Checkpoint

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

A tweak of alcohol rules has cleared the way for BYO alcohol at small race meets without the fear of legal action. The law change that made it through parliament this week means punters can take a few… Read more Video, Audio

How many unwanted clothes do you toss out each year? In Australia its estimated to be anything up to 20kg per person that's dumped. Now their government is threatening fashion retailers with a tax on… Read more Video, Audio

The Super Rugby Pacific quarter-finals kickoff tonight and history is on the New Zealand teams' side. Three of the four knockout games will be played in Aotearoa - a place where visiting teams have… Read more Video, Audio

After losing their homes, some people displaced by Cyclone Gabrielle are now living apart from their pets. No-pet clauses are common in rental agreements, meaning some are finding it hard to get a… Read more Audio

Auckland councillors have voted through a budget that will see it sell seven percent of its stake in Auckland Airport in a deal that's pleased pretty much none of them. After two days of often heated… Read more Audio

It's more missed classes on the timetable for secondary students, as teachers walk off the job again after overwhelmingly rejecting their latest pay offer. Members of the Post Primary Teachers… Read more Video, Audio

Penguin Random House New Zealand is on the hunt for real-life lookalikes for the canine chums in Lynley Dodd's iconic Hairy Maclary series to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the first book.  Read more Video, Audio