Checkpoint for Wednesday 15 November 2023

6:13 PM.The search for Gore District Council's next chief executive is gathering steam after a former chief financial officer, who says he was pushed out, announced his intention to seek the top job. Gore… Read more Audio

6:08 PM."This equity stuff is bollocks": Thats the verdict of Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown when it comes to introducing congestion charges to the city. The council's meeting tomorrow to discuss whether to bring… Read more Video, Audio

5:53 PM.Two young school kids have discovered actual treasure, potentially worth thousands of dollars, at a secret spot on a coromandel beach. Nine year old Callan and seven year old Eva discovered a chunky… Read more Video, Audio

5:50 PM.A social enterprise in Wellington is helping residents pay their power bills. Toast Electric uses its profits to cut bills for households struggling to afford heating and hot water during winter. And… Read more Audio

5:46 PM.If you're sitting in on the motorway in traffic right now, Auckland's mayor wants you to pay for it. Wayne Brown is lobbying for a congestion charge to be put on motorways around the city for peak… Read more Audio

5:38 PM.More details have emerged about an attempted breakout that ended in a stand-off on an Oranga Tamariki youth justice facility's gym roof. RNZ has obtained reports about the incident, revealing what… Read more Audio

5:29 PM.It has been almost two years since children Jadya, Maverick and Ember disappeared from Marokopa with their fugitive dad Tom Phillips and police are increasingly concerned they're being dragged into… Read more Video, Audio

5:25 PM.It's crunch time for the Black Caps in Mumbai tonight. New Zealand will take on a rampant Indian side for a place in the Cricket World Cup final. Sports reporter Jonty Dine joins Lisa Owen in studio… Read more Video, Audio

5:07 PM.30 minutes: Excruciatingly long or unbearably short depending on what you're doing. It's about the number of precious minutes leaders Christopher Luxon, Winston Peters and David Seymour were in a… Read more Video, Audio