Checkpoint for Monday 13 March 2023

6:13 PM.Nearly one month on from Cyclone Gabrielle, some in Hawke's Bay remain without power.

Candle-lit baths, darkened houses or a noisy generator have become the new normal.

But the lights are slowly… Read more Audio

6:08 PM.Labour could form a government with the support of the Greens and Te Pati Maori, according to the latest 1News Kantar Public Poll.

But the two main parties are still neck and neck, with just two… Read more Audio

5:56 PM.Hollywood's biggest night turned blockbuster for the movie "Everything, Everywhere All at Once."

The multiverse film cleaned up, picking up seven Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Actress, Best… Read more Audio

5:50 PM.Waikato's District Mayor reckons camping out has cut her commute and means she can give more time to the job.

Jacqui Church now lives in a caravan in a paddock in Ngāruawahia just a few minutes from… Read more Audio

5:45 PM.The government says New Zealand is well-placed to absorb the shocks posed by the collapse of US bank Silicon Valley.

US authorities are stepping in to guarantee all customers of the failed bank will… Read more Audio

5:38 PM.In Queenstown, hundreds of homes are available for short-term letting on platforms like Airbnb, but finding a permanent place in an affordable rental is hard work for the workers who keep the town's… Read more Audio

5:34 PM.Imagine being told by your landlord that the spare room is now an Airbnb. That's exactly the scenario which confronted a group of Queenstown renters last week.

A housing crisis in the area continues… Read more Audio

5:25 PM.Fire Fighters on duty during the Auckland floods struggled with inadequate gear and vehicles and feel they were left in the dark by senior leaders.

That's according to the results of a survey by the… Read more Audio

5:23 PM.Another thrilling end to a test match could be on the cards after a rain delayed start to the final day of the first cricket test between the Black Caps and Sri Lanka in Christchurch.

Sports reporter… Read more Audio

5:16 PM.Auckland bus drivers want an urgent and immediate intervention from Auckland Transport - fearing one of their colleagues could be killed at the wheel.

A driver has been in hospital after being… Read more Audio

5:14 PM.On the day the government announced cuts to focus on "bread and butter" issues, food prices reached a 34-year high. February's food prices were up 12 percent year on year - the largest annual increase… Read more Audio

5:09 PM.The government is axing or amending a swathe of policies and targeting transport, alcohol reform and lowering the voting age.

The money is being refocused to deal with cost of living needs. The… Read more Audio

5:07 PM.Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has scrapped or tweaked eight policies, to focus funds on cost of living. 

The cash for clunkers scheme is gone. The speed reduction programe will just focus on the most… Read more Video, Audio