Checkpoint

Today marks one year since the discovery of the body of Mason Pendrous in his room at his Canterbury University accommodation.

The 19-year-old lay dead for between two and four weeks at the Sonoda… Read more Audio

Two years after medicinal cannabis was made legal in Britain, many doctors are still not prescribing it.

And although it's early days, with only one medical cannabis product approved for use in New… Read more Audio

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

Two companies that imported dangerous toys have been fined a total of $118,000, but one judge says penalties should be much higher.

It was the second prosecution for one retailer, prompting some in… Read more Audio

It was all about New Zealand's farmers on Wednesday as the National and Labour Party leaders hit the campaign trail once again after last night's election debate.

The pressure on the rural sector… Read more Audio

It has been revealed that New Zealand's first Covid-19 infection was actually a week earlier than previously thought.

The Ministry of Health originally recorded our first case of the virus as a… Read more Video, Audio

A New Zealand producer churning out what he calls the champagne of butter says Covid-19 is creating more opportunities overseas for high end products from Aotearoa.

The butter sells in a premium… Read more Video, Audio

A woman who was in and out of psychiatric care during the 1970s has spoken of being subjected to excessive electroconvulsive therapy, or ECT and the debilitating effect its had on her life.

Joan… Read more Audio

A new poll out on Tuesday has good news for Labour - they will still be able to govern alone if the Colmar Brunton predictions ring true.

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But they have had a drop… Read more Video, Audio

Southern businesses are calling for more certainty ahead of a Finance face-off in Queenstown tonight.

The Finance spokespeople from the major parties will debate the key issues as the resort town… Read more Audio

A plan to build hundreds of new homes in a rural valley five minutes from the centre of Nelson city, has triggered a petition and a wave of placards against it.

Meanwhile a housing shortage in the… Read more Video, Audio

The British Prime Minister is set to make a rare national address later today, as the UK tries to tackle a second wave of Covid-19 before winter sets in.

It will be the third time Boris Johnson's… Read more Video, Audio