Checkpoint

Inflation is running red hot. Rent, groceries, petrol, and more. But don't despair, Wellington's Welsh Dragon Bar has created the Cost of Living Burger.

It is less than $10, but there's hope people… Read more Video, Audio

A new water service regulator warns it will take action against councils and anyone else who supplies contaminated drinking water.

Taumata Arowai was set up in March under the Water Services Act and… Read more Audio

Gearing up for a Friday night takeaway delivery? Be warned some restaurants are allegedly cooking up extra charges that could be breaking retail laws.

An investigation by advocacy group Consumer NZ… Read more Video, Audio

Timaru's mayor says he'll poll his council on whether the town should pay towards Christchurch's newly green-lit stadium, but he's pretty sure he knows the answer already - no.

It has been suggested… Read more Video, Audio

The mayor of Christchurch says the new Te Kaha stadium is the final piece in the jigsaw puzzle for the rebuilt central city.

A fixed price contract has been negotiated for the $683 million multi-use… Read more Audio

Mask up and save lives - that's the message from experts and your average punter as Covid cases and hospitalisations surge across the motu.

Even as Covid accounts for about one in ten deaths in New… Read more Audio

Christchurch Hospital is postponing outpatient appointments and procedures to free up medical staff for more serious cases, as Canterbury's health services heave under Covid and winter ills.

High… Read more Video, Audio

Two people are dead and one person is arrested, after a shooting in Auckland this afternoon.

Our reporter Nick Truebridge is on Barrys Road in Glendene.

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To Fiji, where the Prime Minister's been locked away in talks with leaders of the Pacific Islands today in Suva.

A critical document on how the Pacific nation will navigate climate change has emerged… Read more Video, Audio

Gender-issues, family violence and supporting more Pacific women into leadership roles have been key themes at the Pacific Islands Forum.

The Fiji government and women's groups have welcomed a $12.6… Read more Video, Audio

Christchurch councillors have finally approved the multi use arena with the heavy price tag of $683 million.

It will be a 30,000 seat arena for sport and concerts. It's been an issue that's got… Read more Video, Audio