Checkpoint for Wednesday 13 December 2023

6:14 PM.Workers at a Hawke's Bay clothing factory say they were blindsided by a decision to close its doors. The Made It Here factory, which supplies boutique clothing company Kilt, told its staff last month… Read more Video, Audio

6:07 PM.Visiting cruise ships are causing commuter chaos in Auckland's Waitemata Harbour.

On Tuesday evening the Celebrity Edge broke its moorings in high winds at Princes Wharf. That meant 10 commuter… Read more Video, Audio

5:53 PM.Businesses along Auckland's Great North Road say roadworks are turning customers away during their crucial pre-Christmas period. The roadworks began last month as part of Auckland Transport's Great… Read more Audio

5:51 PM.Two children were sleeping when bullets hit their bedroom window this morning. The second shooting within four months has an east Auckland street on edge, with some residents considering moving out… Read more Audio

5:41 PM.'tis the season for thieving, and according to a police retail crime unit shoplifters are honing in om targetting tasty high value treats like chocolate, beauty products and trendy sneakers. The unit… Read more Video, Audio

5:28 PM.A road safety charity believes a u-turn on a policy that's seen lower speed limits on some roads, will cost lives. The government plans to stop what it calls blanket speed limit reductions. The Labour… Read more Video, Audio

5:24 PM.Auckland City's part-time footballers were no match for their wealthy Saudi opposition at the FIFA Club World Cup in Jeddah today. The Auckland team lost 3-nil to Al-Ittihad and were knocked out of… Read more Video, Audio

5:17 PM.A flicker of lights, a huge roar, a cyclone of glass, and then it was all over in a flash. Wild weather and what some witnesses have described as a "mini-tornado" wreaked havoc in Lower Hutt yesterday… Read more Audio

5:13 PM.Labour is calling on the health minister to honour is Hippocratic oath, as crowds gathered begging the government to reconsider repealing smokefree legislation. The government insists it remains… Read more Audio

5:07 PM.Is KiwiRail's plans for a new green fleet of ferries absolutely sunk?

The government's refusing to kick any more money into replacing the aging Interislander ferry fleet following a massive cost blow… Read more Video, Audio