Checkpoint

A Northland man who admitted draining the bank account of a Far North Maori Trust to fund a lavish lifestyle has been jailed for more than five years.

Stephen James Henare was a trustee of the… Read more Audio

The Supreme Court has reserved its decision after hearing both sides in Mark Lundy's last-chance appeal to clear his name.

Lundy was convicted of murdering his wife Christine and daughter Amber in… Read more Audio

An Auckland fast food restaurant worker says it's intolerable they were asked to effectively continue working after clocking out.

The employee at Burger King Queen Street says a manager called on… Read more Audio

The mother of a Mangawhai toddler at the centre of a murder trial has described finding her baby girl limp and unconscious.

Aaron Archer is on trial in the High Court in Auckland - accused of… Read more Audio

Foreign students of a collapsed business school are still in the dark as to who will mark their final assessments and when they will get their diplomas, as Immigration New Zealand says they need to… Read more Video, Audio

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

The Waitangi Tribunal is slamming the Crown for letting our rivers and lakes get so polluted and for essentially blocking Māori from helping to fix the problem.

It has just released a landmark report… Read more Audio

The Police Association is accusing the National Party of playing politics on gun law reform.

President Chris Cahill says the Opposition leader is wrong to say the gun buyback scheme has been a… Read more Video, Audio

All Blacks coach Steve Hansen dropped a major bombshell in his Rugby World Cup squad announcement, leaving out veteran prop Owen Franks and picking one-test flanker Luke Jacobson as they seek an… Read more Video, Audio

Police have arrested six people and snatched up millions in assets, posh property and flash cars following a big money laundering investigation in Auckland.

It's been an eight-month operation. The… Read more Video, Audio

Seven eggs from the world's last two remaining northern white rhinos have been successfully fertilized artifically, raising hopes of saving the endangered animals. Serena Chaudhry reports. Read more Video, Audio

A Fiji opposition MP says he's been vindicated by the release of a video of his alleged assault by the prime minister.

Footage emerged on Friday of Frank Bainimarama grabbing and shoving Pio… Read more Audio