Checkpoint

An international law expert suspects calls for a ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hamas will be ignored. Aid agencies have been pleading for an immediate ceasefire, to allow for the safe… Read more Audio

All Blacks coach Ian Foster's reign ended today as he touched down in Auckland after the Rugby World Cup campaign in France. Foster now hands over the team to new coach Scott Robertson, even though… Read more Video, Audio

Buckle up, because household interest payments are expected to double by mid next year, forcing more borrowers to default on their mortgages. In its latest Financial Stability Report, the Reserve Bank… Read more Video, Audio

It's a resounding fail for Gloriavale Christian school according to its latest ERO report card. The private school operates out of the secretive community on the West coast of the South Island about… Read more Audio

Tesla is under the microscope over allegations it's may have over revved claims about its famous cars capitalities. The company's revealed it's been subpoena'd by the US Department of Justice for more… Read more Video, Audio

Dealers say they're slashing the prices on electric vehicles ahead of the end of the clean car discount, but even that doesn't seem to have buyers rushing through the doors. National has promised to… Read more Audio

With a ceasefire in Gaza becoming more and more unlikely, Aid Agencies are continuing to express grave concern over the humanitarian crisis. Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says a ceasefire… Read more Video, Audio

From tomorrow, dogs are banned from Oriental Bay in Wellington, but an effort is underway to allow pooches to roam the sandy shore during summer months. Traditionally dogs can go on the beach in… Read more Audio

There are growing concerns for the Hauraki Gulf's penguins with ten chicks found starving and dozens dead on Waiheke Island in the past few weeks. It has conservationists worried that we could be… Read more Video, Audio

More than 3,300 children have been killed in Gaza since the Hamas attacks on October 7, according to an aid agency. And a further 940 are missing; believed to be buried under the rubble of buildings… Read more Audio