Checkpoint
Evening business for Weds 20 Sept
News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
Destructive 7.1 quake kills at least 149 in Mexico
The quake toppled buildings and left hundreds of office workers trapped after striking just hours after a nationwide earthquake drill to mark the anniversary of the 1985 Mexico quake which killed… Video, Audio
Complaints over Paula Bennett campaign text
The Electoral Commission is investigating a message sent to 40 Upper Harbour voters in which their mobile numbers were visible to all recipients. Video, Audio
Checkpoint leader interview - Jacinda Ardern
VIDEO: Labour Leader Jacinda Ardern sits down with John Campbell for Checkpoint's final leader interview in the lead-up to the election. Video, Audio
Horses invited inside during Hurricane Irma
Video of two horses brought inside to weather Hurricaine Irma safely in Florida has been viewed more than two million times. Video, Audio
Calls grow for addiction rehabilitation beds in Tauranga
There are no residential drug and alcohol rehabilitation facilities in the Bay of Plenty, aside from a single detox bed in Whakatane Hospital. Audio
Dr Bryce Edwards on latest election poll results
A Newshub-Reid Research poll out tonight shows National has rebounded to 47.3 per cent up 4 per cent and 10 points ahead of Labour which is down 1.6 per cent to 37.8. Audio
Barbers say police warn them to cut out serving a tipple & a trim
Police warn barbershops not to serve their customers alcohol when they're getting a haircut unless they have a licence. Audio
Donations flood in after decile school lunchbox comparisons
Children at a South Auckland primary school won't go without lunch anymore, after Checkpoint looked at the state of lunchboxes at Auckland schools. Video, Audio
Nurse tells inquest she was overwhelmed and stressed
Nurse Harmeet Sochi admitted the ward was understaffed because a head nurse called in sick and the replacement nurse had little burns unit experience. Audio
Next America's Cup will be monohulls, not catamarans
Team New Zealand has confirmed that the catamaran is dead, and the future is high-tech monohulls. Video, Audio
Evening business for Tues 12 Sept
News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
Angry Florida residents demand access to hurricane ravaged home
Desperate to see the damage to their homes, residents gathered at a police checkpoint to demand permission to return to Key Largo, but authorities maintain the roads are still unsafe. Video, Audio
Bill English continues to attack Labour over water tax plans
The National Party leader says Labour's plans to introduce royalties on bottled and irrigated water and bring agriculture into the emissions trading scheme will be bad news for the regions. Video, Audio
Labour leader votes early & promises big public broadcasting fund
Labour leader Jacinda Ardern has already cast her vote in the election as she unveiled a $38 million annual boost for the film industry and public broadcasting. Video, Audio
No gloves despite soiled goods - Save Mart workers say
Save Mart workers sorting donated items say they are barred from wearing gloves despite dealing with things like soiled nappies and underwear, and dead rats. Video, Audio
Community bands together to make school ball affordable
Donated dresses and free hair-ups: How one South Auckland school turned on a ball fit for the stars without it breaking the bank for students and their families. Video, Audio
Maniototo farmers challenge Ardern to visit them on water tax
Central Otago farmers are calling on the Labour Party Leader to visit their properties in order to debate Labour's water tax plan over a cup of tea. Video, Audio
Thousands attend Maori Language Week Parade
Featuring more than 20 floats, the parade returned to the capital for the second year running to mark the week and to promote Te Reo Maori. Video, Audio
Rail returns between Picton and Christchurch
The track will open this week after being closed for nearly a year after the line suffered extensive damage in last November's earthquake. Video, Audio
