Checkpoint

Pacific leaders have welcomed New Zealand's pledge of $20 million for climate reparation, but say much more is needed. As week one of negotiations wraps up at COP27 in Egypt, Pacific nations are keen… Read more Audio

It's a job seekers market out there, with businesses crying out for workers. Today they were out trying to attract talent to plug their staff shortages. The Ministry of Social Development's Auckland… Read more Audio

The government's touted its $189 million boost to childcare subsidies as a way to get more parents into full-time work, and to fill labour shortages. But some parents are dubious it's worth a return… Read more Audio

News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

The price of onions could actually be enough to make you cry. One retailer says the humble brown onion has gone up 200 percent. As for the slightly more exotic red onion, it is even more expensive if… Read more Video, Audio

When the Rugby World Cup wraps up in Auckland tomorrow, more than 140,000 fans will have been at the games across the six weeks of competition. That's more than three times the number who went to the… Read more Video, Audio

Northland schools and parts of the Coromandel Peninsula are inaccessible as flooding and slips have blocked multiple roads.

The regions have been hammered by gale force winds and torrential rain.

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Tourism leaders are grappling with the future of their industry as the impacts and disruptions of climate change become more widely felt. They met in Hamilton today for the annual Tourism Summit… Read more Audio