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Auckland Council declares climate emergency
11 Jun 2019Auckland Council has become the latest to declare a climate emergency - joining Nelson, Canterbury and dozens of other cities around the world. Mayor Phil Goff says failing to acknowledge climate… Read more Audio
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Super Hercules among $20b Defence spending plan
11 Jun 2019The government will spend more than $1 billion on new aircraft, a decision Defence Minister Ron Mark says is driven by climate change and a responsibility to help our Pacific neighbours. Video, Audio
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Checkpoint for Tuesday, 11th June 2019
11 Jun 2019Watch today's full programme here. Video
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ACLU condemns US detention of Cook Islands girl
10 Jun 2019The American Civil Liberties Union has condemned the two-week detention of a nine-year-old Cook Islands girl in California. As Ngatupuna Raela, known as Puna, finally travels back home to Aitutaki… Read more Audio
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Police describe bloody scene of fatal Mangere shooting
Police officers called to a shooting in Mangere last year have described the bloody scene and their attempts to find out what happened from the sole survivor. Audio
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Hawke's Bay water infrastructure, transport links get funding boost
10 Jun 2019Two dams, a lime juicing plant and a Māori tourism venture are among 19 projects in Hawke's Bay that will receive nearly $70m in cash from the Provincial Growth Fund. Audio
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AT wants to bring Waiheke, Devonport ferry routes under its wings
10 Jun 2019Waiheke residents are getting increasingly frustrated at what they say are lengthy delays and cancelled sailings on the ferries, which are their only transport to the mainland. Audio
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NZ to end its training mission in Iraq in mid-2020
10 Jun 2019The government has announced it will end its deployment in Iraq by the end of June, 2020, but why has it taken so long, given Labour had opposed it before coming into government? Video, Audio
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Dotcom extradfition appeal begins in Supreme Court
10 Jun 2019A lawyer for two associates of the internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom has told the Supreme Court the offences his clients are facing in the United States do not qualify for extradition because the… Read more Audio
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Fletcher Living homes in central Christchurch struggle to find buyers
10 Jun 2019Almost six months on the market, the first of 940 upmarket townhouses priced between $1million and $1.6m are struggling to sell, putting a dent in an ambitious goal to have 20,000 people living in the… Read more Video, Audio
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Murupara: The town without any cash
10 Jun 2019Last week, thieves ripped Murupara's only ATM out of the wall. Now NZ Credit Union, the last source of cash in the town, has decided to stop handling cash, leaving residents concerned it'll never… Read more Audio
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Hong Kong protesters say extradition bill will put legal independence at risk
10 Jun 2019A peaceful mass protest in Hong Kong over an extradition bill descended into violence as several hundred protesters clashed with police outside the city's parliament. Zachary Goelman reports. Video, Audio
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