Checkpoint

The biggest day on Christchurch's social calendar is back. The New Zealand Trotting Cup has returned to Addington Raceway, along with the crowds after two years of Covid disruption.

Our reporter Adam… Read more Video, Audio

The joy of being declared Aotearoa's big cheese has melted a little into disappointment for an award-winning company that's been forced to close its Auckland bar.

Oamaru's Whitestone Cheese has been… Read more Video, Audio

Desperate for a ticket for this weekend's Rugby World Cup final - but didn't manage to get your hands on one?

There may be hope yet. A limited number of additional tickets will be released very soon… Read more Video, Audio

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