Checkpoint for Wednesday 31 March 2021

5:09 PM.After a report revealing systemic failings in safety practices at Ports of Auckland, Independent Māori Statutory Board deputy chair Tau Henare says port chief executive Tony Gibson has to "just bugger… Read more Video, Audio

5:15 PM.Some lawyers are questioning ACC's new policy covering the most common type of childbirth-related injury, saying many women could be missing out on cover they're entitled to.

ACC's cover of perineal… Read more Audio

5:18 PM.Auckland's Cornwall Park is facing criticism for a plan to export live cattle overseas.

The park's facing public backlash after announcing some cows currently grazing in its fields will be shipped to… Read more Video, Audio

5:23 PM.All Black great Sean Fitzpatrick says a multimillion-dollar deal to sell part of NZ Rugby offshore is the best option, and without it the local game is in dire straits.

The $460 million deal would… Read more Video, Audio

5:35 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6245620392001 Video, Audio

5:39 PM.It's the local MP versus the mayor - disagreement has broken out on social media over whether Napier is in the grip of a crime wave.

Napier Mayor Kirsten Wise is calling for more police on the ground… Read more Video, Audio

5:45 PM.Ministers have rolled up their sleeves to have their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine in an attempt to promote its safety.

The government's making a public display of its ministers to endorse… Read more Audio

5:49 PM.Some in the Māori legal community are concerned by the High Court's use of tikanga to overrule the Waitangi Tribunal.

The High Court has overturned the Tribunal's order that $800 million of… Read more Audio

5:54 PM.It is the end of an era this week in Christchurch, with the city's last United Video store shutting down.

The New Brighton store has operated for about 25 years and was once among more than 100… Read more Video, Audio

6:10 PM.People are gathering in the heart of Wellington's CBD to rally for a city free from sexual violence.

For nearly a year, there has been a growing conversation around how unsafe the capital is, with a… Read more Video, Audio

6:12 PM.The plan to create a new mega public broadcaster is now "off ice" with the strong signal from the Broadcasting Minister he wants progress made at pace.

Kris Faafoi's announced an eight person… Read more Audio

6:15 PM.Electricity line charges in some parts of Otago are set to climb over 60 percent in the next five years.

That's after the Commerce Commission gave Aurora Energy the go ahead to spend $563 million to… Read more Audio