Checkpoint

National MP Paula Bennett is bowing out of politics, to pursue a career in "the business world".

Mrs Bennett was ousted as deputy leader and the campaign chair in Todd Muller and Nikki Kaye's… Audio

A recently returned New Zealander is aghast at the Government's managed isolation co-payment plans.

Nathan Tunbridge, who returned to the country be with a dying relative, is waiting on his fiance to… Audio

All passengers flying into New Zealand on the national carrier will be strongly encouraged to wear masks for their journey, as a further step to protect the border.

The Government will spend $150… Audio

Warning: Some of the details of this story may be distressing to some people.

A Southland teenager will spend at least the next 11 years behind bars for murdering nine-year-old Hunter MacIntosh, a… Audio

The Covid-19 crisis has left a much-loved community organisation in South Auckland fighting for its survival.

The Papatoetoe Boxing Club is most well known as the place where New Zealand heavyweight… Video, Audio

Rodney the cat was adopted by the Marton ITM building supplies store a few years back and was a regular at the checkouts, soaking up pats from customers.

Last week the tabby cat vanished, but after a… Video, Audio

A five-star hotel opposite a primary school in central Wellington has become the capital's first managed isolation facility.

As five buses of passengers recently arrived from Korea pulled in, they… Video, Audio

The Goliath Bird Eater Tarantula is the largest tarantula in the world and can grow to be bigger than two human hands. So we sent our reporter Logan Church, who we later found out is absolutely… Video, Audio

A witness says he saw birds and roofs being pulled into the vortex of the tornado at Mangawhai on Friday afternoon.

Sam Garratt, who lives in nearby Wellsford, said he was packing up at work when he… Video, Audio

A Marton man is calling for calm after the disappearance of a popular local moggy has angered locals.

Rodney the cat was adopted by the local ITM building supplies store a few years back and was a… Video, Audio

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

Navy staff at the Devonport Base have welcomed their newest recruit - the HMNZS Aotearoa. 

Measuring the length of two rugby fields and costing more than $500 million, Navy staff say the boat is… Video, Audio

Queenstown Mayor Jim Boult is welcoming the $85 million government boost for infrastructure projects in Queenstown, saying it is "no panacea" but a big step in the right direction. Video, Audio

The football community across New Zealand is in celebration mode after the country was awarded the rights to host the 2023 Women's World Cup alongside Australia.

A vote of the FIFA Council in Zurich… Audio

Tourism operators are welcoming plans to waive DOC fees so they can work on conservation land for for free for the next year.

Tourism Minister Kelvin Davis announced $25 million has been earmarked to… Video, Audio

Queenstown's struggling economy has been given a major shot in the arm, with the government coughing up $85 million to fast-track local projects.

It says the cash it coughs up will unlock a total of… Audio

On Friday afternoon a tornado has ripped through the small coastal town of Mangawhai, about an hour and a half north of Auckland. Local Pamela Gervai describes the wild weather to Lisa Owen. Video, Audio

Cautious optimism is the mood at New Zealand Football as they prepare to find out the fate of their joint bid with Australia to host the 2023 Women's World Cup.

At 4am Friday, either the trans-Tasman… Audio

Auckland Council has today been grilling its own water company, Watercare, over the management of the region's water shortage.

At a council meeting this morning, Watercare said the city is… Audio

There are three new cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand today, while two people have now recovered from the disease. One of the cases was flagged yesterday, a woman isolating in a hotel in Rotorua.

And… Audio