Checkpoint

Imagine you're having a quiet evening on the deck of your Central Otago cottage, when a family of wild pigs gatecrashes.

And when you head down to shoo them along, you find yourself face to face with… Read more Video, Audio

Wellingtonians can't understand why they pay so much more at the pump than the other big cities.

A new report from the Commerce Commission shows people in the Capital, Porirua and Lower Hutt pay the… Read more Audio

Transport Minister Michael Wood says the government is committed to restoring the road connection across the Coromandel Peninsula, after the major dropout on SH25A a few weeks ago.

Earlier on… Read more Video, Audio

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has been in the Coromandel region today, to see the destruction of a wet summer with two cyclones hitting the area.

He's promised support to businesses desperately… Read more Video, Audio

The Health Minister's claim that recruitment of doctors and nurses is going "incredibly well" has suprised some in the industry.

Last night on Checkpoint Dr Ayesha Verall said across the course of… Read more Video, Audio

The Black Caps are back in action against Sri Lanka in the first cricket Test in Christchurch.

There is plenty to play for in the last Test series of the summer as the Black Caps look to improve… Read more Video, Audio

Washed-out bridges, twisted steel and missing bits of rail track have halted trains around Napier.

A huge clean up operation is now under way to repair the lines after Cyclone Gabrielle tore its… Read more Video, Audio

Te Whatu Ora has apologised for sharing inaccurate data that has prompted a please explain from the Health Minister, who had used the figures to talk up a turnaround in Emergency Department visits.

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Prime Minister Chris Hipkins visited fragile roads on the Coromandel Peninsula today.

It comes as State Highway 25A connecting Kopu with Hikuai remains closed and State Highway 25 between Opoutere… Read more Video, Audio

News of the sudden liquidation of the Kamo Wildlife Sanctuary - and possible euthanasia of 15 big cats - is causing upset.

The park houses lions, tigers and a leopard. Sam Olley reports from Te Tai… Read more Video, Audio

A pregnant Coromandel woman faces a three hour drive on backroads to get to a birthing unit, instead of a 45-minute trip, because of the road closure.

Leilani Brown lives in Whenuakite. She's… Read more Video, Audio