Checkpoint for Thursday 14 April 2022

5:06 PM.Auckland shop owners hit with a ram-raid and an armed hold-up in the past week are sick of teenagers getting away with violent crimes and boasting about it on social media. In the suburb of… Read more Video, Audio

5:11 PM.Wellington cafes are rejoicing at the return of many more public servants along the streets and in offices in the CBD.

Yesterday's announcement that the country would go down to orange light… Read more Audio

5:15 PM.Allegations tonight that Tauranga bus drivers are facing racial abuse and death threats from local school boys hanging out at the city's transport hub.

Bay of Plenty Regional council says there's… Read more Video, Audio

5:23 PM.'Tis the season for hot cross buns, and we've had plenty of debate this week about what makes a good bun.

Is it the humble supermarket six pack, the corner bakery bun - or the posh cafe creation?

We… Read more Video, Audio

5:39 PM.Vaping or e cigarettes are a gateway to traditional smokes, according to new Australian research.

A team at the Australian National University reviewed the results of close to two hundred studies.

… Read more Video, Audio

5:45 PM.Auckland golfers are worried about council plans to use public courses for more public purposes - such as housing, community facilities, public walkways or business use.

The council's draft… Read more Video, Audio

5:52 PM.With the lifting of restrictions under the Orange traffic light setting, there will be no limit on the number of people who can attend Easter Services at churches across the motu.

For the last two… Read more Audio

5:56 PM.With ANZAC Day nearly here the stock of poppies in a Christchurch workshop are ready to bloom.

Each year all the poppies that go out to RSAs up and down the country are made by a small team of… Read more Video, Audio

6:06 PM.Nurses pay equity talks may need urgent resuscitation after the Health Minister gave their unions a very public serve. Read more Video, Audio

6:20 PM.Some East Coast towns are breathing a sigh of relief they've escaped the worst in the latest big weather event.

But while it wasn't as ferocious as the one three weeks ago, it's still left some… Read more Video, Audio

6:25 PM.After spending the last five months based in Australia the Phoenix men's football team return home this weekend to play two A-League games.

They'll play at their home ground in Wellington on Sunday… Read more Audio