Checkpoint

A charity using recycled chip packets to make thermal blankets wants to ramp up production with predictions even more kiwi families will be in the cold come winter. The chip project uses cleaned and… Read more Video, Audio

Hundreds of fur seals have starved to death along the Kaikōura coast - and scientists suspect warmer sea temperatures and depleted fish stocks could be to blame. They're now doing further research to… Read more Video, Audio

Police say it's highly likely there was a fight before a man was killed at his home in Dunedin. 27-year-old Gurjit Singh was found on Monday morning after dining with friends the night before… Read more Video, Audio

Green MP Chloe Swarbrick is officially in the running to become the party's next co-leader. The Auckland Central MP is currently the sole contender to replace James Shaw. Chloe Swarbrick set a bold… Read more Audio

An aussie school girl went into "full beast mode" to save a beloved pet from a slippery intruder. Twelve year Rosie Wightman has reached hero status after a video of her snake wrangling skills hit the… Read more Video, Audio

World Rugby is working with law enforcement in five countries, including New Zealand, to prosecute people involved in online abuse during last year's Rugby World Cup. Twenty-one social media accounts… Read more Video, Audio

The government has been warned to "be careful" with its policies affecting Maori, at the National Iwi Chairs Forum today. Pressure is mounting ahead of Waitangi Day, as the Prime Minister continues to… Read more Video, Audio

Call in the Commissioners, this is the plea from the boss of Master Plumbers, who reckons Wellington bureaurats are flushing money and plumbers should be brought in to patch the tsunami of leaks in… Read more Video, Audio

A local red headed reverend's invited her ginger bethren to gather and celebrate the bright red headed patron saint; Brigid of Ireland, who tuned bathwater into beer. The inaugural "gingas in the… Read more Video, Audio

The significant sit-down between Australia and New Zealand's foreign affairs and defence ministers has just wrapped up in Melbourne. The four ministers have just updated reporters on what was… Read more Video, Audio

Massey University is being warned of severe consequences if it goes ahead with its proposed cuts to humanities staff. A politics professor has said plans to slash jobs will affect the university's… Read more Audio