Checkpoint

The east coast of the Coromandel remains largely cut off from the rest of the country, with access in and out severely impacted by the summer's cyclones.

A fix for the biggest slip in the region on… Read more Video, Audio

Calls tonight for blanket ban on caged eggs. The animal welfare group, SAFE is delivering a petition with more than 30,000 signatures to Parliament this week.

Battery hen cages have been banned since… Read more Video, Audio

The Greens co-leader Marama Davidson has caused a stir after she told a far right activist - it is white cis men who cause violence in the world.

Opposition parties have criticised the remarks -… Read more Audio

World Athletics has become the latest sporting body to issue a blanket ban on transgender women competing in track and field events, despite a lack of conclusive evidence they have an advantage.

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Among the cuts on the table in Auckland Council's budget proposal is a slashing of funds for arts and culture - including the UNESCO City of Music programme.

This programme aims to strengthen the… Read more Audio

The Māori All Blacks are one of New Zealand's top sports teams, and now cricket could follow in their footsteps.

New Zealand Cricket is looking at creating a national Māori team and this Easter will… Read more Audio

Recent rainfall has alleviated drought concerns in Otago and Southland, but it's still been another tough summer for southern farmers.

Hot and dry summers have been the norm in recent years - and… Read more Video, Audio

Sheep may peeled or plucked, rather than just being shorn, following a breakthrough by scientists working on biological defleecing technology.

Australian researchers are experimenting with a corn… Read more Video, Audio

With many people still reeling from the devastation in Hawke's Bay, a group of Auckland volunteers are rallying together to get hundreds of home cooked meals hand delivered.

Reporter Louise Ternouth… Read more Video, Audio

State home tenants in houses badly damaged in the Auckland Anniversary weekend floods are living rent free until they are repaired.

Kainga Ora says more than 600 homes need repairing and they've… Read more Video, Audio

Community gardens, marae projects, Neighbours Day and street parties all could be axed by local boards across Auckland.

They're under instruction to make cost savings, as the council tries to fill a… Read more Video, Audio