Checkpoint

Wellington Hospital staff are worried a new parking plan will endanger the safety of shift workers and see patients unfairly fined. The City Council wants to limit more than 2000 parking spaces in… Read more Audio

The Labour Party was on the backfoot on today's campaign trail, batting away another bad poll and broken promise. The new 'The Post / Freshwater Strategy' poll has support for the left bloc well… Read more Audio

Telecommunications company One NZ, formerly Vodafone, has topped the Commerce Commissions rankings for poor cellphone customer service. The watch dog has released its first dashboard based on a survey… Read more Video, Audio

The All Blacks coach Ian Foster insists he's picked a side that has have the "firepower" to beat France in Saturday morning's Rugby World Cup opener in Paris. Foster has made four changes to his… Read more Video, Audio

A call tonight for security staff 24/7 at every emergency department in the country in response to a growing number of violent incidents. The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine wants all… Read more Video, Audio

Some basic food and household items have shot up nearly 80 percent in the last 16 months. Checkpoint has been tracking the price of 36 items likely to be in a family's shopping trolley every week or… Read more Video, Audio

You might think you're the king or queen of the backyard barbecue, but get ready to meet some cooks who will make you look like a rank amateur. Competitive barbecuing is firing up in New Zealand, with… Read more Audio

Plans by Kainga Ora to build social housing in Kerikeri's town centre have been ruffling feathers in the Far North town. The agency's latest proposal, however, appears to take community concerns on… Read more Audio

National will ditch the clean car subsidy for Electric Vehicles if it's in govenrment saying people who can afford a brand new electric car dont need a subsidy from taxpayers to buy it. But it is… Read more Video, Audio

A private investigator who previously worked on the disappearance of Marokopa man Tom Philips and his children says it's a relief the police are finally taking the case seriously and treating it as a… Read more Video, Audio