Checkpoint for Wednesday 7 February 2024

6:18 PM.Properties are being evacuated and people have been asked to leave local swimming spots near a significant blaze in Tasman. Fire and Emergency says there are three separate areas of fire, spreading… Read more Video, Audio

6:06 PM.Getting and keeping is staff is one of Corrections biggest challenges, in the face of a rising prison population, including more violent extremist inmates. The Department's has launched yet another… Read more Video, Audio

5:56 PM.Infamous for taking out bird of the year in 2021, the long tailed bat is Aotearoa's only land mammal, and one of our most endangered species. They're mostly found in the South Island, but one colony… Read more Audio

5:50 PM.A expedition has been launched to find new life deep below the ocean, in unexplored territory off the coast of Aotearoa's south island. The team of scientists will spend 21 days investigating the… Read more Video, Audio

5:44 PM.International experts claim camembert and brie could be on the verge of extinction due to a shortage of the mould the cheeses are made from. The mould, that clones itself appears to running out of… Read more Video, Audio

5:24 PM.After looking destined to be wrapped up within four days, South Africa has managed to put up some serious resistance in the first cricket test against the Black Caps in Tauranga. Set an enormous total… Read more Video, Audio

5:24 PM.Auckland Transport is reminding its drivers about capacity limits, after complaints students were crammed into a school bus on a trip from Hibiscus Coast to North Shore. Someone whipped their phone… Read more Video, Audio

5:16 PM.Police investigating the killing of Baby Ru believe they now know who disposed of vital evidence in the case. The little boy died of blunt force injuries after being taken to Hutt Hospital in October… Read more Video, Audio

5:13 PM.The Prime Minister says a second election would've been needed if he didn't agree to support ACT's Treaty Principles Bill to Select Committee. That's where National and New Zealand First's support… Read more Audio

5:07 PM.Evacuations are underway in an Auckland suburb, because of a massive fire in Onehunga. Helicopters and more than 20 fire crews are dealing with the blaze at the Gorilla Waste facility. Black smoke has… Read more Video, Audio