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5:26 PM.The government is launching an inquiry into school property with an eye to scrapping potentially hundreds of building projects that it calls unrealistic and unaffordable. Announcing the inquiry today… Read more Audio

5:24 PM.Police have launched a homicide investigation following the death of man near state housing units in the Auckland suburb of Mt Albert. Detective Senior Sergeant Lisa Anderson says police were called… Read more Audio

5:17 PM.Australian police investigating a double murder allegedly commited by one of their own now believe the bodies of the Sydney couple have been moved from their original dump site. Senior Constable Beau… Read more Audio

5:14 PM.Victims of the Whakaari / White Island disaster have today described the physical and mental trauma that robbed them of ordinary lives. Six companies are being sentenced in the Environment Court in… Read more Audio

5:08 PM.The motorsport industry is in mourning following yesterday's tragedy at the Arcadia Road Rallysprint event in Paparoa. Tributes are flowing for 15 year old driver Brooklyn Horan and his 35 year old… Read more Audio

4:42 PM.The Government is launching an inquiry into the school property system, which it says is bordering on crisis with major cost blowouts and stalled projects. Earlier this month, RNZ revealed that the… Read more Audio

4:31 PM.Just released figures show who splashed the campaign cash during last year election. Third party promoters or lobby groups spent a staggering thirteen times more last year compared to the 2020… Read more Audio

4:27 PM.Political leaders and members of the community have been gathering in Auckland to pay their respects to Green MP Fa'nana Efeso Collins, who died last week. Fa'anana was taking part in a charity event… Read more Audio

4:24 PM.New Zealand is back on the top of the world with the Black Ferns Sevens' title win, but the men weren't able make it double in Vancouver today. The Black Ferns Sevens' beat France 35-19 for their… Read more Audio

4:17 PM.Let's get to the Middle East, correspondent Jacob Brown speaks to Lisa Owen. Audio

4:05 PM.It's been a swift boost to Australia's economic offers, Taylor Swift that is. As she wraps up her Australian tour tonight, some estimates put the financial gains from her seven concert stint at up to… Read more Audio

5:50 PM.There's a giant pohutakawa tree growing on a council berm outside Colin Harvey's place. Over time one of its substantial branches has grown across his driveway to the point it's blocking some access… Read more Video, Audio

5:45 PM.Fire up; cause NZ's biggest BBQ festival is about to get grilling. Billed as a carnivore's paradise, Meatstock, the two day festival gets underway tomorrow at mystery creek near Hamilton. But it's not… Read more Video, Audio

5:39 PM.Gisborne leaders and stakeholders are sick of being told they're resilient, and are instead looking towards a better future. About 100 people gathered in Awapuni today for the Tairāwhiti Tomorrow… Read more Audio

5:29 PM.A New South Wales police officer has been charged with the murders of a Sydney couple. 28 year old Beau Lamarre handed himself in to his colleagues this afternoon, in connection to the disappearance… Read more Video, Audio

5:25 PM.Well, the rugby season has arrived. Super Rugby Pacific kicks off this evening with a rematch last year's final between the defending champion Crusaders and the Chiefs in Hamilton. Sports reporter… Read more Video, Audio

5:19 PM.Kiwis are digesting the news they'll have to pay even more to take flight around the country. Air New Zealand CEO Greg Foran says domestic fares will be increasing to help the airline deal with rising… Read more Audio

5:14 PM.Air Chathams claims "skyrocketing" prices being charged by Aotearoa's largest Airport will dampen demand on regional routes and threaten its viability. Auckland Airport plans to spend up to 8 billion… Read more Video, Audio

5:08 PM.This week Checkpoint's reported on the rise of a new eftpos machine that poses the sometimes awkward tipping question to customers on a brightly lit screen. It's hard to ignore; Do you want to tip… Read more Video, Audio

6:12 PM.It's been another day of disruptions for public transport users in Auckland, with all train lines ground to a halt for a time, because of an infrastructure issue. All trains are now operating on a… Read more Audio

6:08 PM.Northland businesses are in for more than two months of disruption from Monday as repair work is carried out on a crucial link damaged during Cyclone Gabrielle last year. Everyone Checkpoint spoke… Read more Audio

5:55 PM.It's the Far North's time to shine, with a popular talent show making a come back. After a 6 year hiatus, Far North's Got Talent will literally provide a stage for budding entertainers to strut their… Read more Audio

5:42 PM.Last night we brought you the story about new, updated EFTPOS machines which are making it a little more awkward for customers to say 'no' to adding a tip. The new machines prompt customers on a… Read more Video, Audio

5:42 PM.Auckland commuter train services have been derailed again tonight with reduced services across the city. The problem started this morning when all train services came to an abrupt stop at 9:00am. This… Read more Video, Audio