Checkpoint

Bridging the gap between two generations around the card table. 83 year old Jan Cormack has been representing New Zealand in Bridge since 1977. Card carrying prodigy Leon Meier is 21; together they'll… Read more Audio

Is the twinkling train of lights we sometimes in the night sky a way to get out of Trump's trade tariffs? According to the Washington Post, the US is pushing some nations facing hefty tariffs to… Read more Audio

It's a tough time for business in one of Auckland's top shopping districts, with many empty shopfronts lining once-bustling streets. Newmarket businesses say high rent, a tight economy and changing… Read more Audio

United Kingdom correspondent Alice Wilkins spoke to Lisa Owen about after years of talks, Britain securing a trade deal with India, a British bank saying AI is being used in a prevalent Whatsapp scam… Read more Audio

The tourism industry is eager to welcome more visitors as a leader warns growth must have the blessing of Kiwis to be successful. The country's largest tourism business event, TRENZ, is underway in… Read more Audio

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

A kick in the guts and a blatant shameful attack on women. That's how critics have described changes to pay equity legislation that have been rammed through parliament. The changes put an immediate… Read more Audio

Bill McCaw, who played the first of his 32 matches in black in 1951, passed away yesterday at the age of 97. Sports reporter Jonty Dine spoke to Lisa Owen. Audio

India has attacked Pakistan and Pakistani Kashmir with missile strikes, killing at least eight people. Pakistan called the attack a blatant act of war. Experts say a retaliatory attack in imminent… Read more Audio

Convicted double murderer Mark Lundy was on Wednesday released from prison, after being granted parole last month. The Parole Board also released the written decision outlining its reasons for… Read more Audio

The government's radical overhaul of pay equity laws is having its final reading in Parliament, with opposition parties fuming that the controversial reforms are being rail-roaded through under… Read more Audio

The unemployment rate is sitting unchanged at 5.1 percent - despite warnings it might hit a near decade long high of 5.3 percent. The numbers also show some regions have seen an uptick in the number… Read more Audio