Checkpoint

"Widespread abuse" of employment law means tens of thousands of builders may be missing out on their basic employment rights and protections.

The employment court has found in favour of an Auckland… Read more Video, Audio

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The long weekend brought a glut of tourists to the North and South Island's unofficial tourism capitals.

While leaders in Queenstown and Rotorua suspect the vast majority were New Zealanders… Read more Audio

The soothing sounds of the islands greeted a steady stream of people at special Covid-19 vaccination clinic set up for the Pasifika community in Taranaki today. The Whiteley Methodist Church in New… Read more Audio

A Covid-19 outbreak in Fiji appears to be spiralling out of control, with 147 cases confirmed in the last two days.

The country's main hospital is effectively sealed off, after a cluster formed there… Read more Audio

Public money has been poured in, but there has been zero progress in efforts to combat family and sexual abuse, according to the Auditor General.

It has issued a report telling government ministers… Read more Video, Audio

New Zealand will receive a further one million doses of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccination next month.

The new shipments will arrive in weekly drops - ramping up from mid-July ahead of the roll out to… Read more Video, Audio

The net has fallen over several senior gang members today, charged with a myriad of drug and money laundering offences.

Police are calling it the world's most sophisticated law enforcement action… Read more Video, Audio

The Hurricanes Super Rugby team have swapped the stadium for the lecture theatre, embarking on a quest to learn Gagana Samoa.

They've been undertaking a language and culture programme at Victoria… Read more Audio

Farmers flocked to a farm in Masterton to hear from scientists studying a sheep breed that sheds its own wool.

This comes as depressed strong wool prices have left farmers feeling fleeced.

Here's… Read more Audio

Government ministers say they're stunned and saddened by the state of Māori boarding schools in Aotearoa.

They're putting their money where their mouth is - investing $20 million into the four… Read more Audio

National's leader Judith Collins is pulling no punches in her public condemnation of former party candidate Jake Bezzant - describing the allegations against him as one of the most disgraceful things… Read more Audio