Checkpoint for Wednesday 9 November 2022

5:55 PM.The smell of fresh manure and clouds of candy floss as big as your head - it can only mean one thing - the return of the New Zealand Agricultural Show.

The huge event has faced two years of… Read more Video, Audio

5:52 PM.A Napier man is in a fight with the Earthquake Commission seeking support to help recover from a flood that wreaked havoc in the city two years ago.

Paul Matthews says he had his own emergency two… Read more Video, Audio

5:48 PM.The housing market has experienced a sharp turnaround over the past year, with double-digit declines in value in all the main centres.

And there's no sign yet that house they've hit the bottom.

… Read more Video, Audio

5:31 PM.The Kiwis are pulling no punches when it comes to what their captain is calling a "disrespectful" move by organisers at the Rugby League World Cup.

The Sydney Morning Herald has revealed the world… Read more Video, Audio

5:26 PM.Rotorua Mayor Tania Tapsell says it is very disappointing to hear the Social Development Minister say there is no end date for Rotorua motels being used as emergency housing.

"It is absolutely one of… Read more Video, Audio

5:23 PM.A woman has been punched in the face by a man she didn't know as they waited to get into the overcrowded North Shore Hopital ED last night.

The woman had been brought to the hospital by ambulance… Read more Video, Audio

5:15 PM.In the US it's a crucial day in the country's politics.

Today's mid-term vote is not only a battle for the control of Congress and the Senate but a referendum on the first two years of Joe Biden's… Read more Video, Audio

5:11 PM.Tūhoe has been ordered to immediately stop scrapping tramping huts in Te Urewera after one their own took legal action.

The land belongs to Tūhoe, and its operational entity, Te Uru Taumatua, has… Read more Video, Audio

5:07 PM.The government has sent a firm message to the fuel industry. It has anounced it is giving the Commerce Commsision the power to set petrol prices if it thinks companies are acting in a way that keeps… Read more Video, Audio