Checkpoint for Monday 18 September 2023

6:14 PM.Tourism operators in the South Island town of Franz Josef are confident the summer will herald a boon for the region, which was hit hard by Covid lockdowns. Last summer was a return to normal of… Read more Video, Audio

6:08 PM.It's wanton violence and we've got no tolerance for it. That's the message from police hunting a gang of heavily armed offenders believed to be responsible for a string sport bar robberies in central… Read more Video, Audio

5:52 PM.A Coromandel beach front property with a $1 reserve will go under the hammer next month. So what's the catch? As well as spectacular water views of Thornton Bay north of Thames, the house comes… Read more Video, Audio

5:47 PM."It was a whole new level." The Warriors blew away the red hot Newcastle Knights at a rocking, jam packed Mt Smart on Saturday night, setting up a preliminary final against the Brisbane Broncos. It… Read more Video, Audio

5:39 PM."They are just pure evil." That's the response from some former students at Dilworth school who were victims of repetitive sexual abuse at the boarding school. An independent inquiry into abuse… Read more Audio

5:29 PM.The Labour Party is unapologetically targeting higher income New Zealanders with its solar panel policy announced today. If elected labour will offer a cash back of up to four thousand dollars for… Read more Video, Audio

5:25 PM.NZ Golfer Ryan Fox has scored the biggest win of his career with a 1 shot victory in the European Tour's top event, the BMW PGA Championship. Fox carded a final round of 67 to finish on 18-under at… Read more Video, Audio

5:18 PM.The National Party's Hamilton-East candidate Ryan Hamilton has disavowed his decades-long opposition to fluoridation, but won't say when he changed his mind. After repeatedly ducking RNZ's requests… Read more Audio

5:15 PM.The kava has been flowing in a small village in Fiji after this morning's historic win against Australia. But even if Fiji had lost, they'd still be celebrating in Naledaleda though because two of… Read more Video, Audio

5:12 PM.Fijians are over the moon after their rugby team pulled off the biggest upset of the Rugby World Cup so far, beating Australia for the first time in 69 years. Fiji took the lead in the first half, but… Read more Audio

5:07 PM.A manhunt is underway after a person was critically injured in a suspected stabbing at a main bus station in Auckland. Auckland Transport says a fight broke out between members of the public which… Read more Video, Audio