Checkpoint for Friday 2 December 2022

5:07 PM.'Do not trust anyone with your kids who aren't family'. The words of Malachi Subecz' mother, who from behind bars, says that's a harsh lesson she's learnt in the worst possible way.

Malachi's mum… Read more Audio

5:11 PM.An independent report has recommended mandatory reporting of possible child abuse, following the death of five-year-old Malachi Subecz. But several experts have warned the mandatory system is not a… Read more Video, Audio

5:16 PM.A New Zealand woman, back from Australia for an extended Christmas holiday on the West Coast is in limbo after a freak accident at a supermarket carpark.

Chelsea Ferguson is faced with the choice of… Read more Audio

5:27 PM.Belgium and Germany have been knocked out of the Football World Cup - as the upsets keep on coming.

Twelve of the 16 teams for the next round have now been locked in and there are few surprises from… Read more Video, Audio

5:27 PM.Remember the Farmer's Santa of Queen Street?

For many years, the big red guy was propped up outside the Farmers department store in central Auckland every festive season. He lives in Wanaka now - but… Read more Video, Audio

5:52 PM.Wellington's tip shop is marking two and a half decades of turning trash into treasure.

Opened in 1997 by locals, it's grown from two staff to twenty.

Our reporter Kate Green and visual journalist… Read more Video, Audio

5:55 PM.Will prayer help the praying mantis? Are bees buzzy, drumming up enough support?

Hu-hu do these beetles think they'll beat? Or have sandflies bitten off more than they can chew?

The Bug of the Year… Read more Video, Audio

6:07 PM.Situation vacant, again. The man chosen as Auckland Transport's new chief executive has pulled the handbrake, before even getting in the driver's seat.

In a surprise media statement, AT said with the… Read more Video, Audio