Checkpoint

It's been five days since police say a baby was killed in the Lower Hutt suburb of Taita but officers are yet to charge anyone. The death of Ruthless-Empire Ahipene Wall, who would have turned two on… Read more Audio

The All Blacks are carrying a weight of expectation from their fans and are on the brink of making history at the Rugby World Cup. On Sunday morning, they could become the first country to win four… Read more Video, Audio

A gunman in the United States remains at large more than 24 hours after the country's deadliest mass shooting this year. 18 people were gunned down at a bar and a bowling alley in the town of… Read more Video, Audio

Now for our next scoop: Auckland is hooked on a new flavour of ice cream combining two foods you'd least expect. After just a week of being open, Fugitoto made a splash in Epsom when it introduced its… Read more Video, Audio

Cyclone Lola has destroyed schools and homes in Vanuatu, with more than 10,000 households torn apart, damaged or flooded. Four provinces in the north have been hit hardest as humanitarian aid groups… Read more Audio

Now that the election is over, it's time for pastry professionals to vote for the best sausage roll in the country. More than 400 from across the nation lined up for judging in Christchurch today… Read more Video, Audio

A pipeline to prison is how in the incoming Chief Children's Commissioner is describing a proposed ram raid law. The bill, amending the Crimes Act, would see ram raid sentences of up ten years in jail… Read more Video, Audio

Lisa talks to our rugby reporter Joe Porter in Paris. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6339884530112 Read more Video, Audio

Winston Peters is refusing to apologise for his extraordinary attack on the former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern - in which he wrongly accused her office of hiding information from the public about… Read more Audio

Eight vital minutes were lost between police being told a shooting was planned at the Linwood Islamic Centre, and the terrorist opening fire. A senior police officer in the communications centre has… Read more Audio

Christchurch ultra-runner Sam Harvey has stopped short of making history at Big Dog's Backyard Ultra in Tennessee. When we checked in yesterday he had been running 6.7 kilometre loops on the hour… Read more Video, Audio