Checkpoint for Monday 28 March 2022

5:06 PM.She made history as the first woman to be nominated twice for best director at the Academy Awards. And tonight New Zealand director Dame Jane Campion brought it home.

Her much lauded dark western… Read more Video, Audio

5:14 PM.The Oscars will be long remembered for actor Will Smith smacking comedian Chris Rock on stage.

Chris Rock made a joke about Will Smith's wife Jada Pinkett Smith - saying he can't wait to see her in… Read more Audio

5:17 PM.The Defence Minister says the draft security arrangement between China and Solomon Islands took him by surprise.

Peeni Henare says it would be extremely concerning if any other Pacific nations were… Read more Audio

5:20 PM.Auckland City's golden mile has yet to stage its own recovery from lockdowns and the exodus of thousands of inner city workers.

Two years into the pandemic, dozens of shops remain empty on the main… Read more Video, Audio

5:26 PM.Actual horse power and a bucket on a pulley, or good old fashioned wading through the mud.

They're just a few of the workarounds people are trying in a tiny east coast town split in two after a… Read more Video, Audio

5:34 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

5:38 PM.Some east coast residents are mopping up and shoveling out their mud and water soaked homes for the second time in a year raising serious questions about whether flood prone properties are worth… Read more Video, Audio

5:45 PM.The petition to save one of Christchurch's birthing units has been boosted with support from Gemma and Richie McCaw.

The closure of St George's Maternity Centre would leave Christchurch Women's… Read more Audio

5:49 PM.The government is sending nine Defence Force intelligence personnel to the UK and Belgium to support Ukraine's efforts against the Russian invasion. Read more Audio

5:56 PM.Restoration work on the Christ Church Cathedral has hit a big milestone, with construction crews removing the crossing roof in their bid to stabilise the building.

They hope the church is safe enough… Read more Video, Audio

6:07 PM.While Dame Jane Campion won Best Director at the Oscars, the awards were overshadowed by best-actor winner Will Smith striking comedian Chris Rock on stage, after he made a joke about Smith's wife… Read more Audio

6:12 PM.New Zealand extreme skier Jess Hotter has smoked the competition taking out the Free Ride World Tour title in Switzerland at the weekend.

Hotter from Ohakune overcame a big fall in the last stage of… Read more Video, Audio

6:17 PM.A heavy rain watch remains in place for the North Island's East Coast as the sodden district recovers from last week's flooding.

It will be a slow build back to normality, but it's one resilient… Read more Video, Audio