Checkpoint

The quarterfinalists for the FIFA World Cup will be confirmed tonight when the last two round of 16 games are played in Australia. Four of the top 10 ranked sides have already been knocked out of the… Read more Video, Audio

Young people are hacking their used disposable vapes to wring more use out of them, in a growing trend that has parents and emergency services worried. The fire service says the DIY method to prolong… Read more Audio

The government has announced a "first of its kind" $2 billion climate infrastructure fund. It's partnered with investment giant BlackRock with the goal of New Zealand being one of the first countries… Read more Video, Audio

To Australia now; where a homicide investigation's underway following a lethal lunch where toxic wild mushrooms may have been served. Three people are dead and another is fighting for their life in… Read more Video, Audio

Dairy owners don't appear to be aware of a campaign by tobacco companies to save convenience stores. The Save Our Stores campaign features apparent dairy owners who warn that rules coming into effect… Read more Audio

More than a dozen Kiwi are believed to have been mauled to death by roaming dogs in Northland over the past three months. DOC says it's released graphic pictures of the bodies to show the reality of… Read more Video, Audio

One of the Crown's psychiatric experts is steadfast in their view that murder accused Lauren Dickason does not have an insanity nor an infanticide case. This is despite intensive interrogation by… Read more Audio

The All Blacks rugby world cup squad has just been named. 33 players will travel to France, where coach Ian Foster's men will try to win back the world cup they failed to defend in 2019. Rugby… Read more Video, Audio

Aucklanders are worried that a new harbour crossing will cost too much and take too long. The Government is promising two road tunnels and a light rail tunnel from Central Auckland to Akoranga, on the… Read more Audio

The politics is hotly contested but what about the practicalities of tunneling not once, but potentially three times under Auckland's Waitemata harbour. The government's unveiled a mega project to… Read more Video, Audio