Checkpoint for Friday 14 April 2023

6:11 PM.After 116 years, the "dominion" masthead is disappearing from newstands in the capital.

The capital's last surviving daily paper The Dominion Post - started 21 years ago as a merger of The Dominion… Read more Audio

6:07 PM.The government's forked out an extra $10 million for the new Dunedin Hospital rebuild just months after making controversial cuts and has ruled out any further large redesigns.

Just before Christmas… Read more Audio

5:56 PM.There's nothing quite like a flat white. The New Zealand coffee industry prides itself on its unique varieties and neighbourhood cafe vibe.

But the country's just been snubbed - failing to make a top… Read more Video, Audio

5:52 PM.Going bush might cost you a little more in the coming months. Thanks to inflation, foul weather and the long tail of Covid, DOC says its had to review the price if its huts, lodges and campsites.

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5:48 PM.It's just 24 hours old, and already there's a legal challenge to the government's replacement for the Three Waters proposal.

The government has ditched the four mega-entities that would have… Read more Audio

5:43 PM.Residents in some of the most remote areas of north west Australia, are hunkering down, as a category two cyclone batters their region.

Described as the most severe cyclone to hit the region in 14… Read more Video, Audio

5:29 PM.The government's added another $10 million the new Dunedin Hospital development, but that does not guarantee any more patient beds or operating theatres.

But it comes with a commitment. The Health… Read more Video, Audio

5:26 PM.Thousands of fans have packed Apia Park to watch Moana Pasifika play their first game in Samoa.

They're playing the Reds in the Super Rugby Pacific match up. And local fans have come out in big… Read more Video, Audio

5:17 PM.The wife of Blue Ferry skipper Bill Elliot has spoken for the first time as the wider family gathers at his bedside.

The 77 year old was airlifted from Paihia to Auckland's Middlemore Hospital and… Read more Video, Audio

5:13 PM.Northland Regional Harbour Master Jim Lyle talks to Lisa Owen about the water between Paihia and Russell, after a powerful motor boat crashed into a passenger ferry yesterday.

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5:07 PM.Bay of Islands locals are calling for harsher penalties for recreational boaties, after witnesses described the launch involved in yesterday's collision with the Paihia-Russell ferry travelling at… Read more Video, Audio