Checkpoint for Monday 5 December 2022

5:07 PM.The government has announced a Royal Commission of Inquiry into its Covid pandemic response.

It will look at the laws and decision-making that drove the government's pandemic response - and the… Read more Video, Audio

5:14 PM.Jacinda Ardern has begun the week on the back foot, defending two of her Ministers overseeing contentious projects.

The opposition has accused her of being economical with the truth - as she's… Read more Audio

5:17 PM.Auckland's mayor is pledging to keep next years rates rise to less than five percent, despite claiming the city's facing a debt crisis.

It's prompting concerns that services will be sacrified to fill… Read more Video, Audio

5:35 PM.It's the busiest time of the year for New Zealand Post, with 2.2 million parcels processed through its depots last week.

They're dealing with Black Friday orders, as well as the usual Christmas trade… Read more Video, Audio

5:42 PM.When it came to power this government pledged to be the most open and transparent ever.

Now an investigation by the Chief Ombudsman's will effectively show whether or not that's true.

Judge Peter… Read more Video, Audio

5:48 PM.Home grown robotic technoglogy to test golf balls could see a New Zealand company take a swing at new export markets.

Golf company Volle teamed up with Canterbury university engineering students to… Read more Video, Audio

5:54 PM.Rock legends Guns n Roses are knockin' on Wellington's door, arriving in the capital ahead of their Sky Stadium gig on Thursday.

It's the city's first international act since Covid-19 hit our shores.

6:07 PM.National and ACT have a majority to govern in the latest 1 News Kantar political poll, with the parties at 38 percent and 11 percent respectively.

Labour, meanwhile, is down one percent to 33 percent… Read more Video, Audio