Checkpoint for Tuesday 1 August 2023

5:52 PM.Picture this, a modified 1978 landcruiser, driven by divers, almost 8km along the ocean floor in Darwin Harbour in a record breaking undersea adventure. Dubbed the mud crab, it took the cruiser 12… Read more Video, Audio

5:49 PM.Political appetite for major transport projects in Auckland and Wellington has waned as pre-election jostling ramps up. National says it will bin plans for Light Rail in Auckland and the Let's Get… Read more Audio

5:46 PM.A fleet of 17, bright blue electric buses have hit the road in Nelson and Tasman today, the launch of a new service designed to improve residents access to public transport. It's a major overhaul that… Read more Audio

5:37 PM.The owner of a new vape store just metres from a west Auckland school says after meeting with the principal he's agreed to change the name of the shop and has put film over the windows so kids cant… Read more Video, Audio

5:29 PM.The clouds of confusion over the government's plans for big transport projects in two of New Zealand's major cities lifted slightly at Parliament today. Labour and National are under pressure to… Read more Audio

5:25 PM.New Zealand are out of the FIFA Women's World Cup but there is still plenty of football to be played both here and in Australia. The group games are wrapping up over the next couple of days with the… Read more Video, Audio

5:18 PM.An Auckland renter is calling for more accountability for property managers after discovering her flat failed the government's Healthy Homes Standards. When Sarah Yates moved into the Mt Eden flat… Read more Audio

5:07 PM.A school community has protested this afternoon against a new vape shop setting up near the school gate. The shop is opposite Parakai School, near Helensville in west Auckland. New rules come into… Read more Video, Audio