Checkpoint

A four month long police investigation has ended with 11 arrests and the discovery of masses of cash, gold bars and luxury goods.

Police have raided more than 21 locations, including the Auckland… Read more Video, Audio

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Green MP Ricardo Menendez March is having to explain himself again, after it emerged he tried twice for an emergency spot in MIQ.

The new MP travelled to Mexico over summer, to care for his sick… Read more Audio

Golfer Tiger Woods has had surgery after smashing-up both his legs and suffering multiple injuries when he rolled his car this morning in Los Angeles.

The champion golfer and father of two had to be… Read more Video, Audio

Pharmac knew there would be clinical reasons why some epilepsy patients would not tolerate a change to their medicines but went ahead with a switch that forced more than 10,000 people to change brands… Read more Video, Audio

Wellington mayor Andy Foster appears to have ambushed many of his colleagues with his announcement of an independent review into council governance.

He says bitter factional in-fighting and negative… Read more Audio

Hundreds of Auckland workers are being forced to stay home after being identified as casual plus contacts of a Kmart worker who tested positive for Covid-19.

The good news is there are no new… Read more Video, Audio

Facebook is restoring access to news content in Australia, after apparently reaching a compromise with the federal government.

The ban had come in response to proposed new media laws which would have… Read more Audio

A man who's accusing a prominent businessman of fondling him in bed says he secretly recorded one of the man's associates trying to bribe him with $15,000.

The accused, who has name suppression, is… Read more Audio

Latest child poverty stats show improvements were being made before Covid-19 hit - but officials warn any progress is now likely to have been undone by the pandemic.

Figures released by Stats NZ for… Read more Audio

The government is being urged to pump money and resources into mental health services, to counter what one medical professional has described as "chronic underfunding".

Some young people are waiting… Read more Video, Audio

It's been another hot dry summer for Auckland, and for those on tank water it's been drying up quickly.

Watercare has rolled out a new mobile tanker to help fill the gap - while people wait for more… Read more Video, Audio