Checkpoint for Monday 3 April 2023

6:07 PM.Motorists between Manawatū and Hawke's Bay will have to wait until 2025 until a new highway linking the regions opens.

The $620 million replacement to the closed road through the Manawatū Gorge was… Read more Video, Audio

5:56 PM.With some of Auckland's most famous beaches on the west coast still closed due to the impacts of Cyclone Gabrielle, surfers are travelling further to get their fix.

Security cordons remain in place… Read more Audio

5:53 PM.Teen waka ama paddlers have their sights set on further glory, after the high school champs in Rotorua.

More than 1500 tauira from across the motu paddled on Blue Lake for the first since 2021.

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5:49 PM.Occupation, chicken hat miliner... It's a thing for Australian woman Mandy Watts. The Toowomba resident is a master on the crochet needle and her creations, hats for hens, attract international… Read more Video, Audio

5:42 PM.The government's clean car discount has accelerated purchases of low emission vehicles, but the pledge that the scheme would be cost-neutral has been miscalculated, Toyota's chief executive says.

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5:29 PM.The Cook Strait ferries have hit yet more troubled waters. Four Bluebridge sailings are cancelled today, leaving more than 1000 passengers on the wrong side of the strait.

It's the latest in a string… Read more Audio

5:24 PM.After an unlikely 20-point fightback at Shark Park the Warriors have moved into second on the National Rugby League table behind the unbeaten Brisbane Broncos.

It's lofty heights Warriors fans… Read more Video, Audio

5:17 PM.One of the country's biggest telco's has dialled up Elon Musk to help with Aotearoa's patchy cell coverage and end blackspots.

One New Zealand, previously known as Vodafone, has signed a deal with… Read more Video, Audio

5:13 PM.Some overseas-trained nurses are using their New Zealand registration to leapfrog straight into a job in Australia.

Meanwhile, health recruiters say Australia and Britain are getting increasingly… Read more Audio

5:07 PM.Lobbyists may no longer have swipe card access to Parliament, under changes suggested by the government this afternoon.

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has admitted there's a perception problem, and… Read more Video, Audio