Checkpoint

The government has tweaked a key Budget policy , by backing down on a condition it was imposing on the early childhood education sector. As part of last month's Budget, it extended 20 hours of free… Read more Video, Audio

Auckland Transport is joining other major cities by offering contactless payment options on board, buses, trains and ferries. Within the next 12 months all passengers on Auckland public transport will… Read more Video, Audio

Shaving 10 minutes off a daily commute is enough to get excited about in Auckland, where a stretch of motorway north of the city quietly opened this morning. The 880 million dollar Pūhoi to Warkworth… Read more Video, Audio

Tempers frayed at a community meeting in Waihi Beach this afternoon over ongoing stormwater issues that have seen the area flood time and time again. Most recently, a flash flood on 29 May saw around… Read more Video, Audio

Saying goodbye to Hello Fresh is proving difficult for some customers who say unsubscribing is almost impossible, and in some cases the charges keep coming even if the meal boxes don't. In the past… Read more Video, Audio

A group representing Maori forest owners say Maori could be billions of dollars out of pocket as a result of proposals to review the Emissions Trading Scheme . The Government today released for… Read more Audio

There are five fresh faces in the first All Blacks squad of the year for the Rugby Championship. Hurricanes halfback Cam Roigard is among them. He says he was aware of the speculation around his… Read more Video, Audio

Some school kids are working up to 40 hours per week, including overnight shifts, to help their families pay the bills. Students from Auckland's Tamaki College and Sir Edmund Hillary Collegiate told… Read more Video, Audio

The North Canterbury community is reeling after five people died in road crashes in just three days.. Two of the accident spots are three minutes drive from each other. On Friday afternoon a school… Read more Audio

High school teachers are ramping up their strike action after refusing the latest collective agreement from the Ministry of Education. The Post-Primary Teachers' Association says on Wednesday… Read more Audio

On Friday the government announced Meng Foon had failed to adequately declare conflicts of interest including $2 million worth of government emergency housing payments to his company. The Associate… Read more Video, Audio