Checkpoint

A surprise starter and surprise position switch, headline the All Blacks team for the first test against Ireland.

Uncapped powerhouse Leicester Faingaanuku will start on the wing in Saturday's sold… Read more Audio

Auckland Council has been dealing with the hot potato of protecting 'character' homes instead of supplying more housing.

The council met with local boards to discuss the rezoning of so-called special… Read more Audio

The brakes have gone on a social housing development on Auckland's North Shore following complaints it could change the character of the neighbourhood.

That's despite thousands of desperate families… Read more Video, Audio

'Bereft of any humanity ... nothing less than torture'. A judge's words as he sentenced a woman to life imprisonment for the murder of a five-year-old boy.

Malachi Subecz was beaten, starved, burnt… Read more Audio

Emergency medical clinics in Wellington are being swamped with patients due to a surge in winter ills, meaning some are waiting hours to be seen.

Checkpoint has been reporting on a health system… Read more Video, Audio

Regional households are 'down in the dumps' about their financial prospects according to new research.

With food, petrol and power all draining their pockets, the Westpac McDermott Miller Consumer… Read more Audio

The wheels appear to be moving on Wellington's massive transport and infrastructure overhaul - at a landmark cost of $7.2 billion.

The government's given the thumbs up for light rail across town, an… Read more Video, Audio

Turkey has agreed to pave the way for Finland and Sweden to join NATO. The two countries had applied to join the alliance in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Meanwhile Prime Minister Jacinda… Read more Video, Audio

The biggest challenges for Auckland's City Rail Link are likely yet to come, according to the watchdog on government spending.

A report into the multibillion dollar project by the Auditor General's… Read more Video, Audio

The government has unveiled its plan to get Wellington moving but it could take some time to get the plan moving.

It wants light rail and a second Mt Victoria tunnel for the Capital as part of the… Read more Video, Audio

Devastated families have told of their absolute heartbreak of losing their teenage boys, when their car smashed into a power pole in Timaru last year.

The car was driven by then-19 year old Tyreese… Read more Video, Audio