Checkpoint for Friday 17 June 2022

5:08 PM.Crisis meetings and investigations are continuing, after Middlemore ED's long wait times appear to have cost a life on Wednesday.

Counties Manukau District Health Board says patient presentations are… Read more Audio

5:12 PM.An emergency doctor says there is massive pressure on the health system as a whole. 

Hutt Hospital emergency physician Dr Tanya Wilton told Checkpoint there are already gaps in rosters, with staff… Read more Video, Audio

5:18 PM.North Shore residents say the robbery in broad daylight of a local jewellery store signifies a growing trend along one of Takapuna's main streets.

Men armed with what appeared to be crow bars have… Read more Video, Audio

5:25 PM.One of Fletcher Building's toughest critics has little faith anything will change after a crisis meeting with the GIB giant today.

KiwiSaver provider and social housing backer, Simplicity Living… Read more Video, Audio

5:35 PM.It's never been harder to run a business in Queenstown - that's the message from hospitality and tourism operators in the town, and that comes after more than two years of the pandemic.

A critical… Read more Audio

5:39 PM.The battle to replace Simon Bridges in Tauranga is entering its final hours.

The by-election will take place tomorrow, just over two months after the former National leader announced he would step… Read more Video, Audio

5:45 PM.Iwi across Te-Matau-a-Maui or Hawke's Bay are making big investments in orchards, bringing whānau back to their whenua.

They hope this new kaupapa will bring their people jobs. Here's our Hawke's Bay… Read more Video, Audio

5:55 PM.The first All Blacks test of the year may be closing in - but there's only one game in town this weekend. Saturday's Super Rugby final between old rivals the Blues and Crusaders at Eden Park is chocka… Read more Audio

6:07 PM.Overworked, understaffed and under extreme pressure. That's not just the situation at Middlemore Hospital but also at almost every other DHB in the country, with a massive influx of patients suffering… Read more Audio

6:12 PM.Investigations continue into the death of a woman who left Middlemore Hospital's Emergency Department because of long wait times - only to return hours later, critically ill.

Counties Manukau… Read more Video, Audio

6:20 PM.A Southland cannabis producer hopes to ease patient's pain and ensure they're less out of pocket with prescription pot. Patients say they're struggling to afford legal medicinal cannabis with some… Read more Video, Audio