Checkpoint

Auckland's new mayor wants more people to resign from their jobs and is now calling for the whole board of development arm Eke Panuku to go.

Wayne Brown put the council controlled organisations on… Read more Video, Audio

A horror season and three years of Covid has left one of our biggest ski field operators on thin ice, and taxpayers potentially $15 million out of pocket.

Ruapehu Alpine Lifts, which operates… Read more Video, Audio

Auckland's rail woes continue as dangerous track conditions cause a reduction in services on the Western Line.

This comes just days after Auckland Transport announced rolling closures across three of… Read more Audio

The police minister won't rule out changing the law to allow officers to keep taking photographs of adults and children.

The force was called out last month for illegally taking photos and… Read more Audio

"Gut wrenching". That's how Mad Butcher and mad rugby league fan Sir Peter Leitch has described the smash and grab theft of a precious collection of Warriors jerseys.

More than a dozen of them, many… Read more Video, Audio

The Silver Ferns meet the Australian Diamonds in the first of four Tests tonight, hoping to defend the Constellation Cup they won last year.

The last time the arch rivals met was in January with the… Read more Audio

Michael Hill is leaving its Takapuna store bordered up indefinitely. The shop has been hit by ram raids and smash and grabs three times this year, making it Michael Hill Jewellers' most targeted… Read more Video, Audio

Overseas nurses are working as 'stop-go' road workers rather than at hospitals because they can earn up to $10 more per hour.

A civil construction manager has told Checkpoint he has four nurses… Read more Audio

A very deep financial hole has left locals and businesses around Ruapehu in limbo. Ruapehu Alpine Lifts has announced it's appointed administrators PWC, to work its way out up to $50 million of debt.

The Immigration Minister is promising employers it's going to be much easier to get desperately needed staff from overseas.

The new skilled migrant policy announced today will have no cap on numbers… Read more Video, Audio

Ruapehu Alpine Lifts has been put into voluntary administration.

The company operates the Whakapapa and Tūroa skifields in the central North Island.

Our reporter Katie Todd has the details.

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