Checkpoint for Wednesday 4 September 2019

5:10 PM.A couple who defeated the government's quake insurer in the High Court say its deceptive actions were nefarious and they want an apology and inquiry. 

In 2012 Southern Response gave Karl and Alison… Read more Video, Audio

5:35 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio

5:40 PM.KiwiBuild's last remaining and overarching target has been axed - with the government admitting the pressure of trying to meet the goal drove it to make bad decisions.

The flagship policy had… Read more Video, Audio

5:43 PM.Police have confirmed five Chinese nationals have died in a bus crash near Rotorua.

Twenty-seven people were on board the bus when it crashed and rolled shortly before 11am on State Highway 5.

The… Read more Video, Audio

5:50 PM.Auckland medical clinics are running out of measles vaccines as they scramble to keep up with ballooning demand for immunisations.

The country's worst outbreak in more than two decades has seen the… Read more Video, Audio

6:10 PM."An absolute tragedy." That's how police have described a bus crash that's killed five Chinese nationals north of Rotorua.

The police say 27 people were on board the bus when the accident happened on… Read more Video, Audio

6:29 PM.The government's unveiled its 'reno' job on Labour's flagship KiwiBuild policy.

The target to build a 100,000 houses in the next decade is gone. Instead the government will build as many houses as it… Read more Video, Audio

6:36 PM.After a long night celebrating his 60th birthday, Shane Jones flew into Taranaki to dosh out more pūtea (money) from the Provincial Growth Fund.

This time among the grateful recipients were a… Read more Video, Audio

6:37 PM.New Zealand tourism operators are bracing themselves for a rise in so-called "flight shame" among travellers worried about their environmental impact.

Sustainability is the core focus of both the… Read more Audio