Checkpoint

There's a commuter crush in Wellington, with the Hutt train line out of action. Our reporter Ruth Hill is at the main station and joins Lisa Owen. Read more Audio

The two men vying to be Prime Minister have ventured back out on the campaign trail with renewed energy after last night's televised face-off. The first leaders' debate was a sometimes scrappy, but… Read more Audio

Spain's Football World Cup winning players who had said they are boycotting the national team have turned up for international duty. But several said they're not happy about it. The players launched… Read more Video, Audio

Canterbury got a big shock this morning with a long and strong earthquake that sent people running for the nearest door frame. While the region seems to have escaped any major damage, it's left locals… Read more Audio

"Defeated" and "disheartened" is how a young voter's feeling after she says the two Chrises "bounced around" her question in last night's leader's debate. Sky Rens is a waitress on Auckland's… Read more Video, Audio

The official number of crook tummies in Queenstown is on the rise, but locals fear there could be even more to come as the tourist hub grapples with a boil water notice. There are now 17 confirmed… Read more Video, Audio

An Auckland school boy who's made an amazing recovery after being hit by a car in near fatal accident now wants to raise awareness about road safety. Fourteen year old Kaden O'Neill was hit by a Range… Read more Video, Audio

The two 'Chrises' vying to be the next Prime Minister will go head to head in their first leader's debate tonight. Both politicians are playing down their preparation, and prospects, ahead of the TVNZ… Read more Audio

The Electoral Commission's hoping young people will be out in force to vote in this year's general election, building on the jump in youth turnout in 2020. Just over 60 percent of eligible 18-24 year… Read more Audio

A mystery meat dumper is plaguing Christchurch, offloading hundreds of kilos raw off cuts and carcasses in public bins. The dodgy dumper struck again last night discarding fourteen bags of meat waste… Read more Video, Audio

A coroner's inquest has heard that double murderer Paul Tainui is now used as a case study for certain types of psychopathy for Corrections staff training. Tainui raped and murdered Nicole Tuxford in… Read more Audio