Checkpoint for Wednesday 13 July 2022

5:07 PM.Victims of gang violence can breathe a sigh of relief according to the Police Minister, who says a law change will crack down on drive by shootings.

There have been dozens of shootings around… Read more Video, Audio

5:13 PM.The Police Minister says new legislation to crack down on gangs was called for by police themselves.

The government has announced a number of changes, including closing a loophole on firearm… Read more Video, Audio

5:21 PM.Interest rates could take off after the Reserve Bank raised the Official Cash Rate up to a six-year high.

It is promising to go higher still in a bid to reel in inflation, which is at a 30-year high.

5:28 PM.Workers who deal with the public are calling for more support as they fight an uphill battle to make sure they don't get Covid again.

The Ministry of Health says 16,000 people have been reinfected… Read more Audio

5:36 PM.The Prime Minister says she's found common ground with her counterpart in the Solomon Islands - with neither leader wanting the see the militarisation of the Pacific.

Jacinda Ardern sat down with… Read more Audio

5:42 PM.Two German Shepherd breeders have been banned from owning animals for almost a decade after keeping more than 60 dogs in what the SPCA describes as a "hell hole".

Some were in filthy cages so small… Read more Video, Audio

5:47 PM.A woman's described a distressed man who came to her door, after an attempt to cross a swollen ford turned fatal.

One person died, and two managed to escape when the car they were in was swept away… Read more Video, Audio

5:51 PM.The manager of a Wellington store targeted in a ram raid overnight says the thieves had "broken everything" when they crashed into the store in the early hours of this morning.

Police suspect… Read more Video, Audio