New Zealand

At least a dozen schools across the country have been forced into lockdown or evacuated, after being threatened by phone. Police are investigating after schools in Masterton, Kaikoura, Greymouth… Video, Audio

Banks Avenue Primary students in Christchurch have had to put up with a broken school.

Broken paths, faulty windows, cold classrooms and scruffy carpet - after 10 years of making it work, today… Video, Audio

A tiny bit of tech has delivered a big result for a Palmerston North family - reuniting twins three and a half years after one of them went missing.

Moss the moggie was adopted with his brother, Roy… Video, Audio

There's pressure on our hospitals and there's no easy fix to appease everyone.

Dunedin Hospital used 21 student nurses to fill 27 hospital aide shifts over the weekend. The move's been strongly… Audio

The Director-General of Health has used his final media conference to announce he's directed fourteen councils to fluoridate their water.

Dr Ashley Bloomfield says he is a long-time supporter of… Audio

How long do you spend splashing about in the shower? The average is eight long minutes.

Just think of all that precious water gurgling down the drain pipe. Tauranga City Council is.

It's offering… Video, Audio

TVNZ has released its long-awaited report into the hiring of Breakfast presenter Kamahl Santamaria, and its head of news and current affairs Paul Yurisich has resigned.

The former Al Jazeera… Video, Audio

Dunedin is still littered with road closures, surface flooding, slips and a big clean job.

The southern city's had a major dousing - some student flats were evacuated overnight but tenants have been… Video, Audio

Tens of thousands of New Zealanders could miss out on the government's cost of living bonus as the IRD does not have their bank account details.

The first of three instalments is due on Monday for an… Audio

Floodwaters stubbornly remain in some parts of Christchurch and Banks Peninsula, turning backyards into lakes and sending rubbish bins drifting past the front fence.

Torrents of water have also sent… Video, Audio

Under-five-year-olds in Aotearoa are regularly having sugary drinks as well as eating takeaways including chips and other deep fried foods. But they're coming up short for fruit and vegetables.

The… Video, Audio

Dame Sophie Pascoe's build-up for her third Commonwealth Games has been tinged with sadness and health struggles.

The four-time Commonwealth Games gold medalist admits she's the Camp Mum of the young… Video, Audio

'We're not panicking' - the words of All Blacks coach Ian Foster as his side assembles again, ready to redeem themselves against the World Champions.

The side is preparing to head to South Africa for… Audio

If the 'doomsday disease' - foot and mouth - reaches New Zealand shores, it could put a 100,000 jobs and $10 billion of export revenue at risk according to the government.

Aotearoa is on high alert… Video, Audio

The Associate Education Minister is offering to meet secondary principals who say schools are at breaking point with the stress of staff shortages and student absences. Video, Audio

The Court of Appeal has been grappling with the issue of the fairness or otherwise of life sentences for young people.

The case being heard relates to three people, who committed murder when they… Audio

Several days since James Shaw was ousted from the Greens' co-leadership - and he remains the only MP in the running to reassume the role.

The Green Party caucus met at Parliament this morning - all… Audio

Christchurch City Council head of Three Waters and Waste Helen Beaumont says the city's water networks are responding reasonably well to the heavy rain.

She told Checkpoint the flood levels in… Video, Audio