Checkpoint for Monday 1 August 2022

5:06 PM.The government's unveiled a plan to recruit thousands of health workers, including international doctors and nurses, into Aotearoa's struggling hospitals, GP clinics, aged care and beyond.

Health… Read more Video, Audio

5:15 PM.Nearly 1000 people have opted out of the government's $350 cost of living payments.

The first installments have been landing in bank accounts today. But there's been a sour tinge to the government's… Read more Audio

5:21 PM.New Zealand had a golden morning at the Commonwealth Games as new sports stars emerged in the pool and on the cycle track.

And these rising stars aren't done yet. Felicity Reid reports on our… Read more Audio

5:25 PM.A Penrose store owner says its hard to see a future for his business, after it was targeted by criminals for the fifth time since he took over barely a year ago.

Local residents say there's huge… Read more Video, Audio

5:34 PM.In response to the government's health announcement, New Zealand Nurses Organisation Kaiwhakahaere Kerri Nuku says a more significant investment would be allowing nurses to train for free within… Read more Video, Audio

5:43 PM.Another price hike for Waiheke island commuters. From today, anyone on a SeaLink Vehicle ferry is now paying more for travel to and from Auckland - after Fullers, which runs the main passenger… Read more Audio

5:47 PM.It's 35 years since Parliament passed a law making Te Reo Māori an official language.

The Māori Language Commission is today celebrating the strides made since, but also warning that more work is… Read more Audio

5:52 PM.Booze overboard - sounds more like an accident than a strategy. But one Australian vineyard is using the ocean floor as a cellar, dropping its sparkling wine into the sea near Augusta in Western… Read more Video, Audio

6:17 PM.Stability in the Pacific, climate change and expanding America's relationship with New Zealand are all issues on the agenda for a top US commander visiting New Zealand.

Admiral John Aquilino, the… Read more Video, Audio

6:21 PM.A World War 2 Veteran says sheer luck has made him a centenarian. Ken Orman served in the Royal New Zealand Air Force during the Second World War and still has the piece of shrapnel that could have… Read more Video, Audio