Checkpoint

Ukrainians say they're escaping to New Zealand on a special humanitarian visa, only to find themselves locked out of jobs and housing, and turned away from MSD offices.

Last week a Ukrainian support… Read more Audio

The reappointment of Adrian Orr as Reserve Bank Governor for another five years has prompted political outrage, with the opposition demanding evidence he deserves a second term.

The central bank has… Read more Audio

The government cannot give a deadline for phasing out emergency motel accommodation, but the Social Development Minister told Checkpoint she would reveal the results of a review and redesign by the… Read more Video, Audio

Auckland's mayor is promising to find huge cost savings, so a massive financial hole won't be filled by significant rate rises.

The hole in ther council's budget has tripled in size - to $270… Read more Audio

Onehunga's town centre in Auckland is facing a pigeon poo problem.

The spread of faecal matter is getting to extreme levels and causing hygiene problems, the business association says.

It has… Read more Video, Audio

The government's being told to make the process for applying for childcare costs easy, so it can make it into the pockets of those it's being designed to help.

More families are set to qualify for… Read more Audio

A child is missing after a boating accident in Auckland last night. The boat, carrying five passengers, capsized off Clarks Beach in the Manukau Harbour.

The principal Sandspit Road School in Waiuku… Read more Audio

The Labour Party is playing down its sharp drop in support in the latest political poll, saying the result should be taken with a "grain of salt".

The Newshub Reid Research poll has Labour sitting… Read more Audio

A millions year old fossil hacked out of rock at a south island beach has been found after police searched a Granity property.

The whale fossil believed to be about 23 million years old was taken… Read more Video, Audio

It's a big week for the Black Ferns as they ready for a sold-out Eden Park for their Rugby World Cup final against England.

Wayne Smith has played a big part in reviving the Black Ferns after a… Read more Video, Audio

The seven day rolling average of Covid cases has risen more than 60 percent since September, while hospitalisation and death rates are increasing with a third wave underway.

Experts are warning many… Read more Audio