Checkpoint

Testimony from a notorious jail house snitch should never have been put to the jury in David Tamihere's first double murder trial, the Court of Appeal has been told. Tamihere was convicted in 1990 for… Read more Audio

The Super Rugby Aupiki squads for next year have been named. A total of 120 women have been contracted to the four franchises for an extended third season of the competition. Sports reporter Jonty… Read more Video, Audio

The start of the cruise season has been anything but cruisey. For the second time in a fortnight high winds meant the Ovation of the Seas has not come into port. The ship can carry almost five… Read more Video, Audio

The deputy prime minister Winston Peters has had another crack at the media, derailing the start of the new Government's very first Cabinet meeting. It follows his unsubstantiated claims of bribery… Read more Audio

The new government's plan to walk back some smoke free laws will be a huge blow to cancer prevention, as well as costing thousands of lives and billions of dollars according to health advocates. But… Read more Video, Audio

There was no breakdown in communication. That was the assurance offered by a senior police controller who was in the southern communications centre on the day of the Christchurch mosque attacks… Read more Audio

Northern Hawke's Bay and Tai Rawhiti are back in cleanup mode after heavy rain fell steadily over the weekend. The region's infrastructure bruised and battered from previous storms, and each downpour… Read more Audio

The Black Caps are looking to bounce back from their World Cup heartbreak on their tour of Bangladesh. The first of the two test series gets underway tomorrow afternoon. Sports reporter Jonty Dine… Read more Video, Audio

Consumer NZ says some motorists are losing hundreds of dollars a year due to their insurance policies, as premiums skyrocket. It carried out a survey which found they've increased up to 38 percent in… Read more Audio

It's another woody wash out for Tai Rāwhiti, with rough weather over the weekend leaving recently cleaned beaches coated in slash again. It could be weeks before they're pristine again. The… Read more Video, Audio