Checkpoint for Thursday 13 April 2023

6:23 PM.The FBI recently tweeted out a warning to avoid using public USB ports.

The US agency says "bad actors" have found ways to use them to introduce malware and moinitoring software onto devices.

Jordan… Read more Video, Audio

6:17 PM.A ferry skipper is in a critical condition following a collision between two boats in the Bay of Islands. Robyn was travelling with her husband and two young grandsons from Russell to Paihia just… Read more Video, Audio

6:07 PM.The govenrment has scrubbed up and relaunched it's highly controversial three waters policy - complete with a new name - "affordable water reforms".

It's ditched plans for four mega-water entities in… Read more Video, Audio

5:51 PM.Leading Auckland tourism businesses have thrown their weight behind a campaign aimed at attracting more Australian here.

Visitor numbers have plummeted since Covid, with half as many Aussies flying… Read more Video, Audio

5:46 PM.Cases of the skin infection scabies are on the rise across Canterbury and other parts of the country.

Scabies is caused by a tiny, burrowing mite, that's been described as 'lice of the flesh'.

While… Read more Audio

5:42 PM.The government is putting money into science to tell it how many billions of dollars the country is going to have to spend to protect against the next weather event.

Research, Science and Innovation… Read more Video, Audio

5:35 PM.The closure of a key highway into the Coromandel Peninsula has come as a welcome boost to businesses in another Waikato town. Read more Video, Audio

5:23 PM.The government has relaunched its Three Waters policy as affordable water reforms.

The policy abandons plans to establish four mega-water entities in favour of 10.

Like the original plan, the 10… Read more Video, Audio

5:21 PM.The coaching line-up for the world champion Black Ferns has been finalised - and there's not a woman in sight.

In February sevens maestro Allan Bunting was named the new head coach of the side -… Read more Video, Audio

5:14 PM.The government's unveiled take two of its controversial three water's policy that will determine how the country's freshwater, stormwater, and wastewater infrastructure will be controlled.

It's got a… Read more Video, Audio

5:07 PM.A passenger on the ferry involved in a collision with a motor boat between Russell and Paihia today described the boat as a "massive launch" coming full throttle straight towards the side of ferry… Read more Video, Audio