Checkpoint for Tuesday 5 September 2023

5:53 PM.A kiwi ice cream company is using reject gold kumara that would otherwise be destined for landfill to make gelato. Island Gelato Co. says recent flooding has seen the price of kumara reach record… Read more Video, Audio

5:49 PM.Two years ago, bookworms across the Auckland region rejoiced as Auckland Libraries stopped issuing fines for late returns. Since then, more than a million items have been returned after their due… Read more Audio

5:46 PM.Politicians are ramping up their campaigns after the major launches at the weekend, mixing and mingling with school children and waving signs at motorists around Wellington's Basin Reserve. While… Read more Audio

5:37 PM.Dunedin council wants the government to help fund managed retreat from flood prone properties in the south of the city. It's already in discussions with Treasury about what it calls a "voluntary… Read more Video, Audio

5:28 PM.It seems blind good luck is what's kept a pair of hapless mountain climbers alive. And it's prompted a strong warning from police. Another climbing party stumbled across the pair dressed in street… Read more Video, Audio

5:25 PM.Days before the official announcement of the Cricket World Cup squad, Black Caps fans have been given some unexpected news. New Zealand Cricket has confirmed Kane Williamson will be included in the 15… Read more Video, Audio

5:17 PM.The head of Wairarapa Hospital's Emergency Department Dr Norman Gray says it wasnt a hard decision to walk off the job. He says there's years of pent up frustration and concerns people are dying… Read more Video, Audio

5:13 PM.Senior doctors and dentists have walked off the job en masse today, for the first time ever, over their deadlocked pay negotiations. Te Whatu Ora, Health New Zealand says about 250 planned care… Read more Audio

5:07 PM.A Thames shopping centre has been hit in a ram raid for the second time in less than three months, leaving locals angry and frustrated. The stolen car used to try and smash into Goldfields mall at… Read more Video, Audio