Checkpoint

A prolific Hawke's Bay dog breeder, at the centre of a Checkpoint investigation into the commercial trade of puppies, has been ordered to cover an unhappy client's vet bills.

Auckland woman Justine… Read more Audio

New Zealand has sided with Australia over an escalating row with China, after a Chinese foreign affairs official sent a tweet featuring a doctored picture of an Australian soldier.

The rhetoric's… Read more Audio

A police dog is being treated for at least one bullet wound this evening after being shot by a wanted man as he tried to get away from Northland police.

The man who allegedly pulled the trigger is in… Read more Audio

Pacific Islands seasonal workers who will be allowed into New Zealand under a new border exemption will finally be paid a living wage.

The New Zealand government has granted a border exception for… Read more Audio

Some Māori academics are skeptical about whether one of the country's oldest media organisations - which has owned up to perpetuating racist narratives about tangata whenua - can change.

Stuff has… Read more Audio

An investigation by a group Muslims has found their community knew they were vulnerable to a terrorism attack, but were failed by the government agencies that were meant to protect them.

The… Read more Audio

The beleaguered Ports of Auckland has suffered another setback.

The automation part of its business has been halted while an investigation looks into how a "robot" was able to jump a concrete barrier… Read more Video, Audio

The world of Covid-19 has forced some people to switch their livelihoods around entirely.

A Havelock North woman used to sell safari trips to Africa - now she's working as a coffee roaster.

She's… Read more Audio

The Breakers basketball team are preparing to set up camp across the Tasman for up to six months.

The team was due to leave tomorrow but have delayed their departure to coincide with the release of… Read more Audio

Border restrictions in the Pacific due to Covid-19 are keeping New Zealand-based Pasifika apart from their families back in the islands this Christmas.

For many families, it's an annual tradition to… Read more Audio

The organiser of WOMAD says it had little choice but to pull out of the 2021 event.

The Taranaki Arts Festival Trust says it risked losing millions of dollars and going broke if Covid-19 disrupted… Read more Audio

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