Checkpoint for Monday 22 August 2022

5:55 PM.A genius, a ninja, and a gentle giant who loved his people. Just some of the words used to describe Sir Toby Curtis, the Māori leader who died last week.

Thousands poured through his marae at Lake… Read more Audio

5:50 PM.The Ministry of Social Development is proactively reviewing the cases of pensioners who had their superannuation cut off after getting stranded overseas due to Covid border restrictions - with some… Read more Video, Audio

5:45 PM.Oranga Tamariki has admitted multiple failings today at the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care.

The ministry for children says the state did not stop abuse and did not meet the basic… Read more Audio

5:38 PM.A Giraffe calf born at Auckland Zoo is already showing towering promise, at well over six feet tall. He arrived early Friday morning to mother Kiraka and first time dad Billy.

The big little guy is… Read more Video, Audio

5:29 PM.Chunks of earth just keep tumbling down in Wellington. Persistent heavy rain has sent land sliding - blocking streets and forcing some residents to get out of their homes.

Aanei te kai ripoata a… Read more Video, Audio

5:25 PM."Every school day is a big day" - that's the lesson for parents whose children are skipping class.

Only about 60 percent of children in Aotearoa are regularly going to school. The numbers have been… Read more Video, Audio

5:18 PM.Bollards have been put out and roads closed at Parliament, as Wellington prepares for anti-government protesters to return tomorrow.

Police are expecting more than a thousand protesters to arrive at… Read more Video, Audio

5:11 PM.A pensioner stranded overseas for months due to Covid-19 border restrictions has won a drawn out battle with the Social Development Minister over her superannuation payments.

Rosalie Dobson had her… Read more Video, Audio

5:07 PM.'It's devastating' was the assessment of Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern as she toured flood-hit Nelson today.

The scale of the damage from heavy rain and widespread flooding is immense, with some… Read more Video, Audio