Checkpoint

Olympic rowing great Mahe Drysdale has bid an emotional farewell to his rowing family, officially announcing his retirement on Thursday morning.

Drysdale, 42, has dominated the single scull for more… Read more Video, Audio

There is a testing blitz going on in Queensland, after a couple who travelled there from Victoria were found to have Covid-19.

The pair drove from Victoria, through New South Wales and across the… Read more Audio

A health expert is warning against the Fiji government's plan to isolate Covid-19 patients at home amid the escalating cases in the country.

The Health Ministry announced the move amid a daily record… Read more Audio

An elderly Auckland woman is facing a desperate fight for her home after her daughter allegedly tricked her into signing away her ownership of the property. Age Concern's Auckland chief executive… Read more Video, Audio

An elderly Auckland woman is facing a desperate fight for her home after her daughter allegedly tricked her into signing away her ownership of the property.

The woman's case is one of thousands that… Read more Video, Audio

Dangerous staffing levels which are leaving nurses fearing for their patients - this issue came up again and again at today's countrywide strike by DHB nurses.

At least 30,000 DHB nurses went on… Read more Audio

Professor Dave Frame is Director of the New Zealand Climate Change Research Institute at Victoria University.

He says transport emissions are on the way up and we need to be targeting motorists. Read more Video, Audio

The Climate Commission has stressed a need for the country to work harder to significantly reduce emissions - but how it's achieved has divided Parliament.

The commission has released its final… Read more Audio

Warning: This report includes disturbing details of violence that will upset listeners.

Northland woman Bridget Simmonds warned she would soon die just before she went missing.

The 42-year-old… Read more Audio

Pacific and Māori church leaders are stepping up in the battle against Covid-19 vaccine misinformation.

A dozen senior Catholics from around the Wellington region received their first dose of the… Read more Video, Audio

Nurses say they are working harder than ever, and are not getting a fair deal.

At least 30,000 walked off the job today, demanding more pay and safer workplaces.

The strike has been running from… Read more Video, Audio