Checkpoint

Labour stands alone as the only party in Parliament blocking an MP-led inquiry into sky-high bank profits.

Every other party is on board - but the government says it makes more sense for the Commerce… Read more Audio

Emergency doctors are worried the country's hospitals wont cope in the face of winter illnesses with patients already turned away from Auckland Hospital, because its ED was too full.

But the Health… Read more Video, Audio

SH25 at Opoutere is going to reopen tonight to light vehicles, after a washout grew yesterday to take out a lane of the key road to the Coromandel Peninsula.

The bus to Whangamatā Area School has not… Read more Video, Audio

After the country's devasting floods, sponge cities are being floated as a solution to future downpours.

The term 'sponge city' is all about uncovering natural streams and using native plants to… Read more Video, Audio

Smee is back in the sea - a green turtle that spent almost a year in rehab after being accidently hooked on a fishing line has been returned to the wild.

The turtle - named after Captain Hook's best… Read more Video, Audio

The mayor of Gisborne has welcomed the government decision to focus its transport priorities to repair roads in cyclone-hit areas.

In its three-year plan, the government had wanted to reallocate some… Read more Audio

The clock is ticking for farmers who need to get stock off their land of ahead winter, but cannot because cyclone damage has them penned in.

Some small rural communities are still completely cut off… Read more Video, Audio

A second stoush has blown up around a government appointed chair and claims of political impartiality.

Last week it was health boss Rob Campbell - now it is the chair of Pharmac, Steve Maharey - a… Read more Audio

UNICEF Australia is warning children need specific disaster recovery services, and you cannot just leave their wellbeing to chance.

Thousands of young Australian children need intensive mental health… Read more Video, Audio

New Zealand Football's push-back to a Saudi Arabian tourism body sponsoring the women's Football World Cup has surprised the sport's bigwigs.

FIFA were reportedly caught off-guard by criticism of… Read more Video, Audio

The trash talks started, but there's no fight on the cards. National MP Mark Mitchell is disappointed Police Minister Stuart Nash won't go head-to-head with him in a charity boxing match.

Mitchell… Read more Audio