Checkpoint

A new start up in the capital is trying to fill the almost-empty cars that clog New Zealand's roads at rush hour.

Our reporter Jake McKee and cameraman Angus Dreaver gave carpooling a spin.

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As Aotearoa wages a war against Covid, there's a new battle to get vaccine rates up on the East Coast.

The descendants of the Māori Battalion are being invited to aerodromes on Saturday to get… Read more Video, Audio

Checkpoint can reveal multiple investigations are underway into allegations of sexual assaults at Waikeria Prison and claims a Corrections Officer failed to report serious complaints from inmates.

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The All Blacks and Black Ferns are in very unfamiliar territory, with both sides hoping to bounce back from losses and end the international season on a high with wins over France.

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Australia's Test cricket captain Tim Paine has resigned in the last hour after it emerged he's been involved in a sexting scandal.

Paine was investigated for sending a former Cricket Tasmania… Read more Audio

Bars and restaurants are gearing up for a busy weekend in Hamilton - but as Covid restrictions squeeze serving space, they want bigger borders around where they can sell booze.

Waikato is back at… Read more Video, Audio

MidCentral DHB has joined the 90 percent club today, reaching the milestone for first doses.

But vaccine rates in rural areas of the catchment are still lagging behind.. prompting a specific push… Read more Video, Audio

Delta's long tentacles keep reaching further and further. There are cases in Auckland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Lakes, Mid Central, Wairarapa and Canterbury.

And now it might have re-emerged in… Read more Audio

Bay of Plenty iwi Te Whānau a Apanui spokesperson and Ōpōtiki District Councillor Louis Rapihana told Checkpoint the iwi's request for holiday visitors to stay away was partly prompted by local… Read more Video, Audio

Fire and Emergency says the quick thinking of residents and emergency services saved lives during last year's Lake Ōhau wildfire.

Investigators say the blaze - which destroyed 48 homes and buildings… Read more Audio

Three months into Auckland's lockdown, businesses finally got a visit from Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Grant Robertson.

Heart of the City chief executive Viv Beck told Checkpoint she… Read more Video, Audio

Concern is rising among health experts as the sector takes a staffing hit to the tune of 1,300 workers.

The vaccine mandate for health workers kicked in at midnight on Monday and DHBs are figuring… Read more Audio