Life And Society

The hype machine is building around the airing of Oprah Winfrey's exclusive interview with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. Slate writer Heather Schwedel says there is likely to be some intriguing… Audio

The yoga and "wellness" world has had several high-profile members fall under the influence of QAnon and Covid denial. This intersection between right-wing conspiracy theories and left-wing wellness… Audio

Could the harm that results from recreational drug use and abuse be mostly caused by their criminalisation and demonisation rather than their physical effects? When used responsibly, can drugs can… Audio

Our reporter Nick Truebridge is in the heart of Papatoetoe township and joins Lisa Owen with the latest details. Video, Audio

Southland Mayor Gary Tong says Destiny Church leaders Hannah and Brian Tamaki are not welcome in his region.

Tong says if leaving Auckland under the cover of darkness to avoid the level 3 lockdown… Audio

Auckland Mayor Phil Goff says the city, particularly south Auckland, needs to be prioritised for Covid-19 vaccine. He told Checkpoint he has pushed the idea with the Prime Minister. 

"Where do you… Video, Audio

Communities in Northland were also told to head inland and to higher ground.

Our reporter Nita Blake Persen and cameraman Nick Monro filed this report from Whangārei. Video, Audio

Checkpoint reporter Nick Truebridge is outside Hunters Plaza in the Auckland suburb of Papatoetoe.

He says people he has talked to are thrilled about the move to alert level 2. Video, Audio

A severe 7.1 earthquake struck off the East Cape in the early hours of this morning at 2.27 am.

The epicentre was 105 kilometers east of te Araroa at a depth of 90 kilometres.

A tsunami warning was… Audio

Gisborne residents say there are extraordinary waits to sit driving tests, putting the brakes on people getting jobs.

But driving test operators insist more testing spaces and staff coming to deal… Audio

An article published in the Northland Age newspaper on Tuesday and on the New Zealand Herald website has been withdrawn after it was condemned as racist - and publisher NZME says it won't publish Dr…

Kathryn talks with educator, speaker and author Gill Connell about the importance of movement in getting young children ready for the classroom and learning. She says kids are born to move, and in the… Audio

Wellington librarians are deeply upset and angry with their employer - the city council - for proposing to sell off half the central library, and cut their budget by 40 percent.

Their union the PSA… Audio

Three protesters' tents are still in place this morning on the site of the proposed Erebus memorial in Parnell.

Community leader Dame Rangimarie Naida Glavish says the site is culturally significant… Audio

Wellington librarians are upset and angry over the council's proposal to sell off part of the central library, and slash the collections budget by 40 percent.

Both decisions have been approved to be… Audio

Every week we catch up with the brilliant reporters from the Local Democracy Programme, which is dedicated to covering parts of New Zealand that sometimes get overlooked by the big news outlets.

We… Audio