Checkpoint for Tuesday 26 April 2022

5:07 PM.Ram raiders have struck again in Auckland, this time targeting shopping malls for high value goods.  Read more Video, Audio

5:11 PM.Retail NZ chief executive Greg Harford says ram raid crimes are "definitely growing in significance".

"It seems to be becoming increasingly commonplace ... it's really distressing for the staff, the… Read more Video, Audio

5:16 PM.It's unclear whether two new electric ferries for Auckland will mean cheaper trips for passengers.

The government has announced $27 million of funding - about 75 percent of the cost - for two… Read more Video, Audio

5:24 PM.Pressure to investigate safety at New Zealand ports is mounting after the second death of a port worker in a week.

A man was killed at Lyttleton Port yesterday while coal was loaded onto a ship.

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5:28 PM.Early trials suggest some students will struggle to pass new compulsory NCEA standards in numeracy and literacy.

The new standards will be brought in for NCEA Level 1 next year.

While some teachers… Read more Audio

5:45 PM.Health researchers are hoping an ambitious new study will overturn what they say are unfair blood donation rules for gay and bisexual men.

Over the next eight weeks, the University of Auckland-led… Read more Audio

5:50 PM.An animal shelter and charity has been left gutted in more ways than one after thieves cleaned them out for a second time.

HUHA - Helping You Help Animals - was building new dog shelters for winter… Read more Video, Audio

5:54 PM.Embarrassing, disastrous, and the result of a massive attitude problem. Just some of the words being used in the post-mortem of the Warriors' record-setting defeat to Melbourne Storm on Monday night.

6:06 PM.Putting the brakes on a recent spate of ram raids is proving tough with some of those involved as young as 11.

The latest saw a gang of young thieves swoop on an Auckland electronics store after ram… Read more Video, Audio