Checkpoint

United Kingdom correspondent Lucy Thomson spoke to Lisa Owen about the UK assessing its options to secure the Strait of Hormuz, as well as an activist group in the UK which has admitted to a "mass… Read more Audio

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

The Black Ferns Sevens have secured the World Series title for another year with a fight-back win over Australia in New York today. The victory in the gold medal game extended their winning record… Read more Audio

As Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is bestowed with a chiefly title in the Pacific, back home his ministers continue to grapple with New Zealand's response to the war in the Middle East and a… Read more Audio

Farmers say the skyrocketing price of fuel couldn't have come at a worse possible time. The end of summer marks the beginning of harvest season for arable farmers, a time when they can burn more than… Read more Audio

A group of big energy consumers says power prices need to hold steady this winter with businesses already shouldering cost increases driven by war in the Middle East. The Major Electricity Users Group… Read more Audio

A prolonged war in the Middle East could see inflation in New Zealand hit 3.7 percent in a worse case scenario. The Finance Minister says the government is focused on mitigating the impact of the war… Read more Audio

A man who has twice been ruled insane after committing two separate killings can now be named. RNZ can reveal the man is Leslie Raymond Parr who killed two people more than two decades apart -… Read more Audio

New Zealand Customs is warning tobacco smuggling is becoming more organised, large scale and sophisticated. Seizures have been trending upwards over the past decade, and officials say they're… Read more Audio

It was a heated weekend of Super Rugby as new and old rivals went to battle. After three weeks at the top, the Brumbies have slipped to second, usurped by the Hurricanes, while Moana Pasifika languish… Read more Audio

A whopping 7.5kg fish has landed one lucky angler more than $30,000 in prizes at this year's Ninety Mile Beach Snapper Bonanza. Harley Ra, who was raised in Kaitaia but works in Perth, hooked the… Read more Audio

Waiheke Island's only respite care house for kids with disabilities has closed, leaving parents who booked their children in for school holiday programmes and overnight stays in the lurch. Spectrum… Read more Audio