Checkpoint

The man at the centre of a standoff with police in Stratford has been arrested and taken into custody.

Police negotiators and the armed offenders squad surrounded a house for more than twelve hours… Audio

Opposition parties are demanding the Greens' co-leader Marama Davidson publicly apologise for saying white cis men are the main perpetrators of violence.

Ms Davidson made the remarks during a charged… Audio

Mass cancellations of ferries in Auckland prompted the Transport Minister to call a crisis meeting late last week.

And over the weekend crew shortages saw services to Half Moon Bay, Birkenhead… Video, Audio

Love 'em or loathe 'em, the feijoa season is upon us.

And buyers are being warned the fruit might be a little bit banged up this season, thanks to the extreme weather.

Some fruit and vege crops were… Video, Audio

Police are continuing to search around Petone Beach where a shoe with a foot inside was found on Saturday.

Krystal Gibbens spoke to some locals. Audio

The father of one of the 29 men who died in the Pike River Mine hopes a High Court decision will change the justice system.

Bernie Monk believes there's an abuse of legal privilege, and he wants to… Audio

Bar and restaurant owners in Wellington - Te Whanganui-a-Tara - say they're hanging on to business by the skin of their teeth.

They're blaming the usual suspects - the pandemic, cost of living… Audio

The east coast of the Coromandel remains largely cut off from the rest of the country, with access in and out severely impacted by the summer's cyclones.

A fix for the biggest slip in the region on… Video, Audio

Calls tonight for blanket ban on caged eggs. The animal welfare group, SAFE is delivering a petition with more than 30,000 signatures to Parliament this week.

Battery hen cages have been banned since… Video, Audio

The Greens co-leader Marama Davidson has caused a stir after she told a far right activist - it is white cis men who cause violence in the world.

Opposition parties have criticised the remarks -… Audio

A lack of anaesthetic technicians in Canterbury is being put down to a toxic work environment, shortage of trained staff and overwhelming workloads.

Only 73 percent of planned surgeries are currently… Audio

The average price of eggs has increased more than 80 percent since Checkpoint last did a supermarket shop.

And a quick scope of some stores put the price of eggs at 80 cents to $1.05 each, and some… Video, Audio

If you are finding it harder to balance your budget, it will be no surprise to learn that last month food prices had their biggest jump in 30 years, according to Stats NZ. Video, Audio

The Muriwai community has become divided, with one third of previously red-stickered homes, now deemed safe to live in.

173 properties in the West Auckland beach settlment were red-stickered after… Audio

Palmerston North Hospital's long-awaited new mental health ward is facing a budget blowout.

Costs for the build have gone up 71 percent, sparking fears about how officials will respond.

Our reporter… Audio

The Breakers have one last chance to finish the Australian National Basketball League season with the silverware.

The best-of-five series is locked at 2-all ahead of tonight's winner-take-all game in… Video, Audio

Auckland's City Rail Link has had another budget blowout, and is now asking for another billion dollars.

The project got underway in 2017, with a price tag of $3.4 billion.

It will now cost at least… Video, Audio

National's deputy leader Nicola Willis talks to Lisa Owen about Labour Minister Stuart Nash losing the police ministerial role.

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