Checkpoint

Dr Michael Daubs is co-director of The Internet, Social Media, and Politics Research Lab - Kotaha - at Victoria University of Wellington - and has researched the spread of disinformation. He's been… Read more Audio

Meanwhile, a video filmed inside baby W's Starship hospital room last night shows exactly how things unfolded... It's a distressing situation for all involved, at one point there's at least eight… Read more Audio

Te Whatu Ora has boosted security outside Auckland Hospital to keep staff safe as it works to provide life-saving surgery for a six month old baby. It comes as dozens of protesters sheltered from the… Read more Video, Audio

Dame Patsy Reddy has been a life-long rugby fan and now she'll have more power than any woman has ever had at New Zealand Rugby. The former Governor-General will become the first woman to be chair of… Read more Audio

A newly-prioritised spending plan and fresh ministerial line-up are part of Labour's plan to reset the political landscape for the start of next year - election year. The government's been under… Read more Audio

The Opposition says a workforce "crisis" is begining to emerge in the Defence Force as personnel leave for better salaries. A ship deployed on a fisheries patrol operation around pacific nations had… Read more Audio

A Marokopa man missing with his three children for almost a year is being helped to stay off the grid by at least one person, and may have found a structure of some sort to live in, according to… Read more Video, Audio

News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6316785043112 Video, Audio

Wordle, Queen Elizabeth, how to do a RAT test. Among the most popular topics we've turned to Google for this year. Covid-related searches feature highly in New Zealand's top-ten searches, as do major… Read more Audio