Checkpoint

AA's running a "nominate a mate" campaign to help fill a driving instructor shortage. Qualities and qualifications: a responsible and careful driver, passionate about education and road safety, and of… Read more Audio

Stuart Nash has been cleared of any other major transgressions, in a report he and his boss hope will draw a line under the saga. The Cabinet Office launched the inquiry in March, after Stuart Nash… Read more Video, Audio

History was made during the opening round of the US Open at Los Angles Country Club. Americans Rickie Fowler and Xander Schauffele both shot a round of 62 - the lowest rounds ever recorded at the… Read more Video, Audio

It's time to ramp up fines for overstayers in Auckland street parks according to the city's transport agency. Central government sets the fines, but they haven't gone up in close to a quarter of a… Read more Video, Audio

The ribbon's finally been cut on a new stretch of motorway north of Auckland, after an 18 month delay. The Puhoi to Warkworth link was dubbed the "holiday highway" when Labour was in opposition, but… Read more Video, Audio

A group of Waikato student leaders have written to the Ministry of Education calling for an immediate halt to industrial action that has seen them miss hours of learning. The Post Primary Teachers… Read more Video, Audio

Race Relations Commissioner Meng Foon has resigned over an undeclared conflict of interest. RNZ political reporter Katie Scotcher has the latest. [embed]… Read more Video, Audio

The cars in reverse when it comes to Auckland Transport's controversial parking plans. Following public feedback its released the "Room to Move Strategy" which will drive decisions on how parking is… Read more Video, Audio

The war on wallabies is ramping up with an almost 50km exclusion fence going up in South Canterbury. They may look furry and cute, but these aussie visitors are a destructive pest that have been… Read more Video, Audio

As Checkpoint's been reporting, New Zealand's tipped into a recession. The government says the economy's taken a knock from the Auckland floods and Cyclone Gabrielle. While the opposition says the red… Read more Video, Audio