Checkpoint

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

Hundreds of Paramedics have voted to walk off the job later this month following a breakdown in pay talks with St John.

Trevor Hill is a paramedic in Hamilton and told reporter Nita Blake-Persen he… Read more Audio

Some of the nurses at the front line of the battle against Covid-19 have gone on strike today.

Thousands of nurses and workers across 500 primary health care facilities downed tools, demanding pay… Read more Video, Audio

Wild weather is hammering Napier tonight. Firefighters have been called to assist with flooded buildings in the centre of town.

RNZ Hawkes Bay reporter Tom Kitchin is stuck in RNZ's Napier office… Read more Video, Audio

"You've always had my back, and I'll have yours," President-elect Joe Biden said, as he thanked African American voters who helped deliver him the White House.  

2020 has been a year blighted by… Read more Video, Audio

As Joe Biden and Kamala Harris start planning their term in office, the US president - for now - Donald Trump continues to contest the election result.

US media is reporting his advisors, and even… Read more Audio

The Cook Islands could be on the cards for Christmas, with health officials flying there this weekend to scope out the prospects of a travel bubble.

The Cook Islands, along with Niue and Tokelau, is… Read more Audio

It was almost a victim of the Covid-19 pandemic, but organisers have managed to pull together Southland's annual celebration of Māori and Pasifika culture.

Thousands turned up for the Miharo Polyfest… Read more Video, Audio

A lawyer representing abuse survivors has called for a major change in the way the Crown Law Office deals with claimants.

Frances Joychild, QC who represents a number of abuse victims, has made… Read more Audio

As well as the special votes, the government's top line up was confirmed on Friday, with a regal ceremony at Government House.

Family and friends lined the building's ballroom as ministers were sworn… Read more Audio

The margin is thinner than a cannabis leaf, but voters have said nope to legalising dope.

In the final count 50.7 percent voted no, versus 48.4 percent voting yes - a difference of 67,000 votes.

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Joe Biden is inching closer to claiming the keys to the White House. Donald Trump leads in Georgia by just 1,700 votes.

While the former vice president has chipped away at Trump's margin in… Read more Audio