Checkpoint for Friday 1 July 2022

5:55 PM.The Warriors made an emotional return to Mt Smart Stadium this week ahead of Sunday's NRL clash with the West Tigers, the Auckland club's first home game in more than 1000 days.

The team has spent… Read more Audio

5:52 PM.Ready Player One? Otago Museum is transforming into an interactive game zone as part of its latest exhibition.

Code Breakers celebrates video games created by New Zealand and Australian women and… Read more Audio

5:47 PM.Schools are having to get creative to keep classes going as students and teachers are hit hard with Covid and seasonal bugs.

Yesterday the government announced it's supplying 50 child sized masks to… Read more Video, Audio

5:44 PM.Locals in a Hawke's Bay community are devastated and angry at the SPCA's decision to close its local centre.

The Waipukurau SPCA will soon close its doors and it's not the only small centre facing… Read more Video, Audio

5:30 PM.No traffic lights, no tarseal and an 80km/h speed limit. Driving in the Chatham Islands is as laid back as the way of life, but it still requires a licence.

And that means a trip to the mainland for… Read more Video, Audio

5:26 PM.It's been a less-than-ideal week for the All Blacks ahead of their first test of the year.

Covid-19 has handed the home side a rollercoaster buildup - and hundreds of extra Zoom calls - for tomorrow… Read more Video, Audio

5:18 PM.It's not just chopping onions that'll make your eyes water these days, but paying for them too.

As the price of fruit n veges hits harder, many Kiwis are growing their own. On the Hibiscus Coast a… Read more Video, Audio

5:17 PM.After years of the housing crisis in New Zealand, emergency housing is becoming entrenched on Rotorua's main road - Fenton Street.

Around 40 motels in the tourism hotspot are now being used as… Read more Video, Audio

5:12 PM.This deal mean Aotearoa's cheese industry gets a bigger nibble at the European market according to the government.

It says there will be new and improved quota access for more than 31,000 tonnes of… Read more Video, Audio

5:07 PM.It's the $1.8 billion deal the PM says unlocks access to one of the world's biggest and lucrative markets.

But the free trade agreement signed with the EU has left the meat and dairy sectors with a… Read more Audio