Checkpoint

Residents of Wellington's Loafers Lodge were woken to plumes of smoke and roaring flames billowing out of the hostel in the early hours of this morning.

Footage sent in to RNZ by one of the residents… Read more Video, Audio

"It doesn't get worse than this." That from a fire commander at the blaze that's claimed multiple lives at Loafer's Lodge on Wellington's Adelaide Road.

The building appears to have caught fire just… Read more Video, Audio

Work is starting on a new intersection to a Defence Force site along a traffic pinch point in the lower North Island.

A roundabout will be built at the entrance to the Ōhakea Air Force base so the… Read more Audio

As Nelson recovers from the devastating August floods - the full extent of slip damage across the region is becoming clearer.

Thirty three homes were damaged by landslide debris that came from… Read more Video, Audio

More than 300 households whose homes were wrecked in the cyclone and Auckland floods, are still waiting to be housed - or are in limbo.

The hold up is partly because the Temporary Accomodation… Read more Audio

In response to the claim that NCEA Level 1 is being "dumbed down", Education Minister Jan Tinetti says she has been told by other schools that the changes to NCEA are "giving a more robust nature to… Read more Video, Audio

An Auckland football club has apparently scored an own goal amid allegations it's disrespecting its top women players.

Western Springs Association Football Club wished all the "Springs Mums" a happy… Read more Video, Audio

An historic first All Blacks Test in Fiji is increasingly likely as New Zealand Rugby seeks to strengthen its ties in the South Pacific.

The All Blacks are scheduled to play Fiji in New Zealand next… Read more Video, Audio

A Mount Roskill liquor store manager at his wits end after multiple robberies in the last few months.

He had applied for assistance from the Government's crime prevention fund but didn't qualify… Read more Video, Audio

A community board chair says she's seen Gore District Council staff behave unprofessionally towards Mayor Ben Bell, and they've been less than helpful to the community board as well.

Nicky Coats is… Read more Audio

A small Northland community is reeling tonight after two children were killed in their home, in Ruakākā.

A homicide investigation has been launched by police, who have cordoned off a street in the… Read more Video, Audio