Checkpoint

Despite the Prime Minister promising New Zealand's most transparent government ever, gripes about getting access to official information have sky rocketed.

Figures from the Ombudsman show complaints… Read more Video, Audio

The government is pressing ahead with its plan to fold TVNZ and RNZ into one mega-media behemoth - in the biggest broadcasting shake-up this millennium.

But despite years of reviews and consultation… Read more Audio

Covid-19 hospitalisations hit a record high today with Director General of Health, Ashley Bloomfield announcing 845 people are now admitted.

There's also been rising abuse towards GPs, changes to New… Read more Audio

For those who make a living from being on the road, the inflated petrol prices are beginning to burn.

Taxi and Uber drivers have told Checkpoint rising fuel prices have then mulling whether its even… Read more Video, Audio

The Australian Prime Minister has declared a national emergency in response to the catastrophic floods on the east coast.

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The government has slashed the isolation requirements for Covid cases by almost a third - as the rapacious spread of Omicron threatens to grind businesses to a halt.

More than 22,000 new cases were… Read more Audio

Ever been up to your elbows in scone or biscuit mix and discovered a vital ingredient missing? Ever wished you could magic it up?

A supermarket chain in Australia just might have the solution -… Read more Video, Audio

Adoption practices have come under the scrutiny of the Abuse in Care Royal Commission today.

The commission has held a special hearing into the experiences of Māori in state and faith-based care.

It… Read more Audio

While Labour leader and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern won't call the current cost of living a "crisis", Labour MP Tamati Coffey described the situation in Aotearoa as an "inequity crisis".

Earlier… Read more Video, Audio

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Wellington Airport wants to abort the landing of a pedestrian crossing and traffic lights on a nearby road.

But local cycling and pedestrian advocates say their safety shouldn't be up for debate.

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The remains of eight Pike River miners have now been found as a borehole drilling investigation into the 2010 explosion comes to an end.

The criminal investigation into the mining disaster which… Read more Audio