Checkpoint

The Australian state of Victoria has pulled out of hosting the 2026 Commomnwealth Games, blaming billion dollar cost blow outs. The games were initially budgeted to cost $2.6 billion, but that's sky… Read more Video, Audio

The father of three daughters killed by their mother at their Timaru home has told the court via audio visual link that his children preferred him and his wife was not a nurturing mother. Speaking… Read more Audio

National and ACT could form a government but only just. The One News Varian poll, shows National at 35 percent support down 2 percent. Labour is on 33 percent down 2 percent. ACT is up 1 per cent to… Read more Video, Audio

There are just three sleeps to go until the biggest sporting event in New Zealand's history kicks off in Auckland ... Yes the Football Ferns will get the 2023 Fifa Women's World Cup underway when they… Read more Video, Audio

Pothole pain is being felt up and down the country with the problem being particularly bad in Northland. The AA says some residents are choosing not to see family or are taking expensive flights out… Read more Audio

The rail union is calling the ban slapped on Te Huia an "unjustified reaction". The Hamilton to Auckland train service has been banned from the Auckland metro area, because of two incidents of running… Read more Video, Audio

Two motorcyclists who spent the night lost in an Upper Hutt forest are warning others to always be prepared and tell others when heading off-road. The two men in their early sixties, Jim Moore and… Read more Video, Audio

Emergency Departments across the country are hitting peak demand, without the resources to cope.. Christchurch ED had a record 412 people through its doors over a 24 hour period last week. An ED Nurse… Read more Video, Audio

Days before kickoff in the women's football world cup, the Australian women's team have called on governing bodies to further invest in the women's game to ensure the tournament leaves a lasting… Read more Video, Audio

A young Australian who was the only member of his family to survive injuries from the Whakaari White Island eruption in 2019 has described a lack of information about the dangers for tourists visiting… Read more Audio

The government has unveiled new measures to target youth and gang crime, but they won't come into force before the election. It intends to create a new offence, so that those who use young people to… Read more Video, Audio