Checkpoint

Cabinet has late this afternoon agreed to support separate private bidders running Mt Ruapehu's ski fields after the previous operater fell into volunteer administration.

Regional Econonomic… Read more Video, Audio

Two boys are fighting for their lives in hospital after what's being described as a "freak accident" on Aotea-Great Barrier island.

The boys, who are not brothers, were trapped under a collapsed sand… Read more Audio

It's one of the jewels in Auckland's crown, but for the past four months only locals have been able to visit the black sand surf Mecca of Muriwai. From Friday, that's finally going to change. Auckland… Read more Video, Audio

National wants to kick back the date by which farmers have to start paying for agricultural emissions by another five years, to come into effect from 2030. Under Labour's plan, the pricing scheme is… Read more Audio

A wedding party has turned to tragedy in New South Wales, where 10 people have been killed in a bus crash. Another 25 people are injured. The crash happened about 11:30 at night in the Hunter Valley… Read more Video, Audio

Novak Djokovic clinched a record 23rd men's singles Grand Slam title at the French Open, moving him ahead of his greatest rivals. The 36-year-old defeated Norway's Casper Ruud in the final of the clay… Read more Video, Audio

About 400 Aucklanders with flood or cyclone-damaged properties are waiting to hear whether they'll be able to return to their homes, or receive a buy-out. They're waiting on emails telling them what… Read more Video, Audio

RNZ boss and editor in Chief, Paul Thompson has told Checkpoint an employment process is ongoing with the staff member at the centre of the altered wire copy scandal. 

Mr Thompson said he has not… Read more Video, Audio

Uber drivers have hit a speed bump in their fight for employee rights. The global rideshare company has been given the green light to appeal last year's Employment Court decision that its drivers are… Read more Audio

After a long two days, Auckland councillors have finally passed a watered down version of mayor Wayne Brown's annual budget.

A majority has agreed to sell seven percent of the council's 18 percent… Read more Video, Audio

It started as an opportunity to learn English and now it's a weekly gathering involving not just words but a thread and needle too.

Every Thursday a group of women, some of them refugees, meet to… Read more Video, Audio