Checkpoint

A spate of baby penguin deaths has raised concerns there could be a repeat of a catastrophic breeding season of five years ago, where there were mass fatalities of korora. On Waiheke Island alone… Read more Video, Audio

A pizza shop worker swindled out of tens of thousands of dollars by his former employer says there's nothing left but for the man to go to jail. In October 2022, the Employment Relations Authority… Read more Audio

The long weekend is almost upon us and there's finally some settled weather in Auckland at least, meaning some of us may be keen to get out in the water. But with the Parnell Poonami still fresh in… Read more Video, Audio

Eden Park is in for an extravaganza of Pacific rugby league this weekend. The Kiwi and Tongan A sides kick off the Pacific Championships tomorrow afternoon, followed by the Kiwi Ferns taking on Mate… Read more Audio

Hawaiian Airlines is bailing out of New Zealand over winter at least, choosing to fly more lucrative Northern hemisphere routes following patchy kiwi demand for American sunnymoons. The service, which… Read more Video, Audio

The Middle East is on the "edge of an abyss". That's the warning from the United Nations. US President Joe Biden is asking for billions of dollars in funding for Ukraine and Israel, telling the… Read more Video, Audio

A worker at a Manawatū concrete company lost his right arm when he had to pull himself from a machine he was cleaning. The company he worked for, Dunlop Drymix Ltd, has today been sentenced in the… Read more Video, Audio

A 13 year old Dunedin boy has launched a campaign to bring back direct, international flights to the city. The flights haven't been reinstated since borders re-opened and it seems young Benjamin… Read more Video, Audio

Some restaurant owners are looking forward to the end of fair pay agreements and the reintroduction of 90 day trials. They're two promises made by National on the campaign trail. But the Union for… Read more Audio