Checkpoint for Tuesday 14 June 2022

5:06 PM.What happens when health's first line of defence starts to falter? As many as half the country's GP clinics aren't enrolling new patients, amid a cocktail of winter illnesses, Covid infections and… Read more Video, Audio

5:18 PM.Armed police remain on the streets of a small Waikato town after a shooting close to a primary school.

A man was shot-at several times in his car in Taupiri at about half-past-nine this morning.

He… Read more Audio

5:19 PM.The incoming Police Minister Chris Hipkins has admitted the government needs to do more to tackle gang crime - but exactly what that is remains unanswered.

He was given the role after yesterday's… Read more Audio

5:24 PM."Absolutely dire". That's Master Builders' summary of the GIB shortage that's left projects unfinished and some businesses struggling to stay afloat.

Fletcher Building has an effective monopoly with… Read more Video, Audio

5:36 PM.ACC doesn't have a strong privacy culture, its policies are outdated and its staff have a narrow view of what privacy breaches are.

Those are just some of the findings in a damning independent report… Read more Audio

5:47 PM.Enough plans and too much talk - it's time to curb cars on Queen. That's the message from Auckland Central MP Chloe Swarbrick and the City Centre Residents' Group who have launched a petition for… Read more Video, Audio

5:55 PM.The All Whites have one shot to be the 32nd - and final team - to qualify for this year's Football World Cup. If they qualify, they'll join Australia, who sneaked in this morning, after a penalty… Read more Audio

6:07 PM.Sport NZ's getting an independent government funded integrity body, after a slew of recent reports showing athlete welfare was over looked or not taken seriously enough.

Drug Free Sport NZ and some… Read more Video, Audio

6:16 PM.Samoa's Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa is visiting New Zealand meeting Jacinda Ardern for the first time.

In a meeting today, described as warm and productive, the leaders discussed climate… Read more Audio