Checkpoint

The Electoral Commission's hoping young people will be out in force to vote in this year's general election, building on the jump in youth turnout in 2020. Just over 60 percent of eligible 18-24 year… Read more Audio

A mystery meat dumper is plaguing Christchurch, offloading hundreds of kilos raw off cuts and carcasses in public bins. The dodgy dumper struck again last night discarding fourteen bags of meat waste… Read more Video, Audio

A coroner's inquest has heard that double murderer Paul Tainui is now used as a case study for certain types of psychopathy for Corrections staff training. Tainui raped and murdered Nicole Tuxford in… Read more Audio

Returning to our earlier story about about parasitic gastro outbreak in Queenstown that's prompted a boil water notice. There are now 15 confirmed cases of crypto-sporidium and anyone on the town's… Read more Video, Audio

The traditional summer holiday roadie is about to get a lot pricer. The AA's predicting 91 Octane could hit $3.50 per litre by Christmas. Right now in Auckland its hovering around the $3.00 mark. In… Read more Video, Audio

The Warriors are calling on Queensland-based kiwis to come out in big numbers and fill the stands for the NRL preliminary final against the Brisbane Broncos. Tickets for Saturday's game at the $52,000… Read more Video, Audio

"There are no words to describe how much he will be loved and missed". The family of a man killed at an Auckland bus depot has paid tribute to their son, brother, grandson, uncle, nephew and friend… Read more Video, Audio

The number of confirmed cases of a parasitic gastro outbreak in Queenstown has almost doubled to 15. A boil water notice is still in place for anyone connected to the public supply including tourist… Read more Audio

Tourism operators in the South Island town of Franz Josef are confident the summer will herald a boon for the region, which was hit hard by Covid lockdowns. Last summer was a return to normal of… Read more Video, Audio

It's wanton violence and we've got no tolerance for it. That's the message from police hunting a gang of heavily armed offenders believed to be responsible for a string sport bar robberies in central… Read more Video, Audio

A Coromandel beach front property with a $1 reserve will go under the hammer next month. So what's the catch? As well as spectacular water views of Thornton Bay north of Thames, the house comes… Read more Video, Audio