Checkpoint

It's a big weekend for the All Blacks, who are over in Perth for tomorrow night's Bledisloe Cup match with the Wallabies. Coach Scott Robertson has made some intriguing changes to his team. Sports reporter Jamie Wall spoke to Lisa Owen.

You might have heard about revenge spending - where people buy things they maybe don't need after a period of constraint. But what about revenge saving? Money correspondent Susan Edmunds has been looking into this phenomenon that's apparently been taking hold overseas and spoke to Lisa Owen.

Asia correspondent Adam Hancock spoke to Lisa Owen about dozens of people who are still missing under the wreckage of a collapsed Indonesia school, which rescuers saying there are "no signs of life".

A third of New Zealand workers are holding down more than one job to make ends meet according to new study. It is also predicting multi-job workers may soon be the norm not the exception. Global figures showed 47% of 18-24 year olds are in multi job situations and the other big group is 55 plus; 20% of them have more than one job. Employment Hero's New Zealand Head of Commercial Neil Webster spoke to Lisa Owen.

Australia correspondent Nick Grimm spoke to Lisa Owen about some Australian workers calling for early retirement, as the population ages some workers in physically demanding jobs are having to quit early and want to access their pension sooner.

People in the Christchurch suburb of Bromley are feeling vindicated after health researchers have found environmental odours have damaging health effects. Locals living in the suburb believe they've suffered nasty health problems since a compost facility opened there in 2009. Now the Public Health Communication Centre has looked at dozens of cases of pollution around the country, including examples from meat works, sewage plants, and landfills. It is calling on public health services to proactively advocate for communities like Bromley that have been adversely affected. Adam Burns reports.

News from the business sector, including a market report.

All Blacks have just announced their side to close out the Rugby Championship. Coach Scott Robertson has made six changes to the side which kept the Eden Park streak alive last week. Sports reporter Jonty Dine spoke to Lisa Owen.

A leading animal welfare group says its been blindsided by the government quietly walking back a ban on pig crates weeks before it was due to come into force. Associate Minister Andrew Hoggard's believes his proposed changes to animal welfare laws will deliver world leading standards. But the SPCA disagree saying its "outraged" over the move and the lack of transparency and public consultation. SPCA's Chief Scientific Officer Dr Arnja Dale spoke to Lisa Owen.

The Toitū Te Tiriti protest movement has cut ties with Te Pāti Māori - with its spokesperson accusing the political party of being ego-driven and having a dictatorship model. Te Pāti Māori has pushed back - saying all decisions have been made through proper processes - and no formal complaints have ever been lodged. Acting political editor Craig McCulloch spoke to Lisa Owen.