Checkpoint

US correspondent Todd Zwillich spoke to Lisa Owen about President Trump speaking to Minnesota leaders about the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by ICE agents, as well as the public and political… Read more Audio

A south Auckland health clinic that is now operating 24-seven is hoping to take the pressure of an overrun Middlemore hospital emergency department. Local Doctors Otara is the first clinic to open… Read more Audio

The government is kicking an extra $1.2 million into mayoral relief funds for areas hit by the severe weather, to help with immediate needs like food and shelter. But it has acknowledged that is a… Read more Audio

Europe correspondent Lucy Thomson spoke to Lisa Owen about the captain of a suspected Russian shadow fleet tanker being taken into custody, as well as England's health system announcing a world-first… Read more Audio

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

The women's defending champion Madison Keys has been knocked out in the fourth round of the Australian Open. Sports reporter Bridget Tunnicliffe spoke to Lisa Owen. Audio

As recovery work continues in Mount Maunganui, the east cape is also facing a massive clean-up. Te Araroa looks like a waste land, pocked with muddy ruts and woody debris everywhere. The small… Read more Audio

There is still a huge amount of clean up to do on roads around the upper North Island following last week's severe weather. Slips and flooding damaged major roads in Thames, Coromandel, Bay of Plenty… Read more Audio

The recovery operation at Mount Maunganui has resumed after last week's deadly landslide. Police say the remains of some victims have been found after six people were unaccounted for following the… Read more Audio

A controversial government advisory group on retail crime has fallen apart with three of the five members resigning months before the group is due to finish its work. The latest person to quit is… Read more Audio

Dozens of students on the East Cape are cut off from their Hicks Bay kura after extreme weather's closed vital roads in the area. Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Kawakawa mai Tawhiti is due to open tomorrow… Read more Audio

Four days on from a devastating storm, pockets of whanau remain cutoff from one another on the East Coast. The usually short drive between communities is no longer possible, with widespread flood… Read more Audio