Checkpoint for Friday 15 December 2023

5:56 PM.A Palmerston North teenager who had to travel to London for treatment after he suffered a deep brain bleed says he's on the mend. Carson Harvey says his headaches have stopped and he's now looking… Read more Audio

5:47 PM.A Chrischurch start-up wants to bring steam power to the Pacific islands to help cacao farmers dry their beans. Mackwell and Co has reimagined the old steam engine, into what they see as the cutting… Read more Video, Audio

5:43 PM.The truth is transitioning from darkness to light. Those were the words uttered by the Coroner as she drew the curtain on the inquest into the deaths of the 51 people shot at Christchurch's Al Noor… Read more Audio

5:36 PM.His distinctive buildings attract crowds around the world and his environmental vision was decades ahead of his time. Now his extraordinary property, in a remote corner of the Bay of Islands, is… Read more Audio

5:33 PM.The White Ferns are getting a rare opportunity to play under lights in today's second one-dayer against Pakistan in Christchurch. New Zealand lead the three match series 1-nil after a big win on… Read more Video, Audio

5:27 PM.It's the pothole payment they tried to keep secret. After battling for more than a year a man whose car was damaged by a tomo has finally got "compensation" from Auckland Transport. Stephen Doyle's… Read more Video, Audio

5:24 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6343152006112 Video, Audio

5:19 PM.Senior Labour MP Kelvin Davis has called time on politics so as not to grow "bitter" and "angry" on the opposition benches. The former deputy leader has held ministerial roles in Corrections… Read more Audio

5:13 PM.A quarter of swimming pools inspected in Auckland are failing safety requirements. The council urging owners to lift their game this summer saying unsupervised access to pools through faulty gates and… Read more Video, Audio