Checkpoint

Police are investigating possible corruption at Rimutaka Prison involving guards and gang members, which might have been going on for years.

An investigation has been running since July and involves… Audio

The family of a terminally-ill Brisbane man is fighting for permission to bring his four children over the state border to see him one last time, after initially being told only one of his kids would… Video, Audio

The Greens are playing hard-ball on tax, floating the prospect of sitting on the cross-benches if Labour doesn't take a more extreme position.

Labour has promised no tax changes other than a new… Audio

Fake news, misinformation and conspiracy theories are putting New Zealand's Covid-19 response at risk and could block the path to alert level 1.

That was the strong message from the Health Minister… Video, Audio

Getting tested every four days is making the U.S Open experience a very different one for New Zealand tennis player, Michael Venus.

Several big names have opted out of the New York tournament, which… Audio

Greens co-leader James Shaw is scrambling to fix a storm of controversy over his decision to give millions of taxpayers' dollars to a private 'green' school.

Mr Shaw, who's also associate finance… Audio

The government plans to introduce legislation to change the Earthquake Commission's operations, after a report found major failings.

It found EQC was woefully unprepared as it dealt with the… Audio

The Ministry of Health has launched a review into a blunder which saw hundred of thousands of Aucklanders advised to get a Covid-19 test when they did not need to.

The Prime Minister said yesterday… Video, Audio

The message to mask-up seems to have been well-received in Wellington today, with high compliance across all forms of public transport. RNZ reporter Eva Corlett took the bus to Wellington station to… Audio

Masked-up Aucklanders cautiously made their way back to school and work today as the city returned to something resembling normal.

It was still quieter than before the latest level 3 lockdown… Video, Audio

In Tokoroa, Checkpoint reporter Nick Truebridge and cameraman Nick Monro spoke to locals about how Covid-19 is affecting their town. Audio

The government maintains it made the right call moving Auckland down an alert level, despite some of the country's top public health doctors worried it's too soon.

And the Health Minister say phone… Audio

Some 10 years on from the devastating Canterbury quakes, the wait is still not over when it comes to law changes needed to improve the Earthquake Commission.

The government will not get it done until… Video, Audio

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

In Victoria the death toll has risen by 41 in the Australian state at the epicentre of the country's Covid-19 outbreak.

The number of daily infections has fallen to a near two-month low, with 73 new… Video, Audio

Firefighters are continuing to battle a large scrub fire in the South Island's Mackenzie District.

The fire is believed to have started around half past eleven yesterday morning near Lake Pukaki.

… Video, Audio

The Education Minister has issued a plea for all Auckland parents to send their children back to school, after thousands opted to stay away from classrooms today.

Around 250,000 children were… Audio

NZ businesses are being warned to batten down the hatches as cyber criminals expand their targets after taking down the stock exchange for the fifth consecutive trading day.

Two media outlets, RNZ… Audio

Resilience has been a valuable commodity over the past six months. And for the New Zealand wheelchair rugby community, there's been no shortage of positivity and ability to get through in the… Video, Audio

The National Party has pledged it will keep the Tiwai Point Aluminium Smelter running for at least five more years - if it is elected in October.

The clock is already ticking down to the closure of… Audio