Checkpoint

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

A Tolaga Bay family who escaped a flash flood by climbing on their roof have been reunited with their dog almost three days after he was swept away in his kennel. Nina Maraki talks to Sharon… Read more Video, Audio

The victims of a botched housing development in Tauranga today made impassioned pleas to the city council to take responsibility for signing off on what's being described as sloppy building work. Video, Audio

A woman who was rushed to Tauranga Hospital with heavy bleeding while 38 weeks pregnant, says nurses began arguing and swearing in front of her before starting treatment. Audio

Yarrow Stadium in New Plymouth has been condemned after geotechnical testing showed the bank under its West Stand is a significant earthquake risk. General manager of Yarrows the bakers Russel Guckert… Read more Audio

The report says EQC staff have no confidence in their own data, the organisation needs to treat its customers with respect and honesty, and needs to dramatically improve the way it communicates with… Read more Video, Audio

Watch Wednesday's full programme here. Video

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has stirred controversy after he asked a woman to kiss him on the lips onstage in exchange for a book during an official visit to South Korea. Harovi Cooper… Read more Video, Audio

One man wrestled a knife off a murderer, another saved a man from a sinking car and a team of three worked for 17 hours straight to save passengers from a plane that crashed in a remote part of Nepal.

From October, the government plans to make foreign tourists pay twice as much as locals to stay in tramping huts on four of the country's great walks, including the Abel Tasman track. Video, Audio

The Gisborne District Council says it is investigating how so much logging debris was washed downstream after flash flooding hit the Tolaga Bay area yesterday morning. Video, Audio