Checkpoint for Friday 22 July 2022

5:57 PM.Legendary Paralympian Dame Sophie Pascoe has had to farewell her biggest fan and best friend this week. Her nana Yvonne has died. The 11-time gold medallist swimmer shared the news on Instagram today… Read more Video, Audio

5:53 PM.A delicious alternative or a crime against food? The professionals have gathered to test the taste. Cheeses made of nuts, coconut oil, flours and vegetables were put under the microscope at the New… Read more Video, Audio

5:46 PM.The race for the Auckland mayoralty is heating up with candidates in a spat over a website domain mystery. Anyone clicking on efesocollins.co.nz or craiglord.co.nz is taken to a site showing the… Read more Video, Audio

5:36 PM.Weather related insurance claims are stacking up and are set to become more common as climate change bears down on New Zealand communities. Just this week there has been widespread flooding in the… Read more Video, Audio

5:34 PM.There's relief in the Lake Ōhau community after the only access road into the alpine village was restored earlier today. Residents and holiday makers have been trapped since Tuesday morning after… Read more Video, Audio

5:31 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6309864218112 Video, Audio

5:28 PM.Snowseekers have struck it lucky overnight, with a big dump of snow at Mt Ruapehu. Earlier in the week Checkpoint reported on the barren and rocky skifields of Turoa and Whakapapa - in the middle of… Read more Video, Audio

5:25 PM.Mayors in some of the areas that are copping the worst weather-related damage want a fast and united response to climate change. Just this week, there's been towns and cities dealing with widespread… Read more Video, Audio

5:16 PM.A well know jewellery chain has been hit again in a smash and grab at a west Auckland mall. Robbers reportedly walked into the Michael Hill at the Westgate Mall and smashed up cabinets and took off… Read more Video, Audio

5:13 PM.The wild weather in Wellington has eased but the headaches for people trying to fly in and out of the capital have not. Thousands had their plans disrupted yesterday after heavy rain and wild winds… Read more Video, Audio

5:07 PM.'I'm going nowhere, and neither is my captain' ... that's the message from All Blacks coach Ian Foster who fronted publicly for the first time today since the series loss to Ireland on Saturday. Ian… Read more Video, Audio