Checkpoint

The All Blacks stand-off with SANZAAR continues, with coach Ian Foster accusing them of reneging on a Rugby Championship deal that would have had his team home in time for Christmas.

He's hoping a… Read more Audio

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

Air New Zealand says it's drawn about $110 million from the government standby loan aimed at helping it through the pandemic.

The company held its annual meeting today, where it told shareholders it… Read more Audio

A permanent fix for Auckland's Harbour Bridge is due to come ahead of schedule.

The temporary repair to the bridge will likely be replaced with a permanent strut this weekend.

Brett Gliddon from… Read more Video, Audio

Heavy snow has battered the lower South Island causing dismay for farmers and delight for school children.

For the second day of the school holidays, many woke to a winter wonderland, icy roads and a… Read more Video, Audio

The Labour Party has unveiled its billion dollar plan for the health sector, with promises to boost mental health support for school aged children and increase access to emergency dental care.

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New Zealand First Leader Winston Peters says his party has been exonerated of any electoral law breaches by the Serious Fraud Office.

Two people have been charged with obtaining by deception… Read more Video, Audio

A man who was phyiscally and sexually abused as a young boy in state care has described his childhood as a nightmare - and the battle to get compensation as a horror movie that will not end. Read more Audio

Members of Extinction Rebellion have been arrested in a protest at a Canterbury coal mine - they were calling on the mine operator to decommission their operation, and for the government to support… Read more Audio

Labour has taken a slight hit and would need help from the Greens to form a government according to the latest 1 News Colmar Brunton poll.

Monday's poll puts Labour on 47 percent and National on 33… Read more Video, Audio

The Wallabies time confined to their hotel rooms is nearly over - so long as they all test negative for Covid-19 today.

In New Zealand for two Bledisloe Cup matches next month - the Australian side… Read more Audio

The actions of a German crew who have been detained after sailing across New Zealand's closed border are probably a sign if desperation, an ocean cruising club boss says, but he does not condone… Read more Video, Audio