Checkpoint for Monday 24 April 2023

5:51 PM.A group of life-time pass-holders is hoping to crowd-fund millions of dollars to keep Mt Ruapehu's two skifields - Whakapapa and Turoa - in public hands.

Its current operator, Ruapehu Alpine Lifts… Read more Audio

5:45 PM.Ten years after the deadliest garment factory disaster, advocates say little has changed for workers.

On this day in 2013 the Rana Plaza building in Bangladesh collapsed killing more than a thousand… Read more Video, Audio

5:40 PM.The Red Cross is defending a slow trickle of funds from its coffers reaching those affected by Cyclone Gabrielle and the flooding.

New Zealanders have donated more than 22 million dollars to the Red… Read more Audio

5:27 PM.Last week many local coffee goers were in dismay when a top 50 list of coffee destinations didn't feature a single NZ brew.

But the list-makers say they were "not braced for the coffee storm that… Read more Audio

5:24 PM.New Zealand racing drivers were the big winners in the latest round of the Formula E championship in Germany. Jaguar's Mitch Evans won the opening race and Nick Cassidy driving for Envision Racing had… Read more Video, Audio

5:16 PM.Children as young as eight are using a Hamilton laundromat as a hangout to huff.

Double Bubble in Dinsdale has sent CCTV of the group crawling into industrial washing machines and inhaling deodorant… Read more Video, Audio

5:12 PM.A countrywide shortage of doctors means people are facing weeks-long delays to secure appointments. In the Bay of Plenty town of Kawerau, two doctors from an already-stretched workforce have recently… Read more Audio

5:07 PM.Neighbours of a Feilding man shot by police after a eight-hour armed stand-off have described the horrific scenes unfolding just metres away from their front doors.

Police shot the man at about 9pm… Read more Video, Audio