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Flooding closes roads, cuts power to thousands
6:09 PM.The upper North Island is bracing for more rain after widespread flooding cut off communities, prompted evacuations, and caused damage to properties. Laura Tupou reports. Video, Audio
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Intl Women's Day cause for anger due to rape comments, pay gap
5:56 PM.Women's rights campaigners say it's sad that International Women's Day coincides with revelations around high school students boasting about having sex with unconscious girls. Audio
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Hawke's Bay Council puts green Lake Tutira down to algal bloom
5:53 PM.Hawke's Bay Regional Council Water Quality Scientist, Dr Andy Hicks, says the lake appears dirty and green because of an algal bloom, and nobody should drink its water. Video, Audio
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Facebook video on green lake goes viral
5:47 PM.Hirini Reedy thought he smelt a pig farm sk=o was shocked to find the smell was coming from Lake Tutira - so shocked he posted a video to Facebook detailing it. John Campbell asked Hirini why. Video, Audio
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Cyber security expert on CIA hacking tools leak
5:42 PM.Cyber Statecraft Initiative Deputy Director Beau Woods says the Wikileaks leak of CIA's hacking tools shows the magnitude of hacking methods and techniques available - and the endless possibilities. Video, Audio
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Evening Business for 8 March 2017
5:35 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Chch mental health patients moved on due to shortage of beds
5:30 PM.At least 25 mental health patients a month are being moved out of hospital overnight in Christchurch because of a shortage of beds. Audio
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Wgtn College calls in Rape Crisis over concerning comments
5:21 PM.Wellington College has called in Rape Crisis after some of its students made comments telling other boys to take advantage of drunk girls. The college's headmaster Roger Moses joins Checkpoint. Video, Audio
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Clevedon farmer's home surrounded by floodwaters
5:18 PM.Clevedon Buffalo farmer Helen Dorresteyn found herself completely surrounded by floodwaters today. Video, Audio
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Emergency management officer with latest on flooding
5:14 PM.Garry Towler is the Thames Valley Civil Defence Emergeny Management Officer. She joins Checkpoint with the latest information on the flooding in the Coromandel region. Audio
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'Is this how I am going to die?'
5:08 PM.Water was up to the windows, the motor had failed and the car was floating. Neil Munro tells Checkpoint he thought he was going to die. Video, Audio
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Woman makes Ironman cutoff by six seconds thanks to strangers
6:22 PM.Suzanne Stokes finished the Taupo Ironman in 16:59:54, six seconds before the cutoff, and it was all thanks to a group of strangers that helped her over the line. She spoke to John Campbell. Audio
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Parliament to fix law removing 107 child sex offenders from register
6:21 PM.Parliament has gone into urgency to fix a law after more than 100 child sex offenders were removed from the national register. Audio
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Trump: Out of control or strategic genius?
6:16 PM.Donald Trump has reissued his executive order banning nationals from six countries from entering the US. LA Times Washington correspondent Doyle McManus joins Checkpoint. Video, Audio
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Jacinda Ardern hits out at govt over its action on state care abuse
6:13 PM.Labour's new deputy leader Jacinda Ardern has attacked the government over its refusal to hold an inquiry into historical abuse claims in Parliament today. Audio
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Manual labour workers question lifting of pension age
6:09 PM.People doing physically demanding jobs want the pension age to be staggered depending on people's occupation. Video, Audio
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US tourist charged with causing deaths of two men
5:51 PM.Janet Whitburn is mourning the loss of her husband Kevin, who died last week in a crash on Tasman's Coastal Highway, but says she has no anger towards the tourist driver charged with causing his… Read more Video, Audio
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Housing developments in Auckland stalled due to lack of infrastructure
5:48 PM.Much of the Future Urban Zoned-land on Auckland's outskirts will be available in 2028 - six years later than planned - so necessary infrastructure is in place. Audio
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Kawerau siege accused on trial in Hamilton
5:41 PM.The charges against 28-year-old Rhys Warren include two counts of attempted murder after he shot at police outside his home in Kawerau a year ago. Audio
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Evening Business for 7 March 2017
5:37 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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$100,000 and rising for a car park in Auckland's CBD
5:31 PM.A three bedroom home in parts of New Zealand now costs less than a carpark in Auckland's city centre. Zac Fleming reports Read more Video, Audio
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Pension age rise debate dominated by talk of young being ripped off
5:27 PM.Parliament was today dominated by a back and forth between politicians about National's decision to raise the Superannuation age from 65 to 67. Audio
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Quake-damaged office owner taken to Tenancy Tribunal
5:18 PM.The owner of a Wellington office block has been taken to the Tenancy Tribunal after an investigation found he had unlawfully rented parts of the building to residential tenants. Video, Audio
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Gender bias blamed for most of static pay gap between men & women
5:14 PM.The research found 80% of the gender pay gap can be attributed to conscious and unconscious bias against women, and the size of the gender pay gap increased for male and female employees on higher… Read more Audio
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Wellington students encourage others to take advantage of 'drunk girls'
5:08 PM.An investigation has been launched after Wellington College students posted comments on Facebook encouraging fellow students to take advantage of girls when they're drunk. Video, Audio
