Checkpoint for Tuesday 10 May 2022

5:07 PM.The Employment Court has ruled that three members of the reclusive Gloriavale Christian community were employees working long hours from the age of just six.

The landmark decision about the… Read more Video, Audio

5:15 PM.In the middle of a housing crisis avoidable construction injuries are stopping about 340 more homes being built each year.

The stats are through the roof. Two million more metres of scaffolding could… Read more Video, Audio

5:24 PM.A congestion charge for private vehicles heading through busy central areas of Auckland has been generally welcomed by organisations like the Auckland Chamber of Commerce and Greater Auckland… Read more Audio

5:28 PM.Meanwhile the buzz is coming back to Auckland's CBD, after Covid-19 lockdowns and time in red cost businesses an estimated $1.2 billion.

Heart of the City figures released to Checkpoint show spending… 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=6305862097112 Video, Audio

5:39 PM.A number of T3 lane cameras on Auckland's Onewa Road have been smashed, and the vandals may have been caught in the act.

Only vehicles with three or more people can use the lanes at rush hour. If the… Read more Video, Audio

5:44 PM.National MP Dr Shane Reti is under fire for comments he made comparing Māori life expectancy to the 1840s.

The Opposition's health spokesman told The Hui health outcomes for Māori have improved… Read more Audio

5:54 PM.A fluffy ginger gang of serial killers is terrorising wildlife in the Waitakere ranges.

The feral cats were first spotted in the Whatipū scientific reserve in 2016 but seem to have grown in… Read more Video, Audio

6:06 PM.It's clear ready access to child labour is a significant factor in the commercial success of the Gloriavale Christian community, according to the Chief Employment Court judge.

Judge Christina Inglis… Read more Video, Audio

6:12 PM.The Government is coming under increasing pressure to rein in the supermarket operators - with Consumer NZ launching a public petition.

The watchdog wants the Government to go further than the… Read more Audio