Checkpoint for Thursday 14 September 2023

6:17 PM.Christchurch residents are being asked to decide what they want to do with their green waste over the next couple of years while a new compost plant is being built. Options include sending it straight… Read more Audio

6:14 PM.Southern voters say the cost of living and housing are top of their list as they head into the upcoming election. Tonight, the finance spokespeople for the top four polling parties will face-off in… Read more Audio

6:07 PM.Auckland Transport is fighting off a suspected ransonware attack, that's hit its electronic travel cards. At the moment, travellers can't top up their HOP cards with eftpos or credit cards at the… Read more Video, Audio

5:53 PM.The number of dogs put down across Auckland animal shelters has doubled - more than two and a half thousand dogs were euthanised in the last financial year. Auckland council says a lack of de-sexing… Read more Video, Audio

5:47 PM.Waipawa businesses fear the partial closure of the main road through the small central hawkes bay town could kill them. The say they only found out last week that the North bound lane of State Highway… Read more Video, Audio

5:43 PM.The sudden closure of an aged care unit in a Hawke's Bay retirement village has left the families of more than 20 residents scrambling to find alternative care. Havelock North's Mary Doyle Rest Home… Read more Audio

5:34 PM.The Labour leader was in Hokitika today, a town founded in the gold rush of the 1860s, and has known booms and busts. Just like the rest of the country, it's a town feeling the full effects of the… Read more Video, Audio

5:26 PM.It's been whitebait patties and snacks galore for the National and Labour leaders on the campaign trail today, but questions persist over the opposition party's plan to fund its tax cuts. National's… Read more Audio

5:22 PM.A calf tear for star Warriors halfback Shaun Johnson is leaving supporters sweating ahead of the club's biggest home NRL game in 15 years. Johnson sat out last weekend's loss to the Penrith Panthers… Read more Video, Audio

5:12 PM.A Burnham soldier is under investigation for alleged animal abuse including dumping a mistreated dog in a rubbish bin. The defence force has confirmed two dogs have been surrendered to the SPCA after… Read more Video, Audio

5:07 PM.A third world capital, that's the verdict from the restaurant association. Large chunks of Wellington's CBD were without water for hours today meaning no flushing toilets, workers sent home and… Read more Video, Audio