Stories by Nick Truebridge

A New Zealand resident who's been here nearly a decade says he's quitting the country because his wife can't get in.

Shlok Kant believes he's shown Immigration New Zealand his marriage is genuine… Audio

It should have been the Kiwi dream, instead a high-achieving immigrant says he will leave the country because his wife and daughter are not allowed in.

Chandra Raju last saw his wife and little girl… Audio

There's something in the water in a Canterbury town, and it isn't pretty.

Methven business owners say they've reached boiling point after more than 10 years of contamination issues with the busy ski… Video, Audio

A south Auckland man says he is lucky to be alive after his family home was targeted in an early morning drive-by shooting. Video, Audio

A Northland doctor says she has been waiting more than a year for Immigration New Zealand to respond to her family's residency application.

That is despite reported shortages of medical professionals… Audio

Burnt-out nurses are being told to seek help from one another because of high demand for external counselling services.

The nurses union says the government has not told them about any plans to boost… Audio

A Papatoetoe mother, whose family is still living apart after last month's tornado, has opened up about the disaster's lingering financial and emotional burden.

Carla Makiha is still looking for… Video, Audio

For most New Zealanders in their seventies, homelessness is not something that crosses the mind.

But one Papatoetoe woman is facing exactly that, with her uninhabitable tornado-hit rental now up for… Video, Audio

Auckland's Albert St business owners are seeing red after being offered two thousand dollars worth of business advice as they struggle to survive.

They are trading alongside the $4.4 billion City… Video, Audio

While the Prime Minister visited Papatoetoe this morning, the outlook for many recovering from last weekend's tornado remains grim.

Nearly 100 south Aucklanders remain in emergency housing and there… Video, Audio

ASB Showgrounds' liquidation is fast becoming very public finger-pointing exercise between two major Auckland trusts.

Checkpoint's Nick Truebridge and Nick Monro have the story. Video, Audio

Papatoetoe High School parents are voicing mixed views on whether schools should shoulder the load of vaccinating students.

Children aged 12 to 15 will soon be able to get the Pfizer vaccine after… Audio

South Aucklanders whose homes have been red stickered after Saturday's freak tornado are in limbo, saying they have no idea where they will be living long term. Video, Audio

Out of pocket Auckland businesses trading alongside a giant City Rail Link trench say they may fold before the project's complete.

The Albert Street business owners protested outside the Auckland… Video, Audio

New Zealand's Cup looks set to sail elsewhere for its next battle. Team New Zealand is entering discussions with other nations keen to host the 37th America's Cup, after rejecting a… Video, Audio

The government's clean car discount might sound like a good deal, but how much will it actually help?

Rebates range from eight thousand dollars for new imported EVs, down to just over two thousand… Video, Audio

A Mongrel Mob Waikato leader claims three members charged with serious drug offences are outliers in the chapter.

The trio were arrested on Monday, along with 35 others, following 37 police raids as… Audio

Businesses around Auckland's famed Karangahape Road are facing yet more financial woe, as City Rail Link construction drags on.

Today, the Transport Minister and Auckland city officials lauded the… Video, Audio

A mammoth waitlist is blocking patients struggling with substance abuse from accessing a bed at Auckland metro's main public inpatient detox unit.

Instead, those who fall ill waiting for a bed at Pt… Audio

Stretched and struggling to cope. That's the alarming message in a Waitematā DHB doctor's letter to the government.

It says Auckland's emergency rooms are overwhelmed by patients showing up with… Audio

Fancy the thought of lying on a sun-soaked beach, sipping a cocktail and getting a Covid-19 jab while you're at it?

Well, a growing number of countries are offering just that with Guam, the Maldives… Audio

Auckland ratepayers are on the hook for legal bills totalling at least $1 million as the council fights for a temporary ban on downtown bottle stores.

Council and court papers obtained by Checkpoint… Audio

Tourism businesses in the Cook Islands may be crying out for more Kiwi holidaymakers, but the sentiment isn't shared by all.

Some Rarotongans are anxious about Covid-19 creeping into the Cooks, while… Video, Audio

Cook Islands tourism operators are conceding life may never be the same for the island nation as it tries to bounce back from a global pandemic.

Wage subsidies and free accommodation have been… Video, Audio

The Cook Islands' Covid-19 vaccination programme is now in full swing with about 600 people receiving the first Pfizer jab.

It may also be a challenge, with some of the 10,000 eligible Cook Islanders… Video, Audio