Checkpoint for Tuesday 18 April 2023

6:14 PM.Christchurch's plan to bring new life to its inner city centres is based on boosting the number of residents who live there.

But nightlife venues say that could also threaten them. The city council… Read more Video, Audio

6:08 PM.It is estimated $150 extra a week is what every household needs to find, just to keep pace with the rising cost of living.

Yesterday official food prices saw their biggest annual increase in more… Read more Video, Audio

5:50 PM.The Gore District Council is holding its first public meeting since it was revealed its most senior elected and unelected officials are no longer speaking.

Ben Bell ousted long-time incumbent Tracy… Read more Video, Audio

5:47 PM.Auckland Council's chief executive has broken his silence a week on from the release of a damning flood review.

Commissioned by the Mayor, the review highlights the numerous failings of council in… Read more Audio

5:42 PM.Chorus - New Zealand's main provider of telecommunications infrastructure - is apologising for wait times blowing out due to a shortage of almost 200 technicians.

It says some customers have been in… Read more Video, Audio

5:29 PM.Some parents are struggling to see how taking just one student out of a teacher's classroom will lift their child's learning outcomes.

The Education Minister announced the Goverment will reduce… Read more Video, Audio

5:26 PM.The Wellington Phoenix have signed Giancarlo Italiano as the team's new head coach for the next two A-League football seasons.

Italiano has been the side's assistant coach since 2019. He will replace… Read more Video, Audio

5:19 PM.A North Canterbury hunting competition is encouraging kids to shoot feral cats - and whoever bags the most between now and the end of June - wins a $250 prize.

The SPCA is investigating the death of… Read more Audio

5:11 PM.According to new international research seven out 10 new cases of Type 2 diabetes globally are caused by a "suboptimal diet".

That includes too much red and processed meats, refined carbs and sugary… Read more Video, Audio

5:07 PM.Do you have an extra $150 a week to cover the rising cost of living? That's the sum households can expect to dig deep for each week this year as the looming recession is tipped to be longer and deeper… Read more Video, Audio