Checkpoint

The Government announced today that people with historical convictions for homosexual offences will be able to apply to have their convictions expunged. Audio

A large fire has ripped through a church in Rotorua. Eyewitness Ryan joins Checkpoint. Audio

Homeowners in a New Plymouth suburb are hoping for a spike in property prices when power pylons, which once serviced a now defunct power station, are finally removed. Audio

Almost 500 workers have been evacuated from Inland Revenue's Hawkestone St building in central Wellington because of earthquake damage. Audio

Michael Waipouri has denied charges of kidnapping and murdering Lance Murphy by beating him to death with a baseball bat and a tree branch in November 2015. Audio

Medicinal cannabis will no longer need ministerial approval, but will still need the OK from the Ministry of Health. The Green Party's health spokesperson, Julie Anne Genter, says that isn't good… Read more Audio

Renowned author Patricia Grace had already won a legal battle against the government which was threatening to take her land for a Kapiti road - now she is challenging the Public Works Act itself. Audio

Lydia Ko has hired South African swing guru Gary Gilchrist as her coach, Gary Matthews as caddie, and switched from Callaway clubs to PXG. Audio