Checkpoint

It has been a long time between drinks when it comes to test cricket series for New Zealand and England. England haven't played red ball cricket in five months and are coming off an internal review after an Ashes failing in Australia. Whereas New Zealand warmed up with a one-off Test against Ireland last week. Tonight the Black Caps will be a part of the 150th Test match at the Lords ground in London, their first appearance there since 2022. Sports reporter Felicity Reid spoke to Lisa Owen.

Speaker Gerry Brownlee is considering stripping Stuff Digital of its access to parliament, temporarily.

A vote which aims to halt the conflict in Iran has passed. It is the fourth time the House of Representatives has voted to limit President Trump's war powers. However, it does not guarantee the war will end. Washington DC correspondent Jacob Brown spoke to Lisa Owen.

A disability advocate fears expanding the use of automated decision making could lead to beneficiaries being unfairly cut off.

News from the business sector, including a market report

The All Whites had one of their newest and most influential fans in the stands in Florida for today's World Cup warm-up game against Haiti. Argentine social media star Valen Scarsini, known as El Scarso, was there to meet defender Tim Payne who now has 4 million followers on social media thanks to the South American. However, New Zealand's first game since Payne put the team in the international spotlight in a new way was a 4-nil loss. Sports reporter Felicity Reid spoke to Lisa Owen.

A former tech guy turned orchard owner has put the call out to the country's farmers to turn electric and he thinks they're switching on. Mike Casey runs Electric Cherries in Central Otago, purely on solar power. He's on a crusade to electrify the country and believes farmers hold the key to solving our energy crisis. Mike Casey spoke to Lisa Owen.

Wellington Mayor Andrew Little has hit out at the government's August deadline for amalgamation proposals...while saying he wants to talk seriously about a mega-merger.

Chinese hip-hop artists in Auckland are dropping a new voice into the city's music scene. The sixteen-member collective known as AKLA performs in regional Chinese dialects, Cantonese, Mandarin slang and English, mixing rap, beatboxing and street dance to tell stories of culture, identity and migration. The group has performed at numerous large cultural events, including the Auckland Lantern Festival, bringing contemporary Chinese hip-hop to audiences who may never have heard it before. RNZ Asia's Chen Liu has more.

More than $8 million, that's how much the Super Rugby franchise Moana Pasifika is in debt. The first liquidators report shows $4.3 million is owed to secured creditors. That includes a $2.7 million loan from Sport NZ, a crown entity. Approximately $3.9 million is owed to unsecured creditors. Players are among those owed money. Boss of the Rugby Players Association, Rob Nichol spoke to Lisa Owen.