Checkpoint

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern unveiled the details of its child poverty legislation at Parliament this afternoon, telling reporters the law will set four primary and six supplementary measures of… Read more Video, Audio

We return to Wellington, which is in gridlock and hundreds of commuters are still stranded after an electrical fault grounded all the city's electric trains. Video, Audio

Two years ago, Tracy Yeats desperately sought to raise money to get Sativex for her daughter Grace, who has an incurable brain disease. Now she’s struggling to afford the $1100 it costs each month.  Video, Audio

Watch - The former deputy prime minister, told RNZ's political editor Jane Patterson she was "feeling much better" since having the operation.

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People in Kiribati are calling for action to be taken after a ferry sank amid fears there may have been up to 100 people on board. Video, Audio

There are 3000 unresolved claims with EQC, and a further 2700 with private insurers. Lawyer Grant Shand tells John Campbell many claims are re-repairs for work not done at all, or done badly. Video, Audio

Let's go to the weather now with Metservice Meterologist John Law. Video, Audio

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

A decision by the National Party to vote as a block has torpedoed the chances of Green Party MP Chloe Swarbrick's medicinal cannabis bill passing in Parliament. Video, Audio

The Bill will requires successive Governments to set both 10-year and three-year targets to bring children out of poverty. Political Editor Jane Patterson has the details. Video, Audio

Ken McKenzie lost his farmland and fences, costing him his life-savings, his KiwiSaver, and leaving him with a $40,000 mortgage on what had been a freehold home. Video, Audio

Fire and Emergency have called off an investigation into what caused the Port Hills fire due to a lack of evidence. Police are still investigating, but say there's nothing to show the fires were… Read more Video, Audio