Checkpoint

The Prime Minister's touched down in Sydney on the next leg of her Australian trip. Australia's PM has announced New Zealanders in New South Wales will be eligible for flood relief payments - which… Read more Video, Audio

An Auckland school says 80 percent of its students are now asking for school-funded lunch, as parents struggle with the cost of feeding the family.

People in Māngere told Checkpoint they're relying… Read more Video, Audio

Students and teachers hit with the double whammy of winter ills and Covid are anxious to know if they'll get any extra help to achieve NCEA this time round.

Attendance at some schools has been around… Read more Video, Audio

Employers are putting the heat on the government to help solve a major people-power problem.

Worker shortages appear to be stifling almost every sector and they're being blamed for business closures… Read more Audio

Consumer Affairs Minister David Clark has announced the new role of Grocery Commissioner to hold New Zealand's supermarket duopoly to account.

He discusses the details with Lisa Owen.

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Get ready for the new Grocery Commissioner. The new 'referee' the government's announced is designed to keep the supermarket industry in check.

With powers to issue warnings and dish out fines, the… Read more Audio

The governor general has honoured several people who showed extreme bravery during the terror attack in Christchurch.

Among those recognised were members of the public who rushed at the gunman to try… Read more Video, Audio

Have you been feeling down since the Covid-19 pandemic hit? Stats New Zealand data show more New Zealanders are feeling lonely and mental wellbeing is down.

On the other hand, people are more… Read more Audio

Residents in Banks Peninsula's Goughs Bay believe community leaders deserted them when they needed urgent support.

Torrential rain in December caused widespread damage - cutting the small isolated… Read more Audio

It seems curiosity could be killing kea at an alarming rate. A number of the young endangered parrots have been squashed on the roads near Arthur Pass National Park.

And encounters with humans could… Read more Video, Audio

Police in Chicago have arrested a suspect following a mass shooting during an independence day parade.

Six people are dead, and dozens more were injured when a sniper on top of high-rise building… Read more Audio