Lisa Owen
Assoc Education Minister responds to ECE funding criticism
Leaders in the early childhood sector are now criticising the government's flagship budget policy of extending 20 free hours of ECE to two-year-olds.
The group that represents most ECE providers say… Video, Audio
Mark Lundy maintains innocence, denied parole again
Mark Lundy maintains he did not kill his wife Christine and 9-year-old daughter Amber in Palmerston North in 2000.
But these denials did not go down well with the Parole Board today, as the… Video, Audio
Mama Hooch bar manager and brother named as rapists
The two men convicted of rape, drugging and sexual assault at a Christchurch bar are brothers, and one them ran the bar where they hunted for their victims.
Danny Jaz was the manager of Mama Hooch… Audio
New hub opens in Hamilton as safe place for at-risk teens
A new hub has opened in Hamilton that will be an all-hours safe place to help vulnerable young teenagers get back on track.
It comes after a spate of ram raids in Waikato, the latest of which saw… Audio
Student nurses frustrated at lack of support in Budget 2023
A nursing student on the cusp of graduating says she's taking up a job in event management because the prospect of working in the field she studied is too grim.
Student nurses spoken to by Checkpoint… Audio
Beautiful mystery behind donated photo at Port Chalmers' Pea Sea Art Gallery
It's a beautiful mystery. Two stunning photos of a local man mailed to a Dunedin art gallery with a handwritten note and a polite request - "Please give one of the photos to the man in picture and… Video, Audio
Auckland's first kauri dieback sniffer dogs ready for work
They're cute and cuddly with a powerful nose - and dogs are the lastest tool Auckland council is using in its fight against kauri dieback disease.
After three years of training Pip, Mawhai and Marty… Video, Audio
Half priced power a hidden Budget bonus for Rēkohu Chathams
Half price power is one of the hidden budget bonuses for Rēkohu Chatham Islands. The government's spending close to $11 million setting up a wind turbine and battery system that will provide the… Video, Audio
Woman finds wood-eating beetle in tray from Northland Kmart
A woman who bought a wooden tray from Kmart in Northland got more than she bargained for when she discovered it contained wood-eating beetle.
The $20 Acacia Serving Tray is now being recalled after… Video, Audio
Evening business for 19 May 2023
News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6327796930112 Video, Audio
'Pawsome' - Auckland Transport to let big dogs ride the bus
Auckland Transport's going to the dogs, literally. From next week big dogs will be allowed on buses in the city. Terms and conditions apply.
It follows what AT's described as the "p-awesome" success… Video, Audio
Golfer Ryan Fox leads the charge at US PGA in New York
Golfer Ryan Fox has had a red hot start to the US PGA in New York. Fox was leading the charge overnight and is now tied for sixth after carding a two-under par first round - three shots off the pace.
…Budget 2023: Michael Wood details discounted public transport
Councils are getting $140m of incentives to bolster public transport services. It's part of the budget package that will see under 13s ride for free; with under 25s getting half price fares.
The… Video, Audio
National tweaks pledge to bring back $5 prescription fees
The government is defending its decision to provide only specific groups with cost of living support in this year's Budget.
Finance Minister Grant Robertson says he had to weigh up providing support… Audio
Two more bodies removed from ruins of Loafers Lodge fire
As specialist teams were removing two more bodies from the charred ruins of Loafers Lodge. a man was appearing in court charged with arson over the fire than killed them.
Four bodies have now been… Video, Audio
Police retrieving bodies from Loafers Lodge after fatal fire
In Wellington, police have begun recovering bodies from the scene of the deliberately-lit Loafers Lodge fire. The fire broke out in the Newtown building just after midnight on Tuesday, but it's still… Video, Audio
ACT leader David Seymour on Budget 2023
ACT says the government is adding pressure on the cost of living - not relieving it. Party leader David Seymour talks to Lisa Owen. [embed]… Video, Audio
Kiwibank economist analysis of Budget 2023
Grant Robertson's sixth budget headlines with a pitch to young families - extending 20 hours free early childcare to two-year-olds. Continuing with the young person theme - the government's also… Video, Audio
Children seriously injured in horror Melbourne school bus crash
Children have suffered "traumatic" injuries, needing amputations, after a harrowing school bus crash in Melbourne. Nine children were rushed to hospital, with many needing emergency surgery, after the… Audio
Community in shock after fatal Loafers Lodge fire
In Wellington the Newtown and Mt Cook communities are in shock after the fatal fire at Loafers Lodge on Adelaide Road.
Checkpoint reporter Jimmy Ellingham talks to neighbouring residents.
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