Checkpoint

A few million dollars to help small retailers secure themselves against ram raiders and robbers.

The government's made a long awaited announcement about how it will support victims of crime.

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Christchurch City Council has approved a million-dollar support package for residents living directly around a damaged wastewater treatment plant.

A fire in November last year has left rotting… Read more Audio

The Prime Minister found herself drawn into the national outpouring of grief and anger in the wake of the Texas shooting.

Jacinda Ardern has has a day of high level political visits on Capitol Hill… Read more Audio

Police Minister Poto Williams talks to Lisa Owen about the rise in gang tensions and recent shootings at houses.

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And the gang turf war's spread beyond Auckland to the Far North town of Kaikohe.

Police there say they've seized a pistol and meth in vehicle stop. And there's now a heavy police presence in the… Read more Video, Audio

The rivalry between two Auckland gangs appears to have spun out of control, with two more houses shot at last night, after seven drive-by shootings the night before.

Houses were fired at in Massey… Read more Audio

Fifteen gamers have been named in the E-Blacks - New Zealand's first esports rep team.

Esports will be a pilot event at this year's Commonwealth Games in Birmingham with aspirations to becoming a… Read more Audio

The US is reeling yet again after a school shooting left 19 young children and two teachers dead in Texas.

The gunman was an 18-year-old man who was himself shot dead by police. The tragedy comes… Read more Video, Audio

A new pay offer could see allied health professionals get paid more than a KFC worker, according to their union.

The workers are basically everyone outside of doctors and nurses. Last week about… Read more Video, Audio

A remote-operated digger has started work on Christchurch Cathedral removing rubble from the historic building.

It's a job project managers are describing as a world first - and a significant… Read more Video, Audio

An Aussie artist has started a project to lift the spirits of Ukrainians living in bomb-scarred cities.

Janno McLaughlin is making an enormous sunflower quilt, and wants to drape it over bombed out… Read more Video, Audio