Checkpoint for Monday 29 May 2023

6:13 PM.Wheelchair boxer John Fiu is set to finally return to the ring after a long and tumultuous journey.

John will fight in a boxing event for people living with a range of disabilities and he is hoping… Read more Video, Audio

6:07 PM.There are mixed feelings about National back-tracking on a bipartisan housing policy that it helped draft.

It's been labelled a "massive flip flop" by the government, but National says it was always… Read more Audio

5:54 PM.Tourism businesses in cyclone-hit regions say the welcome mat is out, but not enough people have come in.

For many in the tourism industry, winter usually signals a time to hunker down and survive… Read more Audio

5:51 PM.Police have redesigned their policy when it comes to pursuing fleeing vehicles. Most drivers who've failed to stop for police in the last two years haven't been caught.

But parents who've had… Read more Audio

5:47 PM.Many Palmerston North Hospital staff operate under a siege mentality, where they fear speaking out with concerns, and they often face barriers when trying to move patients between departments.

That's… Read more Video, Audio

5:36 PM.The owner of a boutique beer company says his business is in strife after Inland Revenue's ordered him to pay back Covid support funding.

Avondale business Hopscotch could not open during the… Read more Video, Audio

5:27 PM.An extension of chunky fines and the threat of jail time might be what's needed stop people bolting onto sports pitches according to an events manager.

Embarrassing, cringy and appalling is how some… Read more Video, Audio

5:16 PM.The Coroner's hearing looking into whether a Queenstown man and his step-son are dead has today been told the boy's family believe the pair are alive and living overseas under assumed identities.

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5:10 PM.A funding boost for what the government describes as its "highly popular fog cannon subsidy scheme". An extra $11 million is going into the programme that picks up part of the cost of installing fog… Read more Video, Audio

5:07 PM.Torrential rain has caused flash flooding in Waihi Beach and dozens of people have evacuated from their homes.

MetService says a thunderstorm sent 44mm of rain in just an hour after 2pm. Western Bay… Read more Video, Audio