Checkpoint for Wednesday 28 June 2023

6:17 PM.50 ago a crew of 242 men left New Zealand on a mission to Mururoa Atoll, in French Polynesia. The crew of HMNZS Otago, and later the frigate Canterbury, were sent there to protest French nuclear… Read more Video, Audio

6:13 PM.Japan is being criticised by Pacific leaders for dumping nuclear waste in the Pacific Ocean. An international lawyer says Australia and New Zealand need to do more to stand up to Japan. Japan is… Read more Audio

6:11 PM.The Prime Minister has been forced to answer questions about the conduct of a senior minister, while he's in China on a diplomatic and trade mission. A Department of Conservation boss flagged concerns… Read more Video, Audio

6:07 PM.Auckland is a waterlogged city, with a slip blocking state highway one north for the second day in a row, and a house in Swanson on the brink of collapse. The red stickered home on Scenic Drive was… Read more Audio

5:53 PM.Once upon a time, there was an enterprising West Australian boy who decided to write a book to plus-size his pocket money. Bodie Howland tells us about his debut book The Love Hearts Explore Exmouth.

5:49 PM.Some Muriwai locals are still living in the local campground four and a half months after Cyclone Gabrielle tore through their homes. The popular west Auckland surf beach reopened to the public 12… Read more Video, Audio

5:47 PM.The red carpet has been rolled out for the Prime Minister in China, who met with President Xi Jinping overnight. Jinping has labelled New Zealand a friend and partner. In response, Chris Hipkins… Read more Audio

5:39 PM.To flood damaged Tairawahiti now. Families in a small rural community inland from Tolaga Bay remain completely cut off from the outside world after the recent storm completely annihilated the local… Read more Video, Audio

5:30 PM.Retailers in the capital want a stop to plans to make Wellington's golden mile pedestrian only. The council will vote tomorrow on whether to move all vehicles except buses off the road between… Read more Audio

5:26 PM.Another major scandal has hit New Zealand Athletics as coach Jeremy McColl has been stood down following a formal police complaint. Jeremy McColl is coach of star pole vaulters Eliza McCartney and… Read more Video, Audio

5:16 PM.Fair treatment and the rights of prisoners are the unfortunate collateral damage of Corrections' shortcomings and an inability to achieve lasting change. That according to a bruising report by the… Read more Video, Audio

5:10 PM.Disputes about energy provider are up 27 percent on the previous year according to an official complaints service. Utilities Disputes has recieved 4,468 complaints up about 1,000 on the 2021-2022… Read more Video, Audio

5:08 PM.Another Minister making headlines for the wrong reasons, this time, revelations of a rocky work environment. A public service boss has confirmed she flagged concerns about the office of Cabinet… Read more Audio