Checkpoint

An Olympic sprinter from Belarus is refusing to fly home, citing fears for her safety after she criticised her coaches.

She was due to compete in the women's 200-metre event, but complained on social… Read more Audio

People with disabilities in relationships are paying for the price of love - losing their allowances because they're coupled up.

MSD assumes people in relationships share their finances, but for… Read more Audio

Nurses and their bosses are heading to the courts over strike action, as both accuse each other of not doing enough to keep patients safe.

About 30,000 district health board nurses have issued a… Read more Audio

Pressure is mounting on the government to review its MIQ booking processes, to make it easier for those in exceptional circumstances to come home.

Those who have travelled for medical reasons want an… Read more Audio

RSE workers from Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu will soon be allowed into the country, quarantine free.

Paul Paynter is the general manager of Yummy Fruits and says it is good news but there are still some… Read more Video, Audio

RSE workers from Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu will soon be allowed into the country, quarantine free.

Jacinda Ardern says there would normally be 10,000 RSE workers in New Zealand to help with the summer… Read more Audio

"She totally owned it "...that verdict from the wife of gold medal winning rower Emma Twigg.

For Twigg - who won New Zealand's second gold medal of the Tokyo Olympic Games today - it was a long… Read more Audio

A third of New Zealanders living overseas are planning to return home and many of them will stay for good, according to a survey.

There are around a million New Zealanders living overseas, and… Read more Audio

Celebrations took place up and down the country as New Zealand's rowers brought home three medals in one hour.

Single sculler Emma Twigg won gold in her race, followed by a silver for the women's… Read more Audio

Friday was a day to celebrate in Aotearoa, with gold and silver medals raining down on the New Zealand Olympic rowing team.

Emma Twigg flew through the women's single sculls to secure gold, and the… Read more Video, Audio

Unprofessional staff behaviour, harmful physical restraints and a failure to implement appropriate Covid-19 personal hygiene measures. 

These are just some of the concerns highlighted by the Office… Read more Audio

A community on the North Island's west coast is reeling against proposals to ramp up snapper fishing in the area.

Following a complete depletion of snapper in the area at the beginning of the… Read more Video, Audio