Checkpoint for Tuesday 28 November 2023

5:55 PM.Animal control officials are pleading with people to think twice about getting a pet rabbit this Christmas, due to the number of the invasive pests being found abandoned in parks and reserves. Because… Read more Audio

5:47 PM.A senior tactical operator has defended how police units were deployed on the day of the Christchurch mosque attacks. The coronial inquiry into the 2019 terror attacks continued at Christchurch today… Read more Audio

5:41 PM.A decision to close State Highway One through the Brynderwyns for vital repairs has been delayed so Waka Kotahi can consult with the local communities. The main route in and out of Northland needs to… Read more Video, Audio

5:29 PM.Testimony from a notorious jail house snitch should never have been put to the jury in David Tamihere's first double murder trial, the Court of Appeal has been told. Tamihere was convicted in 1990 for… Read more Audio

5:26 PM.The Super Rugby Aupiki squads for next year have been named. A total of 120 women have been contracted to the four franchises for an extended third season of the competition. Sports reporter Jonty… Read more Video, Audio

5:19 PM.The start of the cruise season has been anything but cruisey. For the second time in a fortnight high winds meant the Ovation of the Seas has not come into port. The ship can carry almost five… Read more Video, Audio

5:16 PM.The deputy prime minister Winston Peters has had another crack at the media, derailing the start of the new Government's very first Cabinet meeting. It follows his unsubstantiated claims of bribery… Read more Audio

5:07 PM.The new government's plan to walk back some smoke free laws will be a huge blow to cancer prevention, as well as costing thousands of lives and billions of dollars according to health advocates. But… Read more Video, Audio