Checkpoint

Dairy owners wanting a subsidised smoke cannon to ward off would be robbers now have another option on the table.

Entrepreneur Sir Ray Avery is offering dairy owners in the Auckland suburb of… Video, Audio

The political top dogs were in Hamilton today trying to scoop up votes for the upcoming by election.

It's a situation Labour hoped to avoid - because it's shaping up to be a litmus test for next… Audio

The Christmas cheer has finally returned to Franklin Road, and the famous light show will be switched on again tonight.

It's a hallmark of Auckland's festive season but the lights have been out for… Video, Audio

Tributes are flowing for athletics legend Sir Murray Halberg, who has died aged 89.

While known as a brilliant runner - the Olympic 5000m gold medallist was also widely regarded for establishing the… Video, Audio

The first person in this country to ever been charged and convicted of sabotage is facing just over three years in prison.

62-year old Graham Philip was sentenced today in the High Court in Hamilton.

Children's Minister Kelvin Davis has acknowledged five-year-old Malachi Subecz would probably still be alive if Oranga Tamariki staff and other agencies had done their jobs properly.

"It's quite… Video, Audio

It's been confirmed that five-year-old Malachi Subecz was failed by multiple government agencies, something his family says it already knew.

The little boy was tortured and killed by Michaela… Audio

A new player has joined the supermarket sector.

Teddy is a grocery delivery app which says it can get groceries to your door in under 30 minutes.

Reporter Jonty Dine and camera operator Marika… Video, Audio

Arguably some of us waste a fair bit of our working life dreaming of this - working less while still picking up the same pay cheque.

Results of a new study suggest a four day working week rather than… Video, Audio

You could say they're birds of a feather - both skilled pipe tuners. The difference is one's a plumber, the other a cockatoo called Charlie.

The pair's attracted some attention on social media… Video, Audio

The parents of a four-month-old baby urgently needing a heart operation are refusing to allow blood from the blood bank to be used in their son's surgery because they believe its contaminated with… Video, Audio

For the first time ever, a Finnish Prime Minister has visited New Zealand's shores.

Sanna Marin met with Jacinda Ardern at Government House in Auckland this morning, to discuss trade, climate change… Video, Audio

"A huge concrete thing" better put at the airport is how Auckland's mayor sums up the Erebus memorial planned for a Parnell park.

"Mean spirited" is how iwi Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei decribes the people… Video, Audio

The impressive skills of the players are being matched by some equally crafty tactics from fans looking for ways around the booze ban at the Football World Cup in Qatar.

But while some are trying… Video, Audio

A hut has mysteriously burned down in Te Urewera, despite a court injunction preventing further hut destruction.

Te Uru Taumatua, the operating arm of iwi Ngāi Tūhoe was actively dismantling huts… Audio

The woman charged with the murder of two young children whose bodies were found in suitcases, has appeared in court.

The woman was arrested in South Korea, after the bodies were found in Auckland… Video, Audio

A lawyer says a sick baby whose parents want him to only be treated with blood from unvaccinated people is getting sicker with every heartbeat.

Te Whatu Ora Health NZ has gone to court to ask for… Video, Audio

Pressure is building at urgent care clinics with more patients coming through the doors, and not enough staff to keep up. With GPs and emergency departments both under strain, urgent care clinics are… Video, Audio