Checkpoint

The meat industry in New Zealand says it is currently 2000 workers short, and is hoping the government's work visa changes will help fill those gaps with overseas workers.

The latest changes will… Read more Video, Audio

Employers are welcoming a streamlined visa process for hiring foreign workers, and say it'll help them fill critical labour gaps where New Zealanders are not available.

The government has outlined… Read more Audio

The controversy over sexual assault allegations is still swirling around the Prime Minister as she departs for a two week trip overseas on Tuesday night.

However a confirmed meeting between US… Read more Audio

While you might be bracing yourself for price hikes at the fuel pump, it could also mean you'll soon be paying more for basic food supplies.

Global oil prices have increased as supplies have been cut… Read more Video, Audio

The far North iwi Ngāti Kahu has banned a replica of Captain Cook's ship the Endeavour from docking in Mangonui as part of a national commemoration marking 250 years since Cook's arrival.

The site… Read more Video, Audio

A jury will have to decide whether a confession from accused killer David Lyttle was genuine or not.

Appearing in the Wellington High Court 11 months after his previous trial was called off, Mr… Read more Video, Audio

Creating a boogey man and stigimatising people living with mental illness.

That's the Mental Health Foundation's verdict on a proposal to include a mental health clause in proposed changes to gun… Read more Video, Audio

The scrutiny of Labour Party officials, and potentially Prime Ministerial staff and Ministers, over the sexual assault allegations has been broadened.

The Prime Minister has outlined a further… Read more Video, Audio

Huge crowds gathered in Fiji at the Nadi Magistrates Court after police charged a man with the murder of five family members, whose deaths a fortnight ago are shrouded in mystery.

The bodies of… Read more Video, Audio

Fuel importers have confirmed there will be price-hikes at the petrol pump within a week, following the weekend attack on an oil plant in Saudi Arabia.

Global oil prices have jumped by 18 percent… Read more Video, Audio

A court decision that means thousand of home owners battling Southern Response will automatically be clumped together in a class action is being applauded by lawyers taking the test cast.

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Checkpoint can reveal that Southern Response has had to apologise to Gerry Brownlee's office after having sent him false information at least once.

It came after a simple request from homeowner Jean… Read more Video, Audio