Checkpoint

Green Party co-leader James Shaw is facing criticism from party members for approving nearly $12 million in funding for a privately-owned 'green' school in Taranaki.

It flies in the face of the… Video, Audio

NZ Blood is stockpiling plasma from recovered Covid-19 patients so it can be used in international clinical trials or more widely if it's proven to be an effective treatment.

This week the US food… Video, Audio

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

The government has called in the GCSB to help get to the bottom of the cyber attacks on the NZX.

The stock exchange has been hit four times in as many days - crippling its website and bringing a halt… Video, Audio

While many businesses around the country are taking a battering because of Covid-19, a real estate agent in the Coromandel Peninsula is enjoying his best August in five years.

The Coromandel is… Video, Audio

More than 156,000 jobs are being supported by the latest round of the wage subsidy scheme and businesses say it's a desperately needed lifeline to get them through a second lockdown.

The so-called… Audio

"We are nearly there, but the job is not quite done". That's according to the Finance Minister, Grant Robertson, who says Auckland will leave Covid-19 alert level 3 on Sunday night, despite another… Audio

The government is refusing to back down on a controversial decision to put nearly $12 million into a privately-owned Green School in Taranaki.

Green Party co-leader James Shaw, who championed the… Audio

The government has pulled in the heavyweights to investigate attacks on the NZX.

The stock exchange has been the victim of attacks for four days in a row. Its website has been to its knees and as a… Audio

The most capped Silver Fern Laura Langman is retiring from international netball.

The 34-year-old hangs up her bib having played 163 tests. The dynamic mid-courter made her international debut… Audio

There are nine new cases of Covid-19 in the country on Monday.

Just one is in managed isolation - a woman in her 30s - with the remaining eight - seven confirmed, one probable - all linked to the… Audio

While welcoming the news Auckland will move out of level 3 midnight Sunday, the regional border remains a shambles according to the Employers and Manufacturers Association. The country's biggest city… Video, Audio

Auckland faces another a week in level 3 lockdown - with its planned end-date pushed out by four days.

The rest of the country will remain at Level Two for at least a fortnight.

The announcement… Audio

Sentencing for the man responsible for the Christchurch mosque atrocities started on Monday morning.

Brenton Tarrant has pleaded guilty to 51 charges of murder, 40 counts of attempted murder and one… Video, Audio

Kiwi driver Scott Dixon has been left scratching his head at a decision he believes may have cost him a second victory at the prestigious Indy 500.

Despite dominating the race, the 2008 champion… Audio

The impact of Covid-19 on the restaurant trade is expected to see returns for deer farmers slump to a six-year low this spring.

The global pandemic has dented demand for venison, mostly eaten at… Video, Audio

'Let us vote!' That's the desperate plea from 16 and 17-year-olds who have taken their case to the High Court.

A youth-led campaign, Make It Sixteen, has argued the current voting age of 18 is… Audio

The Children's Commissioner has launched a big push to get the criminal age of responsibility raised to 14.

At the moment, a 10-year-old child can be charged with murder.

Many in the sector are… Audio

Auckland Mayor Phil Goff has responded to the Prime Minister's decision to continue level three restrictions until Sunday night.

He says he's disappointed in the extensions of the Covid-19 level 3… Video, Audio

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