Checkpoint

A journalist retiring after 45 years of writing for Palmerston North's Manawatu Standard fears for the future of old-style reporting on community issues. Janine Rankin walked into a workplace filled with cigarette smoke, ink and clanking type writers, and on Friday she's leaving an industry completely changed. Jimmy Ellingham reports.

Australia correspondent Nick Grimm spoke to Lisa Owen about Erin Patterson preparing to learn her fate in the mushroom murder appeal tomorrow. Australia correspondent Nick Grimm spoke to Lisa Owen about Erin Patterson preparing to learn her fate in the mushroom murder appeal tomorrow.

News from the business sector, including a market report.

The Silver Ferns could cap off a stunning 2026 with a win over the Australian Diamonds in Melbourne tonight. On Sunday, the Silver Ferns added the Constellation Cup to their Commonwealth Games gold medal, and there's more on the line in the final Test. Sports reporter Bridget Tunnicliffe spoke to Lisa Owen.

The secret adventures of turtles have been revealed thanks to satelitte trackers. Researchers have been following green sea turtles, where they hang out and how far they travel. One of the big findings is that they don't breed here. DOC Marine Senior Science Advisor Dr Karen Middlemiss is the project lead of Team Turtle and spoke to Lisa Owen.