Checkpoint

Aotearoa's spy agency is naming and shaming countries for meddling in New Zealand's domestic business. Global competition, falling public trust, technological innovation and global economic… Read more Video, Audio

With an extra time win against the Netherlands Spain has made the semifinals at the FIFA Women's World Cup for the first time in history. Meanwhile there's still another match on tonight as Japan and… Read more Video, Audio

A mental health advocate says it's all too common that people come into his practice with undiagnosed brain injuries. Michael Hempseed says about half the people who think they have treatment… Read more Video, Audio

Eftpos, the payment system widely used in New Zealand for more than 30 years, is plummeting in popularity. The thought of them disappearing altogether is concerning for some people who don't like… Read more Audio

Lawyers have made their closing arguments in the Lauren Dickason murder trial. Mrs Dickason is accused of murdering her three daughters at their Timaru home in 2021. While the 42 year old does not… Read more Audio

Vegetable growers are digging into the debate about whether GST should be removed from food. Fresh figures show Stats NZ food priceindex rose 9-point-6 percent in the year ended July ..the lowest… Read more Video, Audio

The business end of the Fifa World Cup has arrived and the drama keeps on coming. Spain have secured the first semi-final berth with a thrilling 2-1 win over the Netherlands in Wellington this… Read more Video, Audio

Eye witnesses say it looks like a bomb's gone off. The scale of devastation caused by Hawaii's catastrophic wildfires is becomming apparent. The death toll's climbed to 53, but more than 1,000 people… Read more Video, Audio

The agency investigating the deadly sinking of a charter boat off Northland's coast is calling for an urgent overhaul of the country's search and rescue operations. Only five of the ten men onboard… Read more Video, Audio

Tourists are being told to stay away, with thousand of people being evcacuated as the Hawaiian island of Maui burns with out control scrub fires. The blaze has ripped through the historic town of… Read more Video, Audio

Queenstown's officially got a plan to address its affordable housing crisis. The local council's signed off on a joint housing action plan it hopes will make it easier to get quality housing that's… Read more Video, Audio