Checkpoint

Labour is calling for Hastings mayor Lawrence Yule to resign over the campylobacter outbreak, but he says he won't leave the job until he stands down to run for National in the general election. Audio

Democrats and even some Republicans say they're dismayed by the President's decision to remove the top US law enforcement official at a sensitive moment in the Russia probe. Audio

Hastings Mayor Lawrence Yule says no one has been fired despite an inquiry finding the council, along with the Hawke's Bay Regional Council, contributed to the campylobacter outbreak in Havelock… Read more Audio

Edgecumbe business owners say they're either struggling with a lack of customers, or not able to open at all due to damage, after the town flooded more than a month ago. Audio

There are 800 native species in New Zealand classified as threatened and facing extinction, but the Government has added no more money to the cause. Audio

Tourism operators are calling on the government to cut the barriers to private sector investment, and want more done about deteriorating fresh water and creating a Predator Free New Zealand. Audio