Tom Taylor

New Zealand's firefighters' union looks set to vote in favour of a settlement that would see their pay increase by up to $20 thousand.

But firefighters say ratification of this agreement will just be… Audio

National's ignoring the weight of evidence against enforced military-style camps for young offenders.

That's according to a lawyer representing survivors of some of the country's worst cases of abuse… Audio

More nursing students have come forward with concerning stories about their degrees and clinical placements.

Dozens of AUT nursing students have contacted Checkpoint, sharing harrowing experiences of… Audio

A Pak'nSave supermarket in South Auckland will have shoppers queuing for heavily reduced prices all week.

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More harrowing stories have emerged about the treatment of AUT nursing students following our story last night.

Yesterday third year nursing students told Checkpoint they were working unpaid… Audio

Just weeks out from finishing their degrees, nursing students have told Checkpoint they are already at breaking point.

The third-year AUT students, who have asked not to be named, say they have been… Audio

Rabbits have been a pest in New Zealand since they were introduced more than 150 years ago, but cute little bunnies are perennially popular with children.

But what happens when the kids get bored… Video, Audio

Tourism operators in Rotorua are firmly against the idea of some motels remaining as emergency housing accommodation for another five years.

Resource consent is being sought for that and if granted… Video, Audio

Parking on the footpath is illegal anywhere in New Zealand, but councils across the country are taking different approaches to enforcing the rules.

On many narrow streets in Auckland's inner city… Video, Audio

As Rotorua grapples with the future of its emergency housing, the city's schools have been coping with the complex needs of children living in motels.

Since the pandemic, schools near Fenton Street… Video, Audio

Students at a prestigious Auckland secondary school with unpaid fees will be entered onto a list of defaulters.

Auckland Grammar School is threatening to withhold end-of-year reports from parents who… Audio

The agency charged with enforcing the vaccine pass rules has no idea how many businesses have paid their fines for not complying.

From December to about Easter, lots of businesses had to ask to see… Audio

Former Labour MP Gaurav Sharma announced his resignation from Parliament yesterday in a move that will trigger a by-election in his former electorate, Hamilton West.

Dr Sharma spoke with Checkpoint… Video, Audio

The local body elections saw a change of guard in many of the country's councils. At the same time in West Auckland, residents have voted for new representatives on their liquor licensing trusts that… Video, Audio

Overseas nurses are working as 'stop-go' road workers rather than at hospitals because they can earn up to $10 more per hour.

A civil construction manager has told Checkpoint he has four nurses… Audio

Devinder Mann owned multiple pizza stores in Auckland and forced his staff to work long hours of overtime without compensation. He's now been ordered by the Employment Relations Authority to pay up… Audio

It has been a very wet winter here in Aotearoa, meanwhile China recorded its worst drought conditions since records began. To counter this, the country has turned to a technique that involves firing… Audio

In a major step for Auckland's City Rail Link project, the last of four tunnel breakthroughs is happening tonight.

Our reporter Tom Taylor is 15 metres underground at Te Waihorotiu Station, and joins… Video, Audio