Checkpoint

There's relief for the family of a woman who died of cancer, after a final ruling that she was wrongly denied money from ACC in the years before her death.

Deanna Trevarthen died of a cancer called… Read more Audio

The government's budget spend up has failed to get them a boost and Judith Collins has taken a further hit, according to the latest 1 NEWS Colmar Brunton poll.

Tonight's poll is the first since last… Read more Video, Audio

From midnight Victoria will go into lockdown for seven days as the state frantically tries to cram a lid on the rapidly growing number of Covid-19 cases.

And late this afternoon the Covid-19 Response… Read more Audio

A massive campaign by cycling advocates has forced Wellington City Council to do a u-turn, signing off today on fast-tracking cycleways across the city.

The $226 million project, which is part of the… Read more Audio

From Friday, Victoria will be heading into a seven-day lockdown in attempts to curb a growing Covid-19 outbreak.

The state recorded another 11 cases overnight taking the total of the cluster to 26.

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Plans are being laid by a citizens coalition in Invercargill to topple Sir Tim Shadbolt as Mayor, come next year's local body elections.

The city is already on course for its fourth deputy mayor in… Read more Audio

Auckland ratepayers are on the hook for legal bills totalling at least $1 million as the council fights for a temporary ban on downtown bottle stores.

Council and court papers obtained by Checkpoint… Read more Audio

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There's been a thawing of the relationship between New Zealand Rugby and the Players Association with a meeting in Wellington today.

On the agenda was an alternative to the proposed $387 million… Read more Video, Audio

In Victoria a snap lockdown is aimed at shutting down a Melbourne community outbreak of a highly contagious strain of Covid-19.

The restrictions in the state kick in at midnight and last seven days… Read more Video, Audio

District Health Boards are on notice from the Privacy Commissioner, to lock their virtual front doors or face possible prosecution, following Waikato DHB's ransomware cyber attack.

Health Minister… Read more Audio

Confidential patient and staff information stolen in last week's ransomware cyber attack on the Waikato DHB is confirmed to be genuine.

Files were leaked to four media organisations, including RNZ on… Read more Audio