Checkpoint for Wednesday 6 September 2023

5:54 PM.You might think you're the king or queen of the backyard barbecue, but get ready to meet some cooks who will make you look like a rank amateur. Competitive barbecuing is firing up in New Zealand, with… Read more Audio

5:51 PM.Plans by Kainga Ora to build social housing in Kerikeri's town centre have been ruffling feathers in the Far North town. The agency's latest proposal, however, appears to take community concerns on… Read more Audio

5:46 PM.National will ditch the clean car subsidy for Electric Vehicles if it's in govenrment saying people who can afford a brand new electric car dont need a subsidy from taxpayers to buy it. But it is… Read more Video, Audio

5:33 PM.A private investigator who previously worked on the disappearance of Marokopa man Tom Philips and his children says it's a relief the police are finally taking the case seriously and treating it as a… Read more Video, Audio

5:30 PM.The chair of an Otago local board is refusing to explain his racist comments towards a staffer at a local pub. Strath-Taieri board chair, Barry Williams, has been censured by Dunedin City Council for… Read more Video, Audio

5:20 PM.Labour's leader will have a word with some of his MPs after they were caught making incorrect statements about what National and ACT have planned after the election. National says it shows the party… Read more Audio

5:11 PM.Is filling up at the petrol pump unfairly draining your wallet depending on where you live? Fuel companies have been asked for a please explain over significant & seemingly unjustified petrol price… Read more Video, Audio

5:07 PM.'I saw those robbers': A Te Kuiti local who came face to face with fugitive Tom Phillips and an accomplice after they allegedly robbed a bank, has described the chaos in the main street when it… Read more Audio