Checkpoint

A rural North Canterbury school is among those rejecting a government offer of free imported synthetic carpet saying it's highly offensive to its wider farming community and instead it will fundraise… Read more Video, Audio

New Zealand's canoe sprint team has one chance to qualify their biggest boats for next year's Olympics. The plan is to qualify both a women's and men's K4 for the first time. To do that they need to… Read more Video, Audio

Some owners of flood damaged properties are reaching breaking point, opting to sell up 'as is where is' as they wait for repairs and a category for their property. Others are renting out their… Read more Audio

Has the National Party gone woke? Dunedinites awoke this morning to their local paper telling them National List MP Michael Woodhouse is heading for political retirement because he's a man. He's since… Read more Audio

As the government moves to crack down on vapes. Figures show this could be a record year for the number children potentially poisoned by the liquid nicotine used in them. The National poisons centre… Read more Video, Audio

Auckland Transport has opened the shed for a look at the electric ferries it's having built. Just last week AT announced the end of several inner city routes, because operator Fullers360 says it… Read more Video, Audio

Vaping Industry Association of New Zealand chair Jonathan Devery spoke to Lisa Owen. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6335179483112 Read more Video, Audio

Those concerned about vaping restrictions say the measures proposed by Labour today aren't good enough, and might not even happen. Labour says it would slash the number of vape stores to 600… Read more Audio

Former Rugby World Cup winning coach Steve Hansen has hosed down some initial shock at news he's helping out the Wallabies. Hansen has agreed to offer some guidance to the Australian side ahead of the… Read more Video, Audio

Northland schools are trying to hook truants back into class, by targeting their parents at the local chippy, among other things. Education Minister Jan Tinetti has today highlighted figures showing… Read more Video, Audio

Labour leader Chris Hipkins is putting on a brave face as support for his party continues to drop, promising to fight back during the upcoming election campaign. Its party vote is now in the danger… Read more Audio