Checkpoint

The wheels have fallen off for a South Island cycle shop that has almost run out of children's bikes ahead of Christmas due to the freight gnarl up at Ports of Auckland.

The owner of Wensley Cycles… Read more Audio

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

Vets are hopeful a police dog that was shot in the jaw near Dargaville yesterday will eventually be able to return to work.

Police are not yet releasing the name of the dog, or specific details about… Read more Video, Audio

The small community of Dannevirke is reeling after a crash yesterday that killed three young women who lived in the town.

The crash happened near the small township of Takapau in Central Hawke's Bay… Read more Audio

"Kiwis bleat like Aussie sheep but don't condemn Afghan killings" was the headline on China's state-run media Global Times website today as the diplomatic spat hurtles on.

It's after New Zealand… Read more Audio

The government has declared a climate emergency and promised the public sector will go carbon-neutral by 2025.

But the threat of climate change is all too real for some owners of low-lying coastal… Read more Audio

An investigation by New Zealand's highest watchdog has slammed the University of Auckland over its purchase of a $5 million house in one of the city's priciest suburbs for its vice chancellor to rent… Read more Video, Audio

Hundreds of people in the Cook Islands will walk around the whole of Rarotonga tomorrow morning to promote a more active and healthy lifestyle.

The 32 kilometre Leaders Walk for Life was inspired by… Read more Video, Audio

A man abused while at a Catholic boarding school in the early 1950s says he's not convinced the church's approach to dealing with abuse has changed.

RNZ reporter, Andrew McRae has been at the hearing… Read more Audio

The average Auckland household will pay more than $100 more in rates next year if Auckland Council's proposed budget gets the tick.

Mayor Phil Goff has announced a proposed one-off five percent rates… Read more Audio

The summer festivals have been given the all-clear to have drug-checking stations on site to test whether people's pills have been laced with pesticides or paint compounds.

The government has… Read more Audio

The Prime Minister has poured cold water on a Royal Commission into Whakaari, which could leave unanswered questions about the rescue and recovery mission.

WorkSafe has completed its investigation… Read more Audio