Checkpoint for Friday 2 September 2022

5:07 PM.New Zealand's Covid rules look to be in for a shake-up, with the Prime Minister confirming the traffic light framework is up for review.

Opposition parties are urging the government to scrap the… Read more Audio

5:11 PM.Staring down the barrel of seven losses in nine games, the All Blacks face a mighty task to topple an in-form Argentinian side in Hamilton on Saturday.

An ill-disciplined New Zealand squad was beaten… Read more Video, Audio

5:15 PM.Where the bloody hell are you? That's a question the Far North deputy mayor wants answered by government ministers after asking them to visit the region, survey massive flood damage and help with long… Read more Video, Audio

5:22 PM.A Christchurch boy has had one of the best days of his life after discovering a giant earthworm in his backyard.

Nine-year-old Barnaby Domigan made the discovery at the bottom of his garden. Lisa… Read more Video, Audio

5:34 PM.Rising rates are giving Aucklanders a lot to rant about, and it is clogging up the council call centre.

This year the city had an average general rates rise of 3.5 percent with a climate change levy… Read more Video, Audio

5:43 PM.WorkSafe's been accused of being 'all talk' after it issued a warning to construction companies that it's getting tough on those who put workers lives at risk.

Some workers are still in Auckland's… Read more Audio

5:46 PM.A former Gloriavale woman has told a court the Christian community is not a safe place for children.

Virginia Courage says children aren't the most important thing, making money is. Jean Edwards… Read more Audio

5:50 PM.Aussie ecologists are hoping people will hop onboard with building backyard frog hotels after the creature's habitat was destroyed in the Victoria bushfires.

The DIY temporary frog accommodation… Read more Video, Audio

5:55 PM.The owners of a derelict coolstores building on the banks of the Pātea River in Taranaki are being put on notice that it is structurally unsound and more must be done to keep people out of it. Read more Video, Audio

6:08 PM.With New Zealand's donation regime under the spotlight, a legal expert is calling for historic change, warning the system is on shaky foundations.

A sweeping review of the electoral system is… Read more Audio