Checkpoint for Wednesday 21 October 2020

6:06 PM.A Hawke's Bay woman continued to breed puppies on her farm, despite the discovery of a highly contagious and potentially fatal parvovirus just months earlier.

The revelation is part of a Checkpoint… Read more Video, Audio

5:54 PM.After years of complaints, the avenue of Alder trees lining New Plymouth's main street are undergoing a heavy trim before they get the chop completely.

Retailers blame fallen leaves and flower… Read more Audio

5:41 PM.Now to remote Fiordland where crews have been working hard to restore the Milford Track against a looming deadline.

The Great Walk was badly damaged when a metre of rain fell in less than three days… Read more Video, Audio

5:37 PM.Warning, this report contains some distressing content.

A Wellington nightclub worker says he reported one of the individuals at the centre of a raft of sexual assault allegations to the police three… Read more Audio

5:34 PM.Wilson Parking has agreed to pay $500,000 to the Commerce Commission following an investigation into anti-competitive behaviour at several Wellington carparks.

The country's largest parking company… Read more Audio

5:25 PM.The Green Party co-leaders say they've had 'fruitful discussions' with the Labour Party about how the two parties will work together this term.

But the 'will-they-won't-they' is set to continue, with… Read more Audio

5:23 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio

5:11 PM.Air Commodore Darryn Webb is in charge of operations at managed isolation and quarantine. Lisa Owen asked him why the fishing crews have been sharing rooms at Christchurch's Sudima Hotel. Read more Video, Audio

5:06 PM.There are 18 crew members infected with Covid-19, out of the 235 who have come to the country for work.

The scale of the outbreak has prompted health authorities to bring in extra measures to curb… Read more Audio