Checkpoint for Wednesday 27 July 2022

5:56 PM.Banks Avenue Primary students in Christchurch have had to put up with a broken school.

Broken paths, faulty windows, cold classrooms and scruffy carpet - after 10 years of making it work, today… Read more Video, Audio

5:52 PM.A tiny bit of tech has delivered a big result for a Palmerston North family - reuniting twins three and a half years after one of them went missing.

Moss the moggie was adopted with his brother, Roy… Read more Video, Audio

5:48 PM.There's pressure on our hospitals and there's no easy fix to appease everyone.

Dunedin Hospital used 21 student nurses to fill 27 hospital aide shifts over the weekend. The move's been strongly… Read more Audio

5:44 PM.The Director-General of Health has used his final media conference to announce he's directed fourteen councils to fluoridate their water.

Dr Ashley Bloomfield says he is a long-time supporter of… Read more Audio

5:36 PM.How long do you spend splashing about in the shower? The average is eight long minutes.

Just think of all that precious water gurgling down the drain pipe. Tauranga City Council is.

It's offering… Read more Video, Audio

5:34 PM.TVNZ has released its long-awaited report into the hiring of Breakfast presenter Kamahl Santamaria, and its head of news and current affairs Paul Yurisich has resigned.

The former Al Jazeera… Read more Video, Audio

5:24 PM.Dunedin is still littered with road closures, surface flooding, slips and a big clean job.

The southern city's had a major dousing - some student flats were evacuated overnight but tenants have been… Read more Video, Audio

5:16 PM.Tens of thousands of New Zealanders could miss out on the government's cost of living bonus as the IRD does not have their bank account details.

The first of three instalments is due on Monday for an… Read more Audio

5:13 PM.Floodwaters stubbornly remain in some parts of Christchurch and Banks Peninsula, turning backyards into lakes and sending rubbish bins drifting past the front fence.

Torrents of water have also sent… Read more Video, Audio

5:06 PM.Under-five-year-olds in Aotearoa are regularly having sugary drinks as well as eating takeaways including chips and other deep fried foods. But they're coming up short for fruit and vegetables.

The… Read more Video, Audio