Checkpoint

A Hamilton auctioneer has refused to accept an additional $500 bid on a house, choosing to sell it for less, because it was not going to earn him enough commission. During the online auction he… Read more Video, Audio

American hard rock band Guns N' Roses is just the second international act to play Eden Park tomorrow night, after Billy Joel graced the stage last weekend. Opening for the Sweet Child O' Mine… Read more Audio

She helped save his life and now they've forged a lasting friendship seeing each other almost every day for past the two years. Merrin Fairless is a Napier fruit vendor and Casper as he's now known is… Read more Video, Audio

Otago is a step closer to the largest contiguous cycle trail in the Southern Hemisphere - with the Kawarau Gorge Trail now getting the green light after objections in the Environment Court were… Read more Audio

News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6316859206112 Video, Audio

A 10-month ordeal in a Russian penal colony is over for one of the biggest stars in one of the world's biggest sports. American basketballer Brittney Griner is back in the US tonight after a prisoner… Read more Video, Audio

A deal has been done with the goverment to cut the use of Rotorua motels for emergency housing to close to zero over time. The controversial motel accomodation has been described by some as a "bloody… Read more Video, Audio

The general election is still a year away - but Hamilton West voters will tomorrow get a trial run. The bellwether seat tends to swing left or right in line with the wider public - but already Labour… Read more Audio