Checkpoint for Thursday 25 August 2022

5:50 PM.An environmental engineer who helped move an entire Australian town to higher ground after catastrophic flooding says if people are at risk of repeat weather events, then relocation should be on the… Read more Video, Audio

5:46 PM.Mt Ruapehu skifield's decision to farewell a third of their workforce and limit operations has left Ohakune businesses shocked and heartbroken. Read more Audio

5:38 PM.Former Defence Minister Ron Mark says there is only a small number of New Zealanders fighting in Ukraine. Read more Video, Audio

5:35 PM.Every year, our furry friends injure and kill hundreds of native and endangered coastal species.

Many marine mammals and sea birds such as seals, kororā and red-billed gulls are under threat due to… Read more Audio

5:27 PM.Just 24 overseas nurses have applied to work in Aotearoa under a new visa scheme that was supposed to make recruitment faster and easier.

The aged care sector alone estimates it is about 1000… Read more Video, Audio

5:22 PM.Christchurch's long wait for another All Blacks test is almost over.

Saturday's match against Argentina will be the All Blacks first in the city for six years.

The team will, however, make their… Read more Video, Audio

5:16 PM.Taranaki tyre shops are doing a roaring trade replacing bent and buckled wheel rims and tyres blown out on the region's pothole-riddled roads. 

But it is business they would rather not have. Some… Read more Video, Audio

5:11 PM.Roads around the Nelson-Marlborough region are an active construction site of flashing lights as crews work to get the crucial links re-opened after major flooding.

Council officials have been out… Read more Video, Audio

5:07 PM.The family of a Kiwi soldier killed in Ukraine have paid tribute to a man they say lived a life of a hero.

Corporal Dominic Abelen has been named as the New Zealand soldier killed on the frontline… Read more Audio