Tom Taylor
Aucklanders react to council's budget compromise
After a long two days, Auckland councillors have finally passed a watered down version of mayor Wayne Brown's annual budget.
A majority has agreed to sell seven percent of the council's 18 percent… Video, Audio
NZers in Australia looking forward to citizenship status
In less than a month, Kiwis will have an easier time becoming citizens across the ditch.
From July, those who have been living there for more than four years can apply for citizenship.
Tom Taylor… Audio
Kids caught up in illegal dirt biking need a safe space - youth worker
Five people have been arrested and six vehicles impounded after a police crackdown on illegal dirt bikers in south Auckland over the long weekend.
About 50 bikes gathered at the Manukau Memorial… Video, Audio
Eleventh-hour rates relief for Aucklanders with uninhabitable homes
A sigh of relief at the eleventh hour for Auckland homeowners with flood and cyclone-damaged properties.
The council's told some residents that they won't need to pay rates for their uninhabitable… Audio
Luxon's Botany tested on te reo Māori titles
National Party leader Christopher Luxon says the level of te reo used in government departments is a "problem".
He made the comments at a recent public meeting on his "Back On Track" tour.
He said… Video, Audio
Health clinics offer incentives to get people vaccinated
Community health clinics are again offering incentives in a bid to get people immunised before winter.
It's a formula that's worked in the past, with covid vaxathons drawing people in their hundreds… Audio
Protective screens trialed for bus drivers in Auckland
A trial of protective perspex screens around drivers is underway with a survey of more than 200 seeing largely positive feedback so far. But the Minister for Auckland and Transport Michael Wood says… Video, Audio
Long-term tenancies or home-ownership - what are New Zealand's aspirations?
Many New Zealanders renters have become accustomed to the exhausting task of packing up and moving house every year or two.
But a new 350-apartment development planned for Auckland's Takapuna could… 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
Police seek shooter after St Lukes road rage incident
Auckland police have launched a manhunt after a road rage incident last night led to the shooting of a teenage girl.
The girl was travelling in a minivan with family members when police say the car… Video, Audio
NZ's most at-risk children suffering preventable diseases - Cure Kids report
New Zealand's most deprived children are suffering the most from preventable diseases.
That's according to the third report on the State of Child Health by research charity Cure Kids, released today.
…Grief and serious questions after Whangārei student dies in cave accident
'A much loved son and brother' who died on a school caving trip. There's been an outpouring of grief in Whangārei, where the 15-year-old was a student at Whangārei Boys High.
The caves that claimed… Video, Audio
Community reeling with body found at Abbey Caves
The body of a student has been found and recovered from Abbey Caves near Whangārei overnight.
The boy was one of 15 students, a teacher and an instructor who got trapped by rising water levels in the… Audio
Body of missing student at Abbey Caves found
Searchers have recovered the body of a student missing in the Abbey Caves near Whangārei.
Fifteen students, a teacher and an instructor became trapped by rising water levels in the caves when… Audio
Police pause search for student at Abbey Caves overnight
In Whangārei police have announced they have suspended the search for a Whangārei Boys High school student still unaccounted for after a school excursion to nearby Abbey Caves. Seventeen people were… Video, Audio
Latest from near Abbey Caves in Whangārei
Police have cordoned off the road near the Abbey Caves in Whangārei. Checkpoint reporter Tom Taylor is there with the details. Audio
Piha reopens to public months after Cyclone Gabrielle damage
After more than two months, Aucklanders can finally head back to their famous black sand surf beach, Piha.
Cyclone Gabrielle left a wave of destuction on the region's west coast, meaning only Piha… Video, Audio
Murupara so short of GPs, unvaccinated doctors are being flown in
A rural Bay of Plenty town is struggling so much to attract doctors, that its only GP is flying in unvaccinated South Island locums who can't find work elsewhere.
Bernard Conlon is currently the sole… Audio
Clean car customers waiting on orders may lose rebate
Thousands of customers may be out of luck getting their rebate for a car they've already ordered.
Today's announced changes come in July 1, but some pre-ordered vehicles will arrive after the… Video, Audio
Nationwide shortage of GPs especially severe in Kawerau
A countrywide shortage of doctors means people are facing weeks-long delays to secure appointments. In the Bay of Plenty town of Kawerau, two doctors from an already-stretched workforce have recently… Audio