Checkpoint

Million dollar houses are now being sold in one of Auckland's lowest income suburbs, another sign to non-owners that the market is out of control. Jordan Bond reports. Audio

The Covid 19 lockdowns saw many people swap the office for a spare bedroom, a dining room table or a kitchen bench. Now, chiropractors say they've seen an increase in posture related issues - and… Read more Audio

News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

There are calls for a national review of photographs taken of young people by police, after it was revealed officers in Wairarapa had illegally taken photos of young Maori in the district. A local… Read more Audio

The year's been dominated by Covid-19 - the lockdowns, the elbow bumps, our bubbles, the home office, hand santiser - genome sequencing, and the QR code.Now that we're nearly at the end of it, we… Read more Audio

Covid is looming large over Christmas plans for many Sydney residents, despite a massive drop off in new case numbers. New South Wales today recorded 15 coronavirus cases, all of which are linked to… Read more Audio

European nations are imposing travel bans on the UK after it reported a more-infectious coronavirus variant. Ireland, Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands and Belgium are all halting flights. Here… Read more Audio

A two kilometre exclusion zone is in place around the Mount Ruapehu crater lake - Te Wai a-moe - after GeoNet raised its volcanic alert level. The temperature in the crater lake has risen to 43… Read more Audio

Tonight, we bring you the story of a Kiwi father's frustrating fight to join his mentally unwell son in managed isolation. The man's son is due to arrive home from Australia tomorrow and, as things… Read more Audio