Checkpoint

Pharmacies in regions with slammed Accident and Emergency departments say it makes no sense to cut them out of a scheme aimed at easing pressure on hospitals. The government pilot programme pays… Read more Video, Audio

Relief for a handful of property owners in the cyclone-stricken west Auckland community of Muriwai. Today, five months on from Cyclone Gabrielle, council officers changed the stickers on 11 houses… Read more Audio

New Zealand-born British tabloid journalist and broadcaster, Dan Wootton, is denying any wrongdoing after allegations of a cash for sex images scheme. He says he's the target of a smear campaign by a… Read more Audio

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has made a last ditch attempt to boost ticket sales ahead of the women's world cup opener in Auckland tomorrow. FIFA says ticket sales have met expectations but have… Read more Video, Audio

Muriwai resident Caroline Bellbooth has been in temporary accomodation since her home was red stickered following this year's extreme weather events. There's a slip at the back of her property , which… Read more Video, Audio

Displaced homeowners affected by this year's weather events will receive weekly payments, to help with temporary housing, while the future of their flood-damaged homes is still uncertain. Auckland… Read more Audio

A high court has heard of the harrowing quest Lauren Dickason and her husband went through to have the children she ended up killing. Graham Dickason faced cross examination by his wife's legal team… Read more Audio

Locals in the northern part of Auckland are disappointed parts of the Pūhoi to Warkworth highway is beginning to subside, just a month since it opened. Cracks have appeared in concrete barriers and… Read more Video, Audio

They're the hot favourites to take out the Women's World Cup, and US fans are making their way, in big numbers here to support their team. The team will be based in Auckland, and its fans are flocking… Read more Audio

A chunk of junk that's quite literally appeared out of the blue, on a western Australia beach is causing some head scratching. Speculation is rife about what the giant golden cylindrical object on… Read more Video, Audio

Dune hoons are allegedly driving other beach goers off the Poutu Peninsula on the Kairapa habour, due to high speed and dangerous maneuvers. Locals and regular visitors say four wheel drivers and off… Read more Video, Audio