Checkpoint

National MP Barbara Kuriger has resigned from all of her portfolios, for what her leader Christopher Luxon has described as a serious lapse of judgement.

The third-term MP and her family have been… Read more Audio

A woman in the process of building her dream home has been lumped with an extra $213,000 bill because of "soaring building costs".

Core Logic says the cost of building a 200 square metre, three… Read more Video, Audio

Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown has been holding a series of one-on-one talks with councillors both new and returned, to discuss how each can best contribute.

Checkpoint caught up with two councillors… Read more Video, Audio

Two police officers who faced a knife-wielding attacker in a Dunedin supermarket last year have been recognised for their courage.

Constable Sophie Allison and Detective Constable Jeremy Toschi were… Read more Video, Audio

Kiwi women with advanced breast cancer are dying twice as fast as overseas patients, according to research from the Breast Cancer Foundation. But a new set of clinical guidelines launched today is set… Read more Video, Audio

A group of men was empowered to make the final judgement on allegations of abuse at the Gloriavale Christian Community.

The Overseeing Shepherd of Gloriavale, Howard Temple has told the Abuse in Care… Read more Audio

A new wave of Covid-19 is emerging in Europe, with a corresponding bump in hospitalisations.

The World Health Organisation says it's clear the pandemic is not over yet and it is seeing indicators… Read more Video, Audio

A GP accused of breaking the rules on prescribing ADHD drugs like Ritalin says he's on a mission to change the system. Tony Hanne has been giving evidence at his own disciplinary hearing saying if he… Read more Audio

The sea is rising - twice as fast, and that sea is hotter, dirtier, and more acidic than ever before.

The latest stocktake by the Ministry for the Environment and Stats NZ paints a sobering picture.

Nine-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic will miss the Grand Slam in January unless he can come to an arrangement with the Australian Federal Government.

Djokovic, who is unvaccinated… Read more Video, Audio

There are thousands of Ruapehu lifetime pass holders who want to know if their ticket to ride could soon be redundant.

The company's administrators, PWC, say all options are on the table, as they try… Read more Audio