Checkpoint

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is backing Broadcasting Minister Clare Curran in the wake of the resignation of high-profile RNZ news executive, Carol Hirschfeld. Video, Audio

Canada, the US and Australia have joined Britain and a number of EU countries in expelling dozens of Russian diplomats and undeclared intelligence staff. New Zealand doesn't have undeclared… Read more Video, Audio

Counties Manukau DHB was reluctant to ask the previous government for funding to fix mouldy, rotting and unstable buildings because of pressure from ministers to stay in surplus, its acting CEO says.

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Checkpoint visits the Parker family home in South Auckland, where mum Sala and sister Elizabeth reveal it can be an emotional rollercoaster being the closest people in a prize fighter's life. Video, Audio

Some residents in the Auckland suburb of Mount Albert say the government's plan to squeeze up to 4000 new homes in the area is ridiculous and the infrastructure won't be able to cope. Read more Video, Audio

New Zealand's cricket umpire Doug Cowie tells John Campbell the fact Australia's cricket team's ball-tampering appears to have been premeditated makes the cheating even worse. Video, Audio

The Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, is urging District Health Boards to set up an independent panel to break an impasse over nurses' pay talks. Video, Audio

The process of flushing Christchurch's water supply with chlorine is underway, ending its reign as the only major New Zealand city not to treat its water. Logan Church reports. Video, Audio

A Pukenui school bus driver from the Far North is thanking her lucky stars her busload of children didn't plunge into a hole in State Highway One on Friday when a 20m section collapsed. Video, Audio

The latest weather forecast with MetService meteorologist John Law. Video, Audio

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