Checkpoint for Friday 16 December 2022

5:07 PM.A group of nearly 20 people has ventured onto the closed Whakaari White Island crater to lay a plaque, remembering the 22 people who died when the volcano erupted.

The group included relatives of… Read more Audio

5:11 PM.Free to air cricket will return to TV screens next year as Spark pulls the plug on its sports streaming service.

It's blaming the escalating cost of content rights, Covid disruptions and a failure to… Read more Audio

5:17 PM.One of the biggest scandals in cricket history is resurfacing as the Australia and South Africa sides get set for the start of the first test in Brisbane tomorrow.

It's their first test encounter… Read more Audio

5:22 PM.One of the biggest scandals in cricket history is resurfacing as the Australia and South Africa sides get set for the start of the first test in Brisbane tomorrow.

It's their first test encounter… Read more Audio

5:28 PM.Christmas is a week away, and after a year of inflation, Kiwi households will be focusing much more on the cost of everything.

Infometrics Principal Economist Brad Olsen has analysed some Christmas… Read more Video, Audio

5:42 PM.As many New Zealanders prepare to hit the road for summer, the Waka Kotahi's getting ready for its regular holiday schedule of road resurfacing.

Work will be carried out on about 10 percent of the… Read more Video, Audio

5:46 PM.Budget blowouts and lengthy delays have become part and parcel of just about any big project in New Zealand.

A new Infrastructure Commission report shows the country's approach to big builds is… Read more Audio

5:55 PM.State of the art, bells and whistles facilites are being set up for high performance athlete accommodation in Upper Hutt.

A sink to scrub your footy boots, a video performance analysis station, and a… Read more Audio

6:06 PM.Dont expect to skip off overseas on a last minute get away. Intenational flights are close to packed with some fares up to double the normal rates according to one leading travel agency.

This is the… Read more Audio