Checkpoint

While WOMAD has pulled the plug because of Covid-19, New Plymouth's famous Festival of the Lights has overcome the challenges of the pandemic to put on a show.

This year, 15 brand new installations… Read more Video, Audio

The Covid-19 cluster in Sydney's Northern Beaches has grown by 10 - bringing the total number of cases to 28.

And the outbreak is prompting fresh restrictions on interstate travellers just a week out… Read more Audio

Tourism operators are worried they'll being bogged down by bureaucracy following a review of adventure activities near natural hazards.

Today the first findings were revealed after a review was first… Read more Audio

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

The Ministry of Health has been slated in a long-awaited report which highlights serious shortcomings with New Zealand's testing and border regime.

The brutal findings have prompted the government to… Read more Audio

As many Kiwi households prepare to head off for camping holidays over the coming weeks, others are already parked up in campervans across the country. That's because they live there year round -… Read more Video, Audio

Two people have died as a result of Cyclone Yasa bearing down on Fiji. People across the country woke today to count their losses following the destruction left behind by the category five storm.

… Read more Audio

Warning: Details of this report may be distressing to some listeners.

An Auckland man who killed his ex-wife during a frenzied attack will spend at least 19 years in prison.

Sixty-five-year-old Li… Read more Video, Audio

The chief executive of Ports of Auckland is being accused of making derogatory comments about Māori and Pasifika employees, with the union claiming some workers are so offended they boycotted the job… Read more Video, Audio

Police allege a woman charged over cancelled graduation ceremonies in Otago was threatening a large scale attack.

Thousands of students missed out on officially collecting their degrees in the wake… Read more Video, Audio

As holiday house prices skyrocket there are fears locals will be priced out the market.

That's the view of an economist, as data from the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand shows the median price… Read more Audio

The Pfizer BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine is being rolled out in the Northern Marianas this weekend, but other Pacific countries still lack the ultra cold facilities to store it.

The vaccine which has… Read more Audio