Checkpoint

A former Christchurch businessman turned philanthropist estimates $5 billion has been paid out in wage subsidies to companies that do not necessarily need it.

Grant Nelson and his wife Marilyn run… Audio

It is "dumb good luck" rather than good management that no one else has so far tested positive for Covid-19 following the latest community case, a health expert says.

Auckland University Professor of… Video, Audio

A Six60 mega-fan is appalled the band - which has a huge, young fanbase - has lent its image to a scratchie ticket, saying it promotes gambling to vulnerable groups.

A photo of the band adorns… Audio

A top International Olympic Committee official has told Checkpoint competitors should get special consideration in the vaccine roll-out.

Senior IOC member Dick Pound says the Olympics will start on… Audio

It might be peanuts for now, but coffee, pineapples and tropical jackfruit could all be part of Northland's future food basket.  

The Ministry of Primary Industries has teamed up with the makers of… Video, Audio

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

Wellington's wastewater network is expected to be running back to normal this evening, after a temporary fix was rolled out for a burst sewage pipe.

The city was just a couple of hours away from the… Video, Audio

Searing hot, record-breaking temperatures have been registered in parts of Canterbury today.

MetService says Ashburton airport reached 37.5C, which is the highest temperature there since records… Video, Audio

Australia has shut the door to New Zealanders for quarantine-free travel for at least 72 hours, despite no change in our alert level.

Airlines responded by cancelling flights. It has thrown question… Video, Audio

Northlanders are breathing a cautious sigh of relief after no new community Covid-19 cases were found among the more than 1,000 tests carried out yesterday.

The Ministry of Health today revealed that… Audio

Approval for the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine could come as early as Wednesday next week, but it is unclear when the doses will actually land on our shores.

The government has issued a timeline for when… Video, Audio

Residents in Bay of Plenty are being warned rumbles they experienced this morning, may continue for weeks.

The Bay was jolted by a series of seven earthquakes in the space of 20 minutes today.

A… Audio

This year's celebration of the Rātana faith founder has been subdued with fewer followers making the annual pilgrimage.

Monday marks the 148th birthday of Tahu Pōtiki Wiremu Rātana, but festivites… Video, Audio

A microbiologist who completed a stint in managed isolation believes there's a number of weak spots in MIQ.

It has been confirmed a Northland woman caught the more infectious South African Strain of… Video, Audio

Late last year, we brought you the curious case of 80-year-old Doug Hodgetts and his missing companion, a seven-year-old Jack Russell named Tabatha.

Hodgetts believed his best friend was stolen on… Audio

A huge fire is threatening homes at Pines Beach, near Kaiapoi, north of Christchurch.

Christchurch reporter Conan Young is at Pines Beach and joins Lisa Owen with the latest. Video, Audio

Some Central Otago orchards are describing this season's crop as a 'write-off' while others struggle to find enough workers.

It's been a tough season for the growers with Covid-19 border restrictions… Audio

A returnee in managed isolation at the Pullman Hotel believes the system is robust and well policed, with guest restricted to their rooms unless they're sporting a wristband that shows they've tested… Video, Audio

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

Pressure is piling on the government to urgently fix a law so companies caught dumping contaminated waste water down the drain can be fined.

It comes after RNZ revealed hundreds of companies have… Audio