Checkpoint

Tributes have been flowing from all different places after the death of the Queen last week - including, of course, social media.

But a rugby league player in Australia is in hot water after her post… Read more Video, Audio

Queen Elizabeth's coffin has spent one final night at Buckingham Palace before a procession to Westminster takes place overnight our time.

Princess Anne accompanied her mother on a flight from… Read more Video, Audio

A series of violent attacks on teenagers around a Christchurch mall has sparked concerns among community leaders.

A Christchurch secondary school has issued a warning to parents with officials now… Read more Audio

A warning has been issued about frozen berries, which have been linked to three cases of Hepatitis A.

New Zealand Food Safety says there is not sufficient information on a specific brand to initiate… Read more Video, Audio

The government is funding $44 million into recruiting 1000 more teacher and supporting students behind in their learning due to Covid disruptions.

The aim is to coax 700 teachers here from overseas… Read more Video, Audio

The flag at Government House in Wellington remains at half mast, but today was a day for celebrating those who have achieved the highest honours in New Zealand.

About a dozen people were awarded… Read more Video, Audio

Thousands of people have queued for hours in Edinburgh for a chance to walk by the Queen's coffin as it lay at rest in St Giles Cathedral.

Overnight huge crowds poured into the street to watch the… Read more Video, Audio

MPs returned to Parliament today to mark the accession of new King and pay tributes to Queen Elizabeth II.

There were personal anecdotes, reflections on royal tours of Aotearoa and recognition of the… Read more Audio

Christchurch City Council has voted against a government directive to introduce new housing intensification standards.

It voted not to introduce the standards even though councillors were told… Read more Audio

"Get a bloody hurry on" - that message to the government from wrongfully convicted man Alan Hall, who must now wait for an independent review into his likely innocence before any compensation is… Read more Video, Audio

It's the first day of basically choosing whether or not you wear a mask after pretty much all Covid restrictions lifted at midnight on Tuesday morning.

Masks are still a must in medical or aged care… Read more Video, Audio

The operator of Kawerau's papermill; has pulled legal action against workers and made them a new pay offer.

145 mill workers have been locked out since August 9 after the union rejected the company's… Read more Video, Audio