Checkpoint

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her partner Clarke Gayford will be welcoming their first child any day now. Following the birth, the new parents are expected to pose for photographs outside the… Read more Video, Audio

A second hard winter is on its way for some Kaikōura businesses, after a summer season interrupted by cyclones and other wild weather. Some are wondering how they will keep their doors open. Logan… Read more Video, Audio

Former Australian cricketer Belinda Clark, whose batting record was smashed by Amelia Kerr against Ireland yesterday, says the teenager has a huge future. Ms Clark told Alex Perrottet she was thrilled… Read more Video, Audio

Nauru is courting controversy again with a new law that punishes people for speaking publicly about court cases and publishing court decisions. Alex Perrottet talks to the country's former resident… Read more Video, Audio

The driver who hit and killed Paekakariki runner Caroline Boyd says he will never get behind the wheel again. Nathan James Lyon has been sentenced to more than two years in prison after pleading… Read more Video, Audio

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

The skull fracture suffered by Remy Grosso in the first test at Eden Park last week has reignited debate again today after All Blacks Sam Cane and Ofa Tu'ungafasi escaped punishment. Rugby reporter… Read more Video, Audio

"Insulting" - that's how one of the Auckland councillors has described the conditions imposed on them around the release of a council report into the feasibility of a downtown stadium. Efeso Collins… Read more Video, Audio

The father of a young man who drowned after walking out of the mental health unit at Waikato Hospital unsupervised says his care was a train-wreck waiting to happen. Nicky Stevens, who was 21 and… Read more Video, Audio