Checkpoint

Stargazers and onlookers are observing a full moon as "bigger and brighter" than usual this week and there is a reason. A supermoon, or what Nasa is describing as a buck moon, has been spotted in the… Read more Audio

A former patient of the Lake Alice psychiatric hospital says while he can not tell the court about his experience there, his story is an important reminder of the need to investigate claims of… Read more Audio

It's a familiar story - you walk into the mall to buy one thing - and walk out with an arm full of bags. It can be hard enough to ignore the bright lights and sale signs - now it seems AI is giving us… Read more Video, Audio

Food rescue charities are facing massive funding cuts, despite the fact food insecurity is at an all time high. Today organisations met with local MPs to voice their concerns, asking for a national… Read more Video, Audio

To tweet or not to tweet in an emergency - that is the question. Twitter's temporarily limiting the number of tweets users can see - paid accounts can see up to 10,000, while free users are limited to… Read more Audio

There are plans to set the Napier Hastings Shoreline alight for Matariki, in the hope it will become an annual tradition. Organised in conjunction with local iwi Ngāti Kahunguhu, the Matariki Mahuika… Read more Video, Audio

Hawke's Bay schools are noticing the toll Cyclone Gabrielle has had on their students. Teachers say behavioural problems are up, and attendance is down. Every time it rains, families keep their… Read more Audio

News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6330555722112 Video, Audio

'This can has been kicked down the road too many times'. Green MP Chloe Swarbrick represents Auckland Central and wants to know why the government still has not brought the Waiheke ferry service into… Read more Video, Audio

After nine months of being in limbo the All Whites have a new head coach. Darren Bazeley will take New Zealand's top men's football side through the 2026 World Cup as well as coaching the country's… Read more Video, Audio

The government's laid bare the huge shortages in the country's health workforce - and its plan to fix them. The plan, developed with health agencies Te Whatu Ora and the Maori Health Authority Te Aka… Read more Audio