Checkpoint for Thursday 18 February 2021

5:06 PM.A Christchurch man with terminal cancer is using his final days to battle his insurance company, a decade on from the deadly earthquakes.

Brian Shaw owns an apartment that's in a block of 11. They… Read more Video, Audio

5:13 PM.There are now more than 4,000 children growing up in motels across New Zealand, devastating parents who are desperate to find a permanent place for their kids to live.

Skyrocketing house prices are… Read more Video, Audio

5:19 PM.The government has no idea how big the housing shortfall actually is in New Zealand.

The Housing Minister says there are so many different figures being thrown around - from 28,000 to 200,000 - that… Read more Audio

5:23 PM.Authorities have uncovered a new lead in their investigations over how Covid-19 made it back into the community - albeit a tenuous one.

Health officials have so far been confounded by how three… Read more Audio

5:27 PM.A "wealthy, influential businessman" who took opportunities with three young men who came to him for help.

That's how a man on trial has been described to the jury at the High Court at Auckland… Read more Audio

5:30 PM.A spat's broken out between challengers for the America's Cup over when to return to the water following Auckland's level 3 lockdown.

The organisers, America's Cup Events, wanted to postpone racing… Read more Audio

5:37 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6233188604001 Video, Audio

5:42 PM.The ship storm continues to brew over the Prada Cup final that will be raced this weekend after a very public throw-down between the Challenger of Record and America's Cup organisers America's Cup… Read more Video, Audio

5:47 PM.Facebook has banned Australians from sharing or viewing any local news content on its platform.

The drastic move follows the federal government's proposed legislation that would force companies like… Read more Audio

5:52 PM.Matthew McEachen should have had most of his life ahead of him when he died on February 22, 2011.

The 25-year-old was a talented artist and designer, putting his skills to good use at the Southern… Read more Video, Audio

6:06 PM.There are no new cases of Covid-19 reported in the community today, following Auckland's move to alert level 2, and the rest of the country's shift back to level 1.

The good news will bring relief to… Read more Audio

6:10 PM.A company working to set up a fund to support front line ambulance workers says it's being blocked in its efforts by St John.

YelloHalo is an internet service provider, which will return 100 percent… Read more Audio

6:15 PM.The gates are firmly shut to international tourists at the moment, and the government is being told to use this time wisely.

The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment says tourism is putting… Read more Audio

6:19 PM.Period products will soon be free for all primary, intermediate, secondary school and kura students.

More than 3,000 students in Waikato have already been receiving the products as part of a trial of… Read more Audio