Checkpoint for Wednesday 24 May 2023

6:10 PM.Fiji's prime minister Sitiveni Rabuka has sought to reassure people, as the country's great council of chiefs is reinstated. He says all races in the country will be treated as equal citizens on his… Read more Audio

6:07 PM.A Chinese overstayer whose wrist was broken during a dawn-raid in Auckland last year claims Immigration New Zealand created a cover-up story.

The 47-year-old man, who wants to be known as Chen, was… Read more Audio

5:56 PM.The outrage at how Paora the kiwi was treated at an American zoo seems to have abated now the bird has been removed from public view.

Video posted to social media showed the nocturnal bird being… Read more Video, Audio

5:53 PM.A woman has told a Coroner's Court she recognised 11-year-old Mike Zhou-Beckenridge and his step dad, John Beckenridge instantly in Bali - months after their disappearance.

The pair were last seen in… Read more Audio

5:48 PM.Pulse netball coach Yvette McCausland-Durie knows a thing or two about taking on a big challenge, and her latest career move might be her biggest yet.

The veteran player and coach is to leave the… Read more Video, Audio

5:44 PM.National has accepted there's a blow-out in its tax policy - but is blaming the government for not getting inflation under control.

The Council of Trade Unions says the policy will cost $1.5 billion… Read more Audio

5:39 PM.Homeowners feeling the pinch are being warned they are only half way through the ripple effect on mortgage rates, with the official cash rate now at its peak.

The Reserve Bank has signalled cuts… Read more Audio

5:28 PM.It could be three to five years to rid a Christchurch suburb of a sickly stench coming from a composting plant.

Residents in Bromley are fed up - having already battled a nauseating poo pong from a… Read more Video, Audio

5:23 PM.Joseph Parker and David Nyika return to the boxing ring in Melbourne.

Parker, who has challenged for the world heavyweight title, will take on Australian Faiga Opelu while the undefeated Neeka meets… Read more Video, Audio

5:17 PM.Family members sobbed in court as two men were found guilty of manslaughter after a Christchurch teen was shot dead at a party.

Daniel Nelson Sparks and Joshua David Craig Smith stood trial, charged… Read more Video, Audio

5:12 PM.Police have been criticised for failing to adequately respond to allegations of sexual abuse from recruits.

Police trainees made seven complaints over a period of 15 years about a Police Medical… Read more Video, Audio

5:07 PM.High interest rates are here for a long time, not a good time, with the Reserve Bank cranking up the OCR another 25 basis points.

The central bank appears to think it's done its job - and 5.5 percent… Read more Video, Audio