Checkpoint

In the last month alone eight kiwi have been found mauled by dogs in Northland's Opua Forest by Bay Bush Action Conservation Group. The group has spent 12 years working to restore the forest and had… Read more Video, Audio

New Zealand Fashion week is back after a three year covid hiatus with this year's event focusing on sustainability and diversity. Fashion lovers have also been able to attend more shows than ever this… Read more Video, Audio

Bringing your furry friend to work appears to be a trend in libraries across Tamaki Makaurau.koko_dog_v pkg The reading to dogs initiative has recently been set up at Warkworth Library, while Mangere… Read more Video, Audio

You've heard of Cool Runnings and now the 21st century has its equivalent. This week athletes from a tiny Middle Eastern country where winter lows can get down to a balmy 14 degrees celsius took part… Read more Video, Audio

You can't beat Wellington on a good day, they say, and today - the first day of Spring - is a good day in the capital. Wellingtonians are not usually very upbeat about the weather they're served up… Read more Audio

A small group of police officers and family of missing Napier school girl Kirsa Jenson have gathered quietly at the gun emplacement where the teeanger was last seen alive forty years ago to the day… Read more Video, Audio

The Government says new grocery rules will stop the abuse of power by the country's supermarket duopoly. Foodstuffs and Woolworths will no longer be able to decide when to pay suppliers, reject fresh… Read more Video, Audio

The Warriors play their final match of the regular season tomorrow night before their first finals campaign in five years. It will be a new look side taking the field in Brisbane as the some of the… Read more Video, Audio

More than a year after the devastating Nelson floods, the government has announced $12 million recovery package that will include buyouts for the worst affected homes. Similar to the deal for Cyclone… Read more Audio

Police documents obtained by Checkpoint have revealed why they didn't charge a key figure at the Lake Alice psychiatric hospital. Dr Selwyn Leeks was the lead psychiatrist at the child and adolescent… Read more Video, Audio

Claims billionaire property buyers are already window shopping for the best in New Zealand real estate in response to National's plan to let more foreign buyers back into the market. If it's in… Read more Video, Audio