Checkpoint

News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6305862097112 Video, Audio

Meanwhile the buzz is coming back to Auckland's CBD, after Covid-19 lockdowns and time in red cost businesses an estimated $1.2 billion.

Heart of the City figures released to Checkpoint show spending… Read more Video, Audio

A congestion charge for private vehicles heading through busy central areas of Auckland has been generally welcomed by organisations like the Auckland Chamber of Commerce and Greater Auckland… Read more Audio

In the middle of a housing crisis avoidable construction injuries are stopping about 340 more homes being built each year.

The stats are through the roof. Two million more metres of scaffolding could… Read more Video, Audio

The Employment Court has ruled that three members of the reclusive Gloriavale Christian community were employees working long hours from the age of just six.

The landmark decision about the… Read more Video, Audio

The sound of classical music has filled the Wellington Cable Car terminal in support of Ukraine.

A European Union delegation joined with Orchestra Wellington to mark Europe Day - which traditionally… Read more Video, Audio

The government is extending the amount of time it will subsidise apprenticeships - but it's cutting the rate of the subsidy.

A $230 million investment from this year's Budget will support 38,000… Read more Audio

Justice Advocates say plans to pour money into extra police will do little to address the main cause of crime, with Māori likely to be disproportionately affected.

$560 million will be pumped into… Read more Audio

The climate change minister is promising a historic shift in climate policy will be central to the Budget.

And Minister James Shaw says the detail of the government's long-awaited comprehensive plan… Read more Audio

A Checkpoint checkout challenge has revealed that a comparative grocery shop here and across the ditch is way cheaper in Australia.

Items like bread, milk, cheese, meat, eggs, toiletries and fruit… Read more Video, Audio

Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz has burst his way onto the world tennis stage by beating some of the biggest names in the game.

The 19-year-old has edged past Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and… Read more Audio

A Wellington school, that bought a car specifically for student driving lessons, reckons it's a real game changer.

Taita College wanted to make it easier for its students to get their licences, get… Read more Video, Audio