Checkpoint for Monday 18 July 2022

5:08 PM.Another record busting rate no one wants to boast about. Inflation has reached a 32 year high of 7.3 percent - meaning the cost of pretty much everything is on the rise.

Some economists think that's… Read more Audio

5:12 PM.Ian Hutson is the director of the Salvation Army's Social Policy and Parliamentary Unit. He talks to Lisa Owen about the record-high level of inflation.

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5:18 PM.Health staff at Wairarapa Hospital says pressure on the system can't be called a crisis anymore, it's a catastrophe.

The emergency department and the general ward has been down to just two staff on… Read more Audio

5:24 PM.Testing stations are seeing more and more demand for RATs and masks, now that they're free for everyone - regardless of whether they have symptoms.

There's also been increased demand for PCR tests as… Read more Video, Audio

5:27 PM.It pays to keep the boss relaxed and on their game, just ask NZ golf caddy Sam Pinfold, who's hit the jackpot at the British Open in Scotland.

Wellington-born Pinfold caddied for Australian Cameron… Read more Video, Audio

5:39 PM.House construction costs are through the roof. Today's inflation figures revealed it the price of a new build is up 18 percent on the same time last year.

That's on top of every day essentials like… Read more Video, Audio

5:46 PM.The Greens are demanding student allowances be hiked and made universal after a survey found two thirds of respondents are struggling to buy food and other necessities.

The report - pulled together… Read more Audio

5:57 PM.It's the story almost everyone's got an opinion on. What's gone wrong with the All Blacks and what's going to happen with head coach Ian Foster?

The All Blacks cancelled Foster's press conference… Read more Video, Audio