Checkpoint

Asia correspondent Adam Hancock spoke to Lisa Owen about 200 pre-schoolers in China who were poisoned by meals prepared by school chefs. Audio

Retail NZ has said it believes forcing vendors to take real folding money would be a step backwards. It comes after New Zealand First introduced a members bill that would make it illegal to refuse… Read more Audio

Australia correspondent Nick Grimm spoke to Lisa Owen about an otherwise sleepy regional town in country Victoria becoming the focus of global media attention after a jury returned a guilty verdict… Read more Audio

Fifteen years after Feilding farmer Scott Guy was shot dead, his parents remain hopeful the truth over what happened that cold winter morning will emerge. Bryan and Jo Guy say their lives are now… Read more Audio

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

Trophies come in all shapes and sizes, and some are more memorable than others, but the British Formula One Grand Prix podium-getters were awarded something unique. The top three finishers at… Read more Audio

A dog has found a flock of endangered blue duck or whio in part of the West Coast where they havent been seen for decades. Tui, a golden labrador retriever, is trained to sniff out the protected… Read more Audio

So called minor crimes including petty theft and even low level assaults will likely never be investigated by police according to the boss of their own union. In May the Police Commissioner was forced… Read more Audio

The family a 99 year old ChrIstchurch woman whose phone was accidently cut off by a telco is appalled that its taken days to get what's effective her life line reconnected. Doreen Robertson relies on… Read more Audio

Multi-million dollar rideshare company Uber took it's fight over drivers employment rights to the Supreme court today. The Court is deciding whether it's drivers should be considered employees. This… Read more Audio

A major blow for the All Blacks as Captain Scott Barrett was ruled out of the remainder of the French series with injury. Sports reporter Jonty Dine spoke to Lisa Owen. Audio

After a quarter of a century living in a caged concrete pit two salt water crocodiles in the Solomon Islands have move to a sanctuary thanks to a New Zealand animal charity. The crocs had been… Read more Audio