Checkpoint

A visit to Barfoot and Thompson's Wednesday auction showed no first home buyers bidding on properties - but no foreign investors, either. John Campbell reports. Audio

Following the release of the Panama papers, a new poll indicates more than half of New Zealanders are worried about New Zealand being a tax haven, and think a full public and independent inquiry is… Read more Audio

So many regions are still struggling one year on from the fatal earthquake, with some buildings still lying in ruins and people still in dire need of ongoing medical care. Audio

A baby who miraculously survived last year's deadly Nepal earthquake at two-days-old, is still living in a makeshift shed a year on, as his family awaits support to reconstruct their flattened home. Audio

Melbourne is suffering from a housing crisis of its own - which shares some similarities with Auckland's. But the state of Victoria does have its own land tax, which excludes your primary home, and… Read more Audio

In a world first, five New Zealand scientists are planning to carry out research in the middle of the Antarctic winter. Audio

An Auckland iwi has become new property developers in one of the city's biggest and newest housing developments. Audio

Undercover police officers coaxed an Auckland man accused of murder into a confession by showing him where the bodies were buried. Kate Newton reports. Audio