Checkpoint for Wednesday 25 May 2022

5:07 PM."When in God's name are we going to stand up to the gun lobby?" The words of an exasperated and angry US President Joe Biden, after as many as 19 children aged between seven and 10 years old and two… Read more Video, Audio

5:14 PM.Seven drive-by shootings in one night have Auckland police scrambling to calm tensions and renegotiate a truce between rival gangs.

There have been 12 reported drive by shootings in Auckland since… Read more Video, Audio

5:19 PM.The cost of living is about to get a whole lot pricier if you've got a mortgage and there could be yet more pain coming down the pipe.

The Reserve Bank has raised the official cash rate half a… Read more Video, Audio

5:32 PM.Another Kainga Ora development has locals up in arms - fearing it could change the character of their neighbourhood.

But, community representatives in Millwater - in north Auckland, say there's no… Read more Video, Audio

5:39 PM.The latest devastating school shooting in the US has led to renewed calls for gun control.

At least 19 children and two adults have been killed after a gunman opened fire at Robb Elementary school in… Read more Audio

5:43 PM.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is in New York and has made a third appearance on Stephen Colbert's The Late Show.

The PM is in the US for a trade mission and charm offensive - convincing Americans New… Read more Video, Audio

5:49 PM.An Aussie artist has started a project to lift the spirits of Ukrainians living in bomb-scarred cities.

Janno McLaughlin is making an enormous sunflower quilt, and wants to drape it over bombed out… Read more Video, Audio

5:56 PM.A remote-operated digger has started work on Christchurch Cathedral removing rubble from the historic building.

It's a job project managers are describing as a world first - and a significant… Read more Video, Audio

6:06 PM.A new pay offer could see allied health professionals get paid more than a KFC worker, according to their union.

The workers are basically everyone outside of doctors and nurses. Last week about… Read more Video, Audio

6:14 PM.The US is reeling yet again after a school shooting left 19 young children and two teachers dead in Texas.

The gunman was an 18-year-old man who was himself shot dead by police. The tragedy comes… Read more Video, Audio

6:20 PM.Fifteen gamers have been named in the E-Blacks - New Zealand's first esports rep team.

Esports will be a pilot event at this year's Commonwealth Games in Birmingham with aspirations to becoming a… Read more Audio