Checkpoint

Pundits are tipping a hung parliament when voters hit the polls for the Australian Federal Election tomorrow.

The Prime Minister, in the fight of his political life, has spent the final week of the… Read more Audio

It's been a wild weather day in Auckland which has impacted on travel around the city.

Nick Truebridge has the details.

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Pharmac's been given its biggest ever Budget allowance - $191 million - but it falls well short of what patient advocates wanted.

The drug buying agency would've needed around $400 million to clear… Read more Audio

Some Levin growers have been hit hard in today's hail and thunder storm, with one likening the damage to a shot gun blast to the veges.

Locals describe a mini tornado hitting early this morning… Read more Video, Audio

The government says making public transport half price would cost $250 million a year.

As part of the Budget, the policy's been extended permanently for Community Service Card holders, but only until… Read more Audio

A woman has died after being crushed by a falling tree that she was sheltering under during a freakish storm in the Waikato town of Cambridge.

The oak toppled in high winds this morning. Arborists… Read more Video, Audio

Levin has been left to deal with a trail of destruction after a wild storm ripped through the town this morning.

Rooves lifted off homes - debris scattered - schools closed and power lines left… Read more Video, Audio

It was a frightening and fatal start to Friday due to wild weather. A woman is dead after being crushed by a tree in Cambridge, Levin is battered by what locals call a tornado, and golf ball sized… Read more Video, Audio

Parents of Orewa College students are concerned for their safety after two brutal assaults surfaced online.

Two students from the north Auckland school have been excluded and the school held a… Read more Audio

Budget 2022 includes a cost of living package that will see about two million New Zealanders qualify for a one-off payment of $350.

Health gets a record $11.1 billion over the next four years - with… Read more Video, Audio

Another two month extension to the fuel tax reduction and half price public transport, has been met with relief by many on the streets of Whangārei.

The government's also announced New Zealanders… Read more Video, Audio