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 and how a swimmer who lost her sports watch while taking a dip off the coast of Wales, was shocked when it washed up 240 kilometres away.…

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 Rotorua with 1200 operators, travel buyers and leaders discussing business for the years ahead. Tourism reporter Tess Brunton is at TRENZ.…

News from the business sector, including a market report.

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 stop to more than 30 claims that are currently underway - they'll have to start over. It's also now harder to meet the threshold for an equity claim. An…

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.

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, with reports of gunfire already along the Pakistan and India border. It all comes after weeks of tension after gun men attacked Hindu tourists in Indian…

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 releasing the 66-year-old. Lundy was twice found guilty of murdering his wife Christine and seven-year-old daughter Amber in their Palmerston North home in A…

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 urgency. Workplace Minister Brooke van Velden on Tuesday announced the government will raise the threshold for proving work has been historically undervalue…

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 of people out of work - with Bay of Plenty, Taranaki, and Nelson, Marlborough and West Coast all seeing a rise in unemployment rates. But it's Gisborne…

Steroids and other performance and image enhancing drugs are becoming more common in drug checking clinics. KnowYourStuff and the New Zealand Needle Exchange programme say the amount of people bringing in steroids and similar drugs has jumped in the past two years. Users are buying substances online through websites and on social media - and Netsaf…

Whanganui District Council is trialling a so called citizens assembly to help it decide the future of the city's public pools. Almost 400 people applied and 40 have been randomly selected, using demographic information to get a good cross section of residents. They'll be paid $500 to attend up to five meetings. Whanganui District Council chief exec…

Earlier on Wednesday, India launched air strikes on Pakistan and Pakistan administered Kashmir. The targets are the deepest India has hit inside the country since the 1971 Indo-Pakistan war. At least eight people, including two children have been reportedly killed. While Pakistan security sources say five Indian fighter jets have been shot down. As…

A family violence support agency said police are undoing decades of hard work by not attending some domestic violence callouts that are considered mental-health related. Last year, police announced a phased approach to pulling back on mental-health related callouts, while still attending high risk incidents, in a bid to save their time and resource…

Netball's ANZ Premiership gets under way this weekend, but it's one of the game's absent stars that's still garnering the most attention in the build-up. Silver Ferns shooter Grace Nweke is plying her trade in Australia's competition this season, making her ineligible for the black dress. But some of her international teammates would like to see a …

Recriminations are under way about how the conservative opposition led by the Liberal Party suffered a humiliating election defeat at the weekend, the worst in 80 years.The soul searching comes as victorious Labor Prime Minister Anthony Albanese basks in his landslide win, after earlier bets that he'd be unlikely to form a majority government. Aust…

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New Zealand rider Shane Richardson has died following a crash at a British Superbikes race in Cheshire. Sports reporter Jonty Dine spoke to Lisa Owen.

A doctor, who left the job because of the stress and concern patients are not getting the care they deserve, has been on a hīkoi hearing the frustrations of people dealing with what he's described as a deteriorating health system. Doctor Art Nahill who has worked for over 20 years at Auckland and Middlemore Hospitals, started his trip down the Nort…

US president Donald Trump posted on social media that he's authorised various government departments to immediately begin the process of instituting a 100 percent tariff on any and all movies coming into America that are produced in "foreign lands." Donald Trump said the American film industry is dying a very fast death due to incentives being offe…

At Te Kuiti Hospital, the cleaners double as security guards; covering both jobs when they are on shift. They've had some training and are approved by the Ministry of Justice but for some on the coal face its not ideal. A nurse, who Checkpoint has agreed not to name, said they need dedicated security. She spoke to Lisa Owen.…

A native bird hospital in Auckland wants large public light displays such as the Harbour Bridge and Sky Tower to be dimmed on cloudy nights to help prevent birds from becoming grounded. BirdCare Aotearoa cares for hundreds of injured and grounded seabirds each autumn, disorientated by city lights. The charity said although light pollution comes fro…

David Seymour's school lunch programme is now being investigated by the Auditor-General. The watchdog on Tuesday announced plans to look into the programme, citing concerns raised both in the media and with the office directly. They say they are investigating because of the importance of the services, the concerns raised, and the amount of funding …

Opposition parties and protestors have come out in force - quite literally on the steps of Parliament - within hours of the coalition announcing a law change that will make it harder to pursue a pay equity claim. The furore over the government's decision to raise the threshold for proving work has been historically undervalued as part of a claim, h…

The National Party is keen to follow Australia's lead and ban children under 16 from using social media. But the prime minister Christopher Luxon has not been able to convince his coalition partner ACT of the proposal's merit - meaning he's now trying to win over the opposition parties. Deputy political editor Craig McCulloch pulled together this r…

Domestic netball returns this week as a shortened season of the ANZ Premiership begins with a few fan-friendly tweaks. Two-point shots and mic'd up coaches and umpires bring something different to the competition which has an uncertain future. Sports reporter Felicity Reid spoke to Lisa Owen.

A West Auckland school for students with special needs is closed for new enrolments, indefinitely, as it struggles for space after it said several building projects have been cancelled by the Ministry of Education. Oaklynn Specialist school in New Lynn supports students with the highest learning needs, who are funded through the government's Ongoin…

Donald Trump's talk of tariffs on movies produced outside of the US has not gone down well. United States correspondent Todd Zwillich explained to Lisa Owen why it's not just Lord of the Rings fans who are worried.

Students say going back to pen and paper after years taking tests on a screen will be a challenging shift. Two third-year classes at Victoria University have been told they'll be handwriting their upcoming exams, after concerns it won't be possible to prevent cheating with AI. Are they being disadvantaged, or should university students be expected …

United Kingdom correspondent Alice Wilkins spoke to Lisa Owen about police making a series of arrests in two separate anti-terror operations across England, a large group of people becoming ill after visiting lambs at a petting farm in Wales and events taking place this week to mark the 80th Anniversary of the end of World War Two.…

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The Black Ferns Sevens have completed a memorable double after adding the World Championship title to their World Series title today. The New Zealanders beat Australia in the winner-takes all final in Los Angeles to cap off the successful season. Sports reporter Felicity Reid spoke to Lisa Owen.

An Auckland charity is desperately appealing for help from the public following a report of serious dog abuse at a park late last week. The animal, which was on a leash, was filmed at Wattle Downs South Park in Manurewa.The graphic video shows the dog being struck several times and is obviously injured before it is then thrown into the air by its o…

Family and friends gathered in Auckland on Monday to plant a tree in memory of American student Kyle Whorrall. The PhD student was killed in a senseless attack at a Meadowbank bus stop on April 19. Felix Walton reports.

On the same day a nurse was held up at gunpoint at Palmerston North Hospital, another staff member was knocked unconscious and still hasn't returned to work three weeks on. Checkpoint has been told that not a day goes by without a health worker getting abused or assaulted, and staff are feeling frightened and unsafe. They want security guards to be…

A McDonald's restaurant is on fire in the east Auckland suburb of Pakuranga, closing a major arterial road in both directions. Reporter Victor Waters spoke to Lisa Owen.

There is a consensus forming in Australia that the Liberal Party's failure to make changes after its last election loss is what cost it Saturday's election. Labor appears to have won a clear majority in the initial results, with several seats still too close to call and no official results declared yet. RNZ's Corin Dann reports from Sydney.…

The Corrections Minister is looking at scrapping short prison sentences in favour of longer ones, in the hope of reducing reoffending. Opposition MPs are scoffing at the idea, saying it flies in the face of the evidence. But Mark Mitchell says it's about accessing more rehabilitation, and keeping the public safe at the same time. Political reporter…

The methamphetamine crisis sweeping towns like Kaikohe has been in the news a lot lately. But what of the organisations trying to turn that tide, one drug user at a time? Northland reporter Peter de Graaf meet some of the people making a difference.

A primary school on Auckland's North Shore is overflowing with so many students, it's had to convert the library and the hall way into classrooms. Milford School has a roll of 550 and is struggling to take any more students - even if they're in zone. It's an issue becoming more common across certain areas in Auckland, with property intensification,…

After many years in the making, the New Zealand under 85kg rugby side has played its first ever match in the Sri Lankan city of Kandy. Sports reporter Jamie Wall spoke to Lisa Owen.

Once upon a time, if someone didn't return a Wellington library book on time they got stung with a fine. But that story has been re-written, with the scrapping of over-due fees in July 2022 and a cost of living crisis being credited for boosting the popularity of Wellington City libraries. Wellington City councillor Rebecca Matthews spoke to Lisa O…

Middle East correspondent Jacob Brown spoke to Lisa Owen about Israel investigating how a Houthi missile managed to evade its air defences and strike right near the country's biggest airport and how the incident has sparked a new war of words between Israel and Iran. He also spoke about Israel calling up tens of thousands of reservists to expand it…

An animal welfare group is calling for an investigation into what it said are misleading labelling on eggs, claiming some brands are fudging the fact their hens are caged. Safe said millions of eggs are being sold as so called colony laid eggs, which are eggs laid by caged hens, but the labels make no mention of cages. Battery cages are outlawed in…

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United Kingdom correspondent Alice Wilkins spoke to Lisa Owen about the London luxury department store Harrods being the latest victim of a series of cyber attacks affecting UK businesses, the UK recording its hottest ever start to May and a British woman becoming the current oldest person in the world.…

An executive order from US president Donald Trump aimed at fast-tracking seabed mining is causing ripples in the Pacific region. Anti-deep sea mining advocates say the order likely risks Nauru's ambitions to mine in an area of the high seas known as the Clarion Clipperton Zone. Nauru alongside Tonga, Kiribati and Cook Islands, have special rights i…

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The Warriors will look to conjure some tricks against the Cowboys as the NRL takes magic round to Brisbane this weekend. It's been a spell-binding resurgence so far for the side in 2025, but the Warriors are keeping their feet firmly on the ground. Sports reporter Jonty Dine spoke to Lisa Owen.

A woman who damaged a piece of artwork worth 335,000 dollars while attending a ball at Auckland Art gallery last month has been granted name suppression. Guests at The Curious Ball last month were served alcohol and given exclusive after-hours access to the exhibition of works by Olafur Eliasson. A guest has been charged with wilful damage after he…

There have been some wobbly stomachs for people flying in and out of Wellington since flights resumed on Friday morning. The red wind warning introduced for Thursday's destructive gales has been lifted but it's still been blowing pretty hard in the windy city. Lauren Crimp spoke to Lisa Owen.