Checkpoint

Lake Ōhau residents have begun sifting through the debris of their damaged and destroyed homes in the wake of the devastating fire.

The fire razed much of the village earlier this month, destroying… Read more Video, Audio

Auckland Zoo has welcomed five new otter pups to its resident population.

They are collectively dubbed a 'raft' because of the way otters bunch together in the sea.

The pups have just had their… Read more Video, Audio

South Australia has trained up 100,000 dedicated Covid-19 marshals to make sure businesses, restaurants, bars and their customers all follow social distancing and hygiene rules.

It's also in… Read more Video, Audio

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

An $11 million Wellington project is just getting underway after a six month delay - because of lizards.

In 2017, heavy rain caused landslides on the Ngaio Gorge Road which has had a temporary fix… Read more Audio

Two hundred jobs were lost each day in Auckland in August - according to council number-crunchers.

While better than the 250 daily losses expected - it still tallies up to more than 4,000 jobs going… Read more Audio

A mortgage rate war could be on the way, as banks look to lend more money to potential home buyers.

Heartland Bank has stoked the fire with a record, one year fixed loan rate of 1.99 percent.

… Read more Audio

With four days to go, New Zealand First leader Winston Peters is on the final sprint after a marathon tour of the whole country.

From Bluff to Northland the New Zealand First bus has travelled almost… Read more Video, Audio

National is ramping up its attacks on Labour, with Judith Collins accusing Jacinda Ardern of lying about testing at the border and saying she's happy to prove it in court.

The Labour leader has… Read more Video, Audio

The England netball team is in the country going through isolation, before they can start preparing for their matches against the Silver Ferns.

The two sides will meet at the end of the month, for… Read more Audio

The statistics say the Wallabies beat the All Blacks in pretty every much facet of the first Bledisloe Cup test - except where it counts on the scoreboard.

A twenty year winless run against the All… Read more Audio

Auckland water blasting businesses are breathing a sigh of relief, now that the region's water restrictions have been eased for commercial users.

But the region's water woes are far from over. The… Read more Audio