US president says.
'We are all afraid': Republican on Trump's retaliation
Lisa Murkowski is among the few in her party willing to break with the US President.
What's the message as Ukraine parades Chinese nationals who fought for Russia?
Analysis: Putting prisoners of war in front of media is almost certainly a violation of international humanitarian law.
Trump says Fed chair's sacking 'cannot come fast enough'
It came after Jerome Powell delivered a stark warning about sweeping tariffs.
'Pebbles for penguins': You can now buy from tariffed-hit Heard Island
A waddle of penguins are resorting to rockonomics in the face of Trump's tariffs. Audio
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.
