New Zealand
Giant sinkhole opens up after record rain in Rotorua
The massive sinkhole, or tomo, which runs along a fault-line at a Tumunui farm, is about 200 metres long, 30 metres wide and 20 metres deep. Farm manager Colin Tremain tells Alex Perrottet all about… Video, Audio
Govt admits it'll be hard to police GST on overseas sellers
Overseas websites selling goods to New Zealanders will have to collect GST on purchases under $400 from October next year. Some local retailers say it's overdue, but they're not convinced it will help… Video, Audio
New Zealand delivers aid supplies for Vanuatu volcano victims
New Zealand has delivered 23 tonnes of emergency aid for Vanuatu's volcano evacuees.
Sport: Lautoka set up OFC final against Team Wellington
Lautoka FC will contest its first OFC Champions League football final next month after beating Marist FC of Solomon Islands 1-0 in Honiara yesterday to advance 2-1 on aggregate.
Call for Pacific midwives in NZ to be paid more
A newly-registered Tongan midwife in New Zealand says Pacific midwives need to get paid more to better reflect the extra work they do.
Majority of prisoners use meth in lead up to jail - Insight
The meth epidemic sweeping New Zealand it not only causing personal heartache, it costing the prison service millions.
Recent research done by the Department of Corrections suggests more than half of… Audio
Critic fears Fiji visit to see ailing mother
A critic of the Fiji government and former prime ministerial aide says he can't visit his dying mother in Fiji for fear of being detained and tortured.
Warning for Pacific people over indigenous data use
A data sovereignty expert has warned Pacific people to be mindful of how companies could use indigenous data to profit.
NZ says Pacific "reset" on track
The New Zealand Government says its Pacific "reset" is on track and the May budget will reflect that.
UN challenge - no poverty or hunger, quality education, climate action
In 2015 the UN signed up to 17 sustainable development goals and a meeting will be held in July on how to strengthen their implementation. Audio
Megan Woods: 'We have a plan to fix it'
EQC Minister Megan Woods says she her government has been left a mess, and she has known for some time the Crown guarantee to fund EQC would need to be triggered. Audio
Megan Woods 'looks like possum in headlights' - Brownlee
Former EQC Minister and Ilam MP Gerry Brownlee talks to Rowan Quinn about Southern Response claimant Peter Glasson, who is on his eighth day of a hunger strike, and whether EQC will run out of money.
…DoC insists it's not using Thompson + Clark for spying
The Department of Conservation is refusing to release the intelligence it's received from Thompson and Clark - and of the communications it has with controversial security firm. Audio
Avocado thief flees crime scene on mobility scooter
Thieves, including one on a mobility scooter armed with a 12 foot pole, were caught stealing avocados in broad daylight from an Auckland backyard. The tree's owner Bret Glazier joins Checkpoint. Video, Audio
Christchurch's newly-chlorinated water not to everyone's taste
Christchurch residents say their drinking water tastes and smells like a swimming pool, and is giving them headaches and inflaming skin conditions since it was chlorinated last month. Video, Audio
802 towbars approved by one engineer banned
New Zealad Transport Agency has revoked the certifications of 802 towbars, all approved for use by a single Nelson engineer, Peter Wastney. Audio
Naked Nashville Waffle House shooter still on the run
Four people were killed and several others injured in a shooting at a Waffle House in Tennessee. The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department said the 29-year-old suspect, who was naked, remains on… Video, Audio
Evening business for Mon 23 April
News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
NI mayors left out of loop on air ambulance changes
North Island mayors who were concerned their regions could lose their rescue helicopter services were not aware they could enter the tender to keep the service, Health Minister David Clark says. Video, Audio
Woman told her benefit was cut over Tinder dates
Ministry of Social Development has apologised to a woman who was told her benefit was stopped because she had been on two dates with a man she met on Tinder. Video, Audio
