Checkpoint for Tuesday 12 July 2022

5:07 PM.A fierce storm is hitting Christchurch and Banks Peninsula this afternoon, with several roads closed because of flooding.

Our reporter Adam Burns is in Christchurch with the latest. Read more Video, Audio

5:11 PM.The Heath Minister is "dreaming" if he thinks it's not a crisis. That from one of 900 doctors who completed a survey by the New Zealand Women in Medicine Charitable Trust, that found the overwhelming… Read more Video, Audio

5:23 PM.A Northland council is calling for a national crackdown on the sale of vapes, which it says is an epidemic infiltrating the community and causing problems at schools.

In downtown Dargaville there are… Read more Audio

5:28 PM.The findings of a staffing survey of more than 330 businesses by the Employers and Manufacturers Association show all those who responded had vacancies, and 40 percent had been trying to fill their… Read more Video, Audio

5:38 PM.The US Vice President Kamala Harris will speak to Pacific leaders at the forum in Fiji tomorrow, as part of its wider strategy to step up its engagement in the Pacific to counter China's influence.

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5:44 PM.Families on tight budgets could come under even more pressure if the Official Cash Rate rises again tomorrow.

The Reserve Bank is widely expected to raise the OCR by half a percent to 2.5 percent -… Read more Audio

5:49 PM.A husband and wife diagnosed with lung cancer within months of each other are crowd funding extra treatments to stay alive as long as they can for their young sons.

Doctors cannot explain how Graham… Read more Video, Audio

5:55 PM.The bill is in for Christchurch's stadium and it comes with a promise it will not go up further.

The project has already faced a $150 million budget blowout. But Christchurch City Council says lead… Read more Video, Audio