Checkpoint

The Wallabies are getting another respected Kiwi to boost their rugby ranks. The man known as the Scrum Doctor - Mike Cron - has been added to the Australia coaching staff. Cron joins head coach Joe… Read more Audio

Stage one of the Government's plan to raise school attendance will be in place by the end of June, according to its work timetable released today. The 36 point action plan details the coalition's… Read more Audio

Doctors say violence in hospitals is increasing after a brutal attack in Wairarapa Hospital over the weekend. A man armed with a machete carried out the attack on a vistor at the hospital's emergency… Read more Audio

A back flip on uniform standards means female gymnasts will no longer be penalised for having visbile bra straps and can wear shorts over their leotards. Gymnastics New Zealand has overhauled… Read more Audio

More than 1000 people have taken part in the 160th commemorations of the battle of Ōrākau today. It comes as the process to return the battle site near Te Awamutu to iwi hands nears its end. Pokere… Read more Audio

The Wanaka chamber of commerce said Easter trading rules are crazy and need to change, after two local supermarkets broke the law to stay open during the region's busiest weekend of the year. Thanks… Read more Audio

People who only just had their heads above water, are now slowly drowning, according to a community leader. David Letele has recently had to cull the number of families receiving food parcels from his… Read more Audio

The government is zeroing in on school attendance and is signaling a crackdown on parents to help get kids to school regularly. Pretoria Gordon went to ask people what the government could do to get… Read more Audio

Jamie Wall speaks to Lisa Owen about a New Zealand presence in the AFL and Ardie Savea's thoughts about All Blacks getting picked from overseas. Read more Audio

Wellingtonian John Flux is letting the grass grow under his feet and on the front berm of his Lower Hutt property, not because he is lazy, but for environmental reasons. At its peak, the lush grass… Read more Audio

United States correspondent Todd Zwillich speaks to Lisa Owen about Florida's Supreme Court ushering in a 6 week abortion ban, the last living survivor of the USS Arizona passing away and… Read more Audio

A machete attack in the emergency department at Wairarapa Hospital has a prompted calls for a review of security in smaller hospitals around the country. Medical staff and a patient had to disarm the… Read more Audio