Checkpoint for Friday 5 May 2023

3:00 PM.When it comes to catching a wave, Hāwea Flat - just outside Wānaka, isn't the first place that springs to mind.

But that's about change with the launch of YourWave - essentially what happens when a… Read more Video, Audio

5:47 PM.A vital part that failed leaving an Interislander ferry drifting towards rocks in high winds, should have been replaced years ago.

There were nearly a thousand people on board the Kaitaki when it… Read more Video, Audio

5:43 PM.After more than two months, Aucklanders can finally head back to their famous black sand surf beach, Piha.

Cyclone Gabrielle left a wave of destuction on the region's west coast, meaning only Piha… Read more Video, Audio

5:30 PM.A right royal mess. The High Commissioner to the UK, Phil Goff, has apologised to the Maori King for not following tikanga at an event in London.

The faux pas happened during a gathering of New… Read more Audio

5:27 PM.New Zealand will host the first ever women's top six rugby series in October.

The nine match tournament will traverse the country engaging with fans from the far north to the deep south.

RNZ sports… Read more Video, Audio

5:19 PM.Concerns over cheap, high alcohol, single serve beer sales is one of the reasons police are opposing the renewal of a Dunedin supermarket's liquor licence.

In submissions to the council, police say… Read more Video, Audio

5:16 PM.Auckland Council has won a long running battle to restrict hours of alcohol sales at supermarkets and put a freeze on new bottle shops opening in vulnerable neighbourhoods.

The Supreme Court today… Read more Audio

5:07 PM.A vital part that failed with the Interislander ferry Kaitaki adrift and floating towards rocks in high winds, was long overdue for replacement.

KiwiRail is still not following recommended… Read more Video, Audio