Checkpoint for Thursday 17 August 2023

5:53 PM.A ruckus has broken out over an alleged rowdy Invercargill rooster whose fate is in the hands of a council committee. Georgetown chook owner Alisa Cole says she got an email from the council saying a… Read more Video, Audio

5:47 PM.Immense sadness, a sombre cloud, acceptance and healing. That's how some of the Timaru community have described the journey they've been on since three little girls were found dead in their home, just… Read more Audio

5:44 PM.Several ferry services in Auckland will be canned from October, leaving AT scrambling to find a new operator. Fullers will no longer run services to Birkenhead, Te Onewa Northcote Point and Bayswater… Read more Video, Audio

5:30 PM.It's got all the ingredients of a cringe worthy bungle; a coverted prize for a top pie gets given to the wrong guy. We've seen it before at the highest level, not even the Oscars are immune. Now the… Read more Video, Audio

5:26 PM.The treatment of a former All Black by World Rugby has been slammed as 'biased' ahead of next month's Rugby World Cup. Centre George Moala played for New Zealand in 2015 and 2016 before switching to… Read more Video, Audio

5:18 PM.Fullers is ending its operation of multiple commuter ferry services ..leaving AT scrambling to find a replacement operator. From October 1st, Fullers 360 will no longer operate the Birkenhead, Te… Read more Video, Audio

5:15 PM.The government's proposing increasing fuel taxes in a phased way to pay for big infrastructure projects and maintenance. Its draft Policy Statement outlines fourteen transport projects it wants Waka… Read more Audio

5:07 PM.A warning on this story; It may give you a queasy feeling in the pit of your stomach, when you realise it could happen to you, even if you think you're smarter than that. Imagine you get a call, they… Read more Video, Audio