Checkpoint

You may have heard of quiet quitting, people who do the absolute bare minimum and collect their paycheque at the end of the month, But what about quiet cracking? Quiet cracking, refers to who people remain in their jobs even if they're desperately unhappy in the role. It's a phenomenon that poses a big threat to employee productivity and morale in workplaces throughout the world. Money correspondent Susan Edmunds has been looking at the issue here in New Zealand and spoke to Lisa Owen.

Australia correspondent Nicole Johnston spoke to Lisa Owen about Australia's unemployment figures looking positive, as well as the average weekly salary for full-time workers hitting a record high.

News from the business sector, including a market report.

Some of the world's top darts players will be in Auckland this weekend for the New Zealand Darts Masters. The Auckland event is the seventh and final tournament of the World Series of Darts for this year and results here could be pivotal when it comes to the standings for next month's finals. Sports reporter Felicity Reid spoke to Lisa Owen.

Napier Port has revealed its cruise ship revenue is down nearly 10%. Bookings for the upcoming season that starts in October are headed in the same direction. Cruise ship numbers in the Bay of Island have almost halved from the peak two years ago. Meanwhile, Disney Cruise Line has confirmed it will only be sailing to to New Zealand up until February 2026. New Zealand Cruise Association chief executive Jacqui Lloyd spoke to Lisa Owen.

Plans to block road access to a remote stretch of the South Wairarapa coastline will deny sufers access to one country's most pristine surf breaks. South Wairarapa District Council wants to close access to a paper or unfinished road that leads to the Cape Palliser coast line. The council says native flora and fauna in the area been damaged by four wheel drives, quad bikes and campers. The area includes Wahi tapu sites, ancestrial burial grounds and historic pa sites. Michael Gunson first surfed White Rock along that part of the coast in 1976 and spoke to Lisa Owen.

A woman is dead after being shot by the police officers called to her home over concerns for her safety. A man remains in hospital in a stable condition after also being shot by police. Officers were called to the Kainga Ora property in the Christchurch suburb of Bryndwr about 11 o'clock last night after a person who knew the pair reported concerns for their safety as the man had a knife. 10 police officers went to the home with one officer armed with a long-rifle firing a single round at the man and another round at the woman. Timothy Brown reports.

The Prime Minister has stuck to his criticism of his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu, but said he has also been critical of Hamas. Yesterday Christopher Luxon said the Israeli prime minister had lost the plot, and was not listening to the international community. Mr Luxon said he was giving his personal view, but Israel's deputy foreign minister has fired back, with some criticisms of her own. Giles Dexter reports.

An expert in traumatic brain injuries is calling for consistent protocols when dealing with concussions in schoolyard sport to prevent debilitating long-term impacts. While there's greater awareness about the risks associated with concussion, Pat Hopkins from the Laura Fergusson Brain Injury Trust said that too often, head knocks are treated differently if they occur during lower-level sports. Checkpoint spoke to young people who've been concussed playing sport at school and university, and continue to suffer consequences for years afterwards. Bella Craig reports.

A soldier with links to far right groups and who is accused of spying will face a court martial hearing next week - a first-of-its-kind prosecution that's for now shrouded in secrecy. The Linton-based soldier's name is suppressed and so is the foreign country at the centre of the espionage case. RNZ is opposing these orders and a suppression hearing is set to take place on Monday morning, before the court martial begins. Courts martial are in many ways similar to jury trials in civilian courts. Jimmy Ellingham reports.