Alex Perrottet

The death toll from the measles epidemic in Samoa has risen to 39 following the deaths of six young children overnight.

Checkpoint journalist Alex Perrottet is in Apia, where he says people are… Video, Audio

Checkpoint's Alex Perottet and Logan Church are in Samoa, where 39 people so far have died after contracting measles.

Alex Perrottet has the latest details. Video, Audio

New Zealand Cricket says if it finds the person accused of racially abusing English paceman Jofra Archer, it will refer them to the police and ban them for life.

The 24-year-old bowler says he was… Audio

 Dayle Takitimu and Glenis Philip-Barbara discuss colonisation and doctrine of discovery. Alex Perrottet is in the chair. Audio

South Australia's Country Fire Service is warning people in extreme and catastrophic fire danger areas to enact their bushfire survival plans.

A total fire ban is in place across South Australia… Video, Audio

As Samoa's measles epidemic worsens, other Pacific countries are taking strong measures to keep their populations safe.

Last night Samoa's health ministry confirmed 16 people have died, with the… Audio

Assoc. Prof. Avril Bell & Anne McGuire talk about what Pākeha identity means with Alex Perrottet. Audio

The wheels may be falling off more conventional forms of transport as more and more commuters trade in their cars for e-bikes. Video, Audio

Two New Zealand soldiers of German heritage who were killed in World War One, have finally been acknowledged - thanks to four Taranaki schoolkids.

Omata brothers George and Herman Bollinger were… Video, Audio

Pharmac has been left red-faced as a cost-saving initiative appears to have backfired, and it retreated on its plan to shift thousands of patients from their prescribed drugs to a cheaper alternative.

Marine scientists have a real mystery on their hands after a giant manta ray washed up on Rarawa Beach in the Far North.

The body was discovered on Wednesday - it's the first time one of the sea… Video, Audio

Auckland commuters can expect to see even more orange road cones and construction cranes in the CBD as work on the City Rail Link ramps up - with more major road closures announced on Friday.

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It's not the drinking, it's how we're drinking, the old adage goes. One in five adult New Zealanders are now drinking alcohol in a way that is dangerous to themselves or other people, according to new… Audio

Immigration New Zealand say there was no political involvement in granting a visa to former Manus Island detainee Behrouz Boochani - and he won't be getting any special treatment if he applies for… Video, Audio

News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

A forestry company with close links to New Zealand First planned to apply for up to $95 million under the One Billion Trees programme, which is overseen by New Zealand First minister Shane Jones.

The… Video, Audio

A 26-year-old is the fourth person to die shortly after changing from a branded version of the anti-epilepsy drug lamotrigine to a generic version, Logem.

Videographer Dom Thomas and investigative… Video, Audio

A 26-year-old is the fourth person to die shortly after changing from a branded version of the anti-epilepsy drug lamotrigine to a generic version, Logem.

It comes after a u-turn from Pharmac on… Video, Audio

Catastrophic fires are still burning through New South Wales and Queensland with firefighters battling more than 60 fires. Paul Williams is from Lake Cooroibah, on the Sunshine Coast and told the ABC… Audio

Hundreds of people have descended on Auckland Airport today hoping to snatch a job offer in an en-masse speed dating extravaganza.

Unemployment has ticked up above 4 percent this week, but growth at… Video, Audio