Checkpoint

If you have a love of horses, a need for speed and weigh under 55kgs, a job as a jockey could be just for you. Recent suspensions and an exodus of local jockeys to greener pastures overseas means… Read more Video, Audio

Crate day antics in four wheel drives have destroyed the eggs of endangered birds nesting along a Canterbury river. There's several colonies of the Tarapiroe, black fronted terns and banded dotteral… Read more Video, Audio

Boaties are being warned to beware treacherous booby traps hidden below exceptionally high lakes levels in the Rotorua Region. A number of lakes in the area have water at levels that haven't been seen… Read more Video, Audio

The White Ferns' home summer is off to a disastrous start. An unexpected series defeat to Pakistan was sealed with a 10 run loss in this afternoon's T20 in Dunedin. The White Ferns had never lost to… Read more Video, Audio

Thousands took to the streets today protesting against the new government's policies on co-governance and the Treaty of Waitangi. At least 20 demonstrations were held across the country, coinciding… Read more Audio

Protest has coloured the opening day of Parliament this term, with activists gathering outside the halls of power and Te Pati Maori MPs going off script inside. Today was the swearing-in ceremony for… Read more Audio

Twelve years after the CTV building collapsed during the Christchurch earthquake, families of the victims killed inside have told an engineering disciplinary hearing they want justice and… Read more Audio

The end of year school prize giving is known to send a shiver up the spine of a few parents. A couple of bum numbing hours...waiting if you are lucky to clap your child onto stage, full of pride and… Read more Video, Audio

It could be several months before a broken sewer in Central Auckland is fixed. Work on a sewer line in Parnell that collapsed and opened a massive sinkhole won't begin until early next year. Nearby… Read more Audio

The new Finance Minister is accusing her Labour predecessor of finding "clever workarounds" to hide the true state of the government's finances. Nicola Willis has also confirmed the coalition… Read more Video, Audio