Zac Fleming
Support floods in for grandmother living in caravan
A pensioner forced to live in a caravan to make ends meet has received job and accommodation offers after sharing her story with Checkpoint. Video, Audio
Pensioner in poverty: Life in a caravan
Lynette Haines, 69, lives in the Bay of Plenty and says she has no choice but to live in a caravan at a campground because her pension is not enough. Video, Audio
Donations flood in after decile school lunchbox comparisons
Children at a South Auckland primary school won't go without lunch anymore, after Checkpoint looked at the state of lunchboxes at Auckland schools. Video, Audio
'They've been in power for so long and so little's been done'
Chris Williams, the Principal of Kingsford Primary School, a decile one school in Mangere, says the Government is ignoring child poverty. Video, Audio
How do lunches at different decile schools compare?
A simple social experiment: Go to a decile one school, and go to a decile 10 school, and ask to see what the children are having for lunch. Zac Fleming reports. Video, Audio
Irma becomes most powerful hurricane ever recorded in Atlantic
Irma is projected to bring massive storm surges, life-threatening winds and torrential rainfall in a swathe across Puerto Rico, Haiti, The Dominican Republic, and Cuba, before moving onto Florida. Video, Audio
No $11b hole in Labour's fiscal plan, economists say
Several economists say there is no $11b hole in Labour's fiscal plan, and National has made an accounting error when claiming there is. Audio
No plans to stop excessive credit card surcharges despite Austr
Australian businesses can now only charge what it actually costs them to process payments, but the Consumer Affairs Minister refused to say if she thought New Zealand should follow suit. Audio
Nearly a third of households struggle to heat their home
New research shows 29 percent of New Zealanders struggle with "energy hardship" - paying their power bills, heating their home, mould and dampness. Zac Fleming reports. Audio
Labour’s lead in poll reflects Jacinda-effect, public says
Labour has surged ahead of National to reach 43 percent in the latest One News Colmar Brunton poll. Zac Fleming hit the streets to ask the public what they think about the results. Video, Audio
Homeless accommodation 'not what I was expecting'
Families in the Far North needing emergency housing are being sent to a dilapidated campground to live in concrete rooms with no carpet, insulation or hot water. Video, Audio
Health Minister 'flippantly dismissing real problem' at hospitals
Jonathan Coleman says patients with minor problems are clogging up hospitals, but studies and experts don't back him up. Audio
SKY losing 90 subscribers every day
Nearly 34,000 people cancelled their subscriptions in the past year, and SKY today posted a 21 percent drop in net profit. Video, Audio
Afghan villagers' lawyers go to High Court
A trio of top New Zealand lawyers is trying to force the Government to investigate whether the SAS acted illegally in its 2010 raid on two villages in Afghanistan. Audio
Inside a massive underground water tank
Watercare in Auckland is spending around half a billion a year on new projects and some of them are quite novel. Zac Fleming gets exclusive access to a massive underground tank. Video, Audio
Colgate toothpaste contains potentially harmful ingredient
The brand's 'Total' toothpaste contains triclosan, which has been linked to allergy problems, hormone function, liver and kidney damage and even cancer. Zac Fleming reports. Audio
State owned Airways spent $11,417 on farewell book
Airways has apologised to the Minister of State-Owned Enterprises following revelations it spent $11,417 on a farewell book instead of a card for outgoing chief executive Ed Sims. Video, Audio
EQC blamed for Edgecumbe insurance delays
The Earthquake Commission is being blamed for delays in settling insurance claims resulting from April's Edgecumbe flooding, with three staff assigned to deal with all 271 claims received. Video, Audio
Ready, steady, slow World Snail Racing Championships
Snails have returned to Congham in Norfolk, eastern England, for the annual celebration of the gastropod games, otherwise known as the World Snail-Racing Championships. Video, Audio
Warehouse workers 'should be paid', Aucklanders say
The Warehouse has struck a deal with the Government where it gives 1000 young jobseekers, or people on the benefit, work experience for three full time weeks, but doesn't have to pay them. Video, Audio
