Checkpoint

A former chef who has cooked around 170-thousand meals for cyclone-affected families and volunteers in Hawke's Bay will soon hang up her apron for a well deserved break. Neela Neela has been feeding… Read more Audio

The New Zealand government has given its full blessing to Cook Islands and Niue establishing diplomatic relations with the United States. At the second US/Pacific summit in Washington this morning… Read more Audio

A trio of Northland brothers is on a mission to keep fruit and vege affordable for local families battling the cost of living crisis. Kumara is cracking more than $13 per kg in some bigger stores. But… Read more Video, Audio

National is promising to impose tougher sanctions on beneficiaries who repeatedly fail to turn up to job interviews. Punishments could include mandatory community work or having their welfare support… Read more Audio

Former world number one Caroline Wozniacki will continue her tennis comeback at the ASB Classic in January. It will be the eighth time the Danish star has played in the Auckland tournament. The last… Read more Video, Audio

Two return convoys have managed to get through Haast Pass today as Waka Kotahi opened a single lane on the vital storm damaged route along state highway six. Muddy Creek Bridge north of Makarora was… Read more Video, Audio

There are now two investigations into how a fishing boat carrying thousands of litres of diesel ran aground near a Banks Peninsula marine reserve. Conservationists are worried endangered wildlife… Read more Audio

Cruel, dehumanising and out of touch. That's one description of National's policy to get more beneficiaries into work. But party leader Christopher Luxon's reckons it's a policy driven by love. If in… Read more Video, Audio

Queenstown is fighting fires on a couple of fronts - as it cleans up from a state of emergency, and deals with a cryptosporidium outbreak. As well as that, the resort town is still dealing with a… Read more Video, Audio

Our political editor Jane Patterson speaks to Lisa Owen. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6337779266112 Read more Video, Audio

Pacific candidates from Labour, National, ACT and the Greens have locked horns over immigration, education and crime today. Spokespeople from the four parties have debated the issues at the RNZ… Read more Audio