Checkpoint

The government has unveiled a 25 year plan to stop domestic and sexual violence, but those at the coal face says now is the time for the real mahi to ensure this isn't just lip service.

The strategy… Read more Audio

During 107 days of Covid lockdown Aucklanders lives were dominated by rules: stay home, mask up, keep your distance.

So it may come as no surprise that now the traffic light system has the city… Read more Video, Audio

Bureaucratic hurdles, slow responses and sidelining of Māori experts have been detailed before the Waitangi Tribunal today.

Today was the second day of an urgent hearing into the how the pandemic… Read more Audio

A shark, a penguin and a bloke on a bike with a backpack and a wine box. All part of an epic tale of survival, made possible by a huddle of humans.

Two weeks ago hikers found a mauled Tawaki or… Read more Video, Audio

Families of young men who spent time in the Hawke's Bay Regional Prison Youth Unit are devastated it could be adapted for quarantine.

The Department of Corrections is considering using the youth… Read more Audio

First face-off, first fumble - Christopher Luxon has made his Parliamentary debut as Opposition leader, going head-to-head with the Prime Minister.

The caucus met this morning after yesterday's… Read more Audio

A Dunedin charity lunch that normally feeds hundreds of people on Christmas Day is off, because of Covid complications including navigating whether guests are vaccinated or not.

The Act of Kindness… Read more Audio

News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

Armed with data on the unvaccinated, the Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency and Waiperera Trust are visiting some of Auckland's least vaccinated areas.

Today, Checkpoint was there as they walked the… Read more Video, Audio

Rain has continued to hammer down in Kāpiti Coast this afternoon, causing flooding, and leaving some residents cut off.

Our reporter Tom Kitchin joins me now from Te Horo Beach, just north of… Read more Video, Audio

The days could be numbered for the Thames Coromandel District mayor chairing meetings in person.

The council is considering a vaccine mandate for staff and elected members in order to work on-site… Read more Video, Audio

"Picked only to play the guitar." A Black Ferns player says past comments from her coach led to her mental breakdown during the side's recent northern tour.

Te Kura Ngata-Aerengamate says the… Read more Audio