Checkpoint

A Covid-19 wastewater testing pilot's being rolled out around the country as a safety net for catching the virus in the community.

The eight-week ESR pilot will see sewage sampled at managed… Read more Video, Audio

A man accused of killing his ex-wife with a hunting knife in broad daylight in West Auckland says he doesn't remember stabbing her to death.

Sixty-five-year-old Li Manchao is on trial in the High… Read more Audio

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

Just in the past few hours, Donald Trump's lead in Georgia has shrunk to a very fine margin.

If Georgia goes to Joe Biden - and it will be very close - that's an upset that should win him the… Read more Audio

An elderly Hawke's Bay man says he's lost his best friend - his dog Tabatha vanished from outside a Napier shopfront a week ago.

Eighty-year-old Doug Hodgetts believes his 7-year-old Jack Russell… Read more Video, Audio

A police officer says with the benefit of hindsight, he may have charged the driver of a shuttle which crashed, killing an 11-year-old girl.

Hannah Francis died in July 2018 when the bus she was in… Read more Audio

A dispute over the humble potato has reached boiling point over claims European frozen fries are being dumped in New Zealand.

Potatoes New Zealand is worried the local industry will turn to mash… Read more Audio

Donald Trump may be about 12,000km away, but the US presidential race has dominated politics in New Zealand today, with the Prime Minister refusing to condemn his comments that the election is a… Read more Audio

On Thursday evening (NZ time) it remains the undecided States of America. Presidential hopeful Joe Biden appears to have cemented two more bricks in the so called blue wall, with several US media… Read more Video, Audio

Donald Trump speaks to fans at the White House. Video, Audio

Reviewing the results so far, Professor Dan Zirker joins Lisa Owen in the studio. Video, Audio

Queenstown is getting ready to welcome some international visitors. Mayor Jim Boult has confirmed the West Indies cricket team will be based in the resort town for the summer of cricket. They're here… Read more Audio