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Police search for girl who says she was abused in state care
Police are hunting for a 13-year-old girl who has gone into hiding from Oranga Tamaraki, alleging she's been abused in state care and wants to be with her whānau. Audio
Citizen scientists undertake first survey of Taranaki penguin
A first of its kind study of little blue penguin in North Taranaki is being credited with giving the at-risk bird a better chance of survival in the region. "Finding Little Blue" is the brainchild of… Video, Audio
Steven Ferguson selected as Team NZ grinder
After one Olympics as a swimmer and three as a kayaker - Steven Ferguson will now compete at the elite level as a sailor. Sports reporter Clay Wilson caught up with the 39-year-old, and started by… Video, Audio
Home's garage in danger of slipping into giant mud pool
The earth has continued to move in a small corner of Rotorua today as a mud pool which erupted overnight on Monday got even bigger. Video, Audio
David Cunliffe on Cabinet reshuffle, PM's leadership & housing
Was the government overly ambitious with its KiwiBuild policy? Former Labour leader David Cunliffe joins Checkpoint to discuss Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's Cabinet shuffle. Video, Audio
Housing portfolio gets a makeover in Cabinet reshuffle
The prime minister has reshuffled her Cabinet, dividing the housing portfolio between three ministers, while admitting the government had got things wrong with KiwiBuild. Video, Audio
‘Senior citizen’ monkey gets special treatment
A 28-year-old monkey who escaped a life in the circus to spend his twilight years with a foster family and his best friend - a cat - has had an emergency trip to the vet after he lost hair and weight… Video, Audio
Kris Faafoi: Important to get ‘right mix’ of housing
Kris Faafoi has been promoted to Cabinet and is now the minister responsible for public housing and tackling homelessness. He told Lisa Owen he hopes to accelerate opportunities to get people into… Video, Audio
NZ First’s support for euthanasia bill conditional on referendum
New Zealand First MP Tracey Martin says deliberate delays to the End of Life Choice Bill mean the public might not get its say on euthanasia at the 2020 election. Audio
Evening business for Thursday 27 June
News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
Departing Treasury boss criticised on last day at work
On his last day at work, the outgoing Treasury secretary Gabriel Makhlouf has been slammed as clumsy and unreasonable in his handling of last month's Budget breach. Deputy Political Editor Craig… Video, Audio
Victim Support distributes more money to mosque shooting victims
While victims of the mosque attacks and their families are grateful for the money they have received from donations, some say it won't go far, while others say there isn't enough for those who were… Video, Audio
Housing portfolio ‘bigger than one person’
Phil Twyford has lost his housing portfolio, which has been divvied up between other ministers, leaving him to focus on urban development. Political Editor Jane Patterson told Checkpoint the changes… Video, Audio
Housing portfolio divvied up in PM’s Cabinet shuffle
A new team of ministers is tasked with renovating the Government's housing programme. Megan Woods will lead the new team and take charge of the beleaguered KiwiBuild policy, while Phil Twyford focuses… Audio
No pain relief available for mother during fast labour in Lumsden
A fourth baby has been born in Southland before the mother could reach a primary birthing unit. Each of the mothers planned to travel more than an hour away to primary birthing units, but either were… Audio
MPs: Why we’ve changed our minds on euthanasia bill
MPs are set to vote in the next few hours on the second reading of David Seymour's End of Life Choice bill. National MP Judith Collins voted against it in the first reading but will now vote in… Video, Audio
Government tells principals it won’t increase pay offer
Primary school principals have rejected the government's latest pay offer, holding out for pay parity with secondary school principals. Secretary of Education Iona Holsted told Checkpoint the… Video, Audio
Treaty of Waitangi document sold for $31,000 to private collector
The buyer of what's thought to be the only remaining proof copy of an original Treaty of Waitangi proclamation of sovereignty says he's thrilled with the purchase. Spencer Scoular bought the rare… Video, Audio
Victim Support to distribute a further $2.5m
Victim Support will tomorrow tell the victims of the mosque shootings how it plans to hand out $2.5 million donated to them, promising this time it's listened to the victims. Video, Audio
Facebook to give French hate speech suspects' info to courts
In a world first, Facebook has agreed to hand over the identification data of French users suspected of hate speech on its platform to judges. Lisa Bernhard reports. Video, Audio