Checkpoint

Australia correspondent Nick Grimm spoke to Lisa Owen about Donald's Trump early departure from the G7 summit leaving other world leaders hanging, including Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

The US President Donald Trump has bailed out of the G7 summit in Canada early because of the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran. The Trump administration had been poised to meet with Iran to discuss reviving a deal over its nuclear programme when Israel launched its attack on Friday. Correspondent Mitch McCann was there and explained how the conflict has overshadowed the summit.

News from the business sector, including a market report.

White Fern Sophie Devine will retire from one day internationals after this year's Cricket World Cup. The 35-year-old has 298 international caps across ODI and T20s. She captained New Zealand to a bronze medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games as well as victory in last year's T20 World Cup. Earlier this year Devine took a break from cricket for her well-being. Sports reporter Felicity Reid spoke to Lisa Owen.

A senior doctor has claimed patients are being treated in cupboards, offices and tearooms as Whangarei hospital bursts at the seams. This comes ahead of a public meeting at Forum North in Whangarei to discuss the state of healthcare in Northland. Checkpoint has been told in the last fortnight there's been several examples of patients being put in makeshift beds or wards at Whangarei Hospital. Dr Marion Leighton works in General Medicine at Whangarei Hospital and will be at the meeting, she spoke to Lisa Owen.

It is forecast there will be more than 15,000 new job openings for accountants in the next five years. But the number of people enrolling in the degree has fallen off a cliff. Now, a campaign is underway to make accounting cool. Government affairs leader for Chartered Accountants Australia New Zealand Lydia Tsen spoke to Lisa Owen.

Unemployment is at a four year high; 5.1% or 156,000 people, and that means competition is fierce. There were 21,000 more people on the jobseeker benefit in May compared to last year. This year's career expo in Auckland has attracted thousands of job hunters, not just those looking for a new job, but also new careers. Louise Ternouth reports.

A major fire has ripped through a supermarket in central Auckland. Emergency services were called to the blaze at New World supermarket near Victoria Park in Freemans Bay, where 20 crews battled the blaze. While the fire is now contained, firefighters are expected to continue fighting the blaze for some time. Amy Williams reports from the scene.

An Auckland business owner has described current sick leave entitlements as 'manifestly unfair', and said it is a significant burden in tough economic times. In 2021 minimum paid sick leave for workers went from five to 10 days, regardless of how often a person works. The government has confirmed it is changing the law to a pro rata system, or proportional leave; where sick day allowances will be different for part and full-time workers depending on how many hours or days they work. Entertainment business owner Kathy Aspden said her sick leave costs have increased 400% since the allowance doubled. Kathy Aspden spoke to Lisa Owen.

Any time it rains heavily in Northland, residents of Moerewa brace for flooding. The small town has gone underwater in recent years more times than they'd care to remember. But now the flood-weary residents finally have reasons to be hopeful about the future. Peter de Graaf reports.