Checkpoint for Wednesday 26 April 2023

6:13 PM. 

An East Coast iwi is partnering with the government to give Māori and community groups more say in decisions about uplifiting children.

Ngāti Kahungunu, its health and wellbeing advisory group Te… Read more Audio

6:08 PM.The richest NZ families are taxed at less than half the rate of your average New Zealander, according to new research.

And the Green Party says the simple fix is a comprehensive capital gain tax. The… Read more Video, Audio

5:54 PM.Freedom camping sites and car parks in Whanganui are now home to a growing fleet of vehicles housing the city's homeless.

The district council has set aside money and earmarked a site for them to… Read more Audio

5:51 PM.A bar owner in Christchurch is at a loss for what to do after being burgled two nights in a row.

It was one of several establishments broken into during a crime rampage around the city early Monday… Read more Video, Audio

5:44 PM.The Climate Change Commission says current government policies do not go hard or fast enough on cutting damaging gases.

That's one of the messages from the Commission which today released its draft… Read more Video, Audio

5:35 PM.Auckland Council should jettison at least some of its airport shares to balance the budget, according to more than half those who made submissions on the mayor's controverial proposal.

The city has a… Read more Video, Audio

5:26 PM.Looking for a good cheese scone in Christchurch? There is now a website with a map.

A Christchurch man has created a map of what he believes are the best spots for cheese scones - and how much you'll… Read more Video, Audio

5:22 PM.Incoming All Blacks coach Scott Robertson has finally named the assistants who will make up his coaching team to take over next year.

Jason Ryan will stay on and will be joined by Blues coach Leon… Read more Video, Audio

5:15 PM.Once a swamp, always a swamp - that's what one Kainga Ora tenant says about the home she's lived in for decades, built next to a creek in Auckland.

The house is among more than 4000 in the state… Read more Audio

5:11 PM.Max Rashbrooke is a senior associate of the Institute for Governance and Policy Studies at Victoria University of Wellington and has written extensively on income inequality in New Zealand.

He talks… Read more Video, Audio

5:07 PM.An Inland Revenue investigation has found New Zealand's wealthiest families pay less than half the amount of tax, across all forms of income, than most other New Zealanders.

RNZ political editor Jane… Read more Audio