Checkpoint

Scientists are digging into a beach on the southern coast of the North Island, searching for clues about earthquakes and tsunamis.

The study, which has taken two years to get to this point, is part… Read more Video, Audio

While some athletes revelled in the opportunity to mark the 100 day countdown to the Tokyo Olympic Games today, other athletes are still wracked with uncertainty ahead of the rescheduled Games which… Read more Video, Audio

The US, South Africa and the European Union have pressed paused on the rollout of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine after reports of rare blood clotting.

Worldwatch's Perlina Lau has more. Read more Audio

One million Covid-19 vaccinations by the end of June, and a centralised system to monitor how many doses have been administered - those are the government's latest vaccine promises.

Yet GPs say they… Read more Audio

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Game on, the Pacific Islands are finally being welcomed into the Super Rugby competition after years fighting to be included.

Moana Pasifika, a combined Samoa and Tonga side, and Fijian Drua have… Read more Video, Audio

The government is calling time on livestock exports by sea - saying New Zealand needs to protect its reputation and the welfare of animals.

The ban, which includes a two-year transition period, is… Read more Video, Audio

The Prime Minister has told Parliament the Case B MIQ worker "lied" to his employer. As we've been reporting - Case B - who tested positive for Covid-19 in the past week, had his last recorded test… Read more Audio

An MIQ security guard infected with Covid-19 at the Grand Millennium allegedly lied about having his regular compulsory tests for the virus.

By law, staff in isolation hotels have to be tested every… Read more Video, Audio

It's a scene out of a Dickens novel - coal being shovelled straight into a coal boiler to heat up uninsulated and cold classrooms.

But for many teachers and children across New Zealand, it's daily… Read more Video, Audio

The Education Minister has defended his ministry's handling of serious problems that forced Hutt Valley High School to close an entire block of classrooms.

Hundreds of senior students will have to… Read more Audio

A $100,000 reward and possible immunity from prosecution are being offered in a bid to flush out clues, in the nearly 30-year old cold case of missing toddler Amber-Lee Rose Cruickshank.

The… Read more Video, Audio