Checkpoint

New Zealanders have been given a glimpse of Alert Level One - their efforts under lockdown finally bearing fruit - near normality on the horizon.

But for many, it hasn't come quick enough - the… Audio

The president of the police association says the death of a man in custody in Hawera is not the result of physical force by officers.

Three police officers - who have name suppression - have been… Video, Audio

The South Taranaki town of Hawera is in a state of shock today after three of its police officers were charged with manslaughter over the death of a man in custody in June last year.

The officers -… Audio

Air New Zealand is saying sorry, but the severity of its financial situation means it simply cannot afford to refund everyone without dipping into its $900 million government loan facility.

The… Video, Audio

Top flight netballers are finally back on court. The country's top players have just completed their first week back training after a two month layoff due to the pandemic - and are now preparing for a… Video, Audio

Artists and musicians are welcoming a $175 million package from the government aimed as protecting the jobs of 90,000 people in the arts and music sectors.

The Prime Minister made the announcement in… Video, Audio

The missing trampers who sparked a massive search and rescue operation in Kahurangi National Park will not face any charges even though they were on a risky multi-day tramp, which was forbidden during… Video, Audio

In Queenstown bidders have started testing the water in one of the country's most expensive property markets.

Twenty-one residential properties were up for sale today when Bayleys Queenstown… Audio

Warning: This story contains details that may upset some listeners.

A family friend of a woman murdered by her son in West Auckland last year says her friend would still be alive if she hadn't been… Audio

National's promising hundreds of millions of dollars in cash hand outs - for business at least - if it gets elected come September.

It will give $10,000 to employers for each new worker they hire -… Video, Audio

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

Buses are back, campervans are going cheap and thousands of Kiwis are hitting the road for the long weekend.

It's the first public holiday we've had since lockdown restrictions eased and plenty of… Video, Audio

On February 29, New Zealand had one active case of Covid-19. On Friday May 29, exactly three months on, there is now only one active case of Covid-19, with no new cases reported for a seventh day in a… Video, Audio

On February 29, New Zealand had one active case of Covid-19. Today, exactly three months on, there is now only one active case of Covid-19, with no new cases reported for a seventh day in a row.

To… Video, Audio

Live sport returns to TV screens throughout New Zealand and Australia tonight when rugby league's NRL resumes across the ditch.

Absent for two months due to the Covid-19 lockdown, the competition is… Audio

Engineers from Germany who left their families in the midst of a global pandemic to help fix Wellington's broken sewer system are being hailed as heroes.

The specialists were needed after the pipes… Video, Audio

Tenants in the commercial property market continue to wait for Covid-19 relief while government coalition partners Labour and New Zealand First duke out a deal.

New Zealand First leader Winston… Audio

The country's struggling creative industry has received an almost $100 million boost from the government.

Leaders in the arts sector say the funding will save jobs threatened by Covid-19 and create… Audio

The government is pushing ahead with its landmark freshwater reforms that will introduce tough new rules to clean up the country's waterways.

However, some concessions have been made since the draft… Audio

Most New Zealanders are unemployed, they just don't know it yet - that from National's new leader, as he headed home to the Bay of Plenty promising his party had much bigger plans than the government… Video, Audio