Checkpoint

The waterfront is probably the jewel in Auckland's crown, but the passenger bridge linking the viaduct and Wynyard Quarter has been severed, and there's no quick fix. The bridge can open to let boats… Read more Audio

So often these days we are celebrating landmarks in women's football: sell-out crowds, unprecedented coverage, increased salaries for players. However, amid all the shiny achievements, there are still… Read more Audio

The demise of the neighbourhood postie has one prolific letter recipient and writer outraged. NZ Post yesterday confirmed plans to phase out more than 700 mail delivery jobs and said letters will… Read more Audio

It's a debate that pops up every year, so is it time to change the Easter trading rules? Video journalist Nick Monro went to ask people what they think. Read more Audio

Easter trading restrictions are so yesterday according to ACT. There is 3 and a half days each year where almost all shops have to close, ANZAC day until 1pm, Christmas Day, Good Friday and Easter… Read more Audio

Australia correspondent Peter Ryan speaks to Lisa Owen about cash delivery businesses that take money to banks and supermarkets saying they're going to the brink of insolvency. Read more Audio

Cars versus bikes, changes to a 900 metre stretch of road in Palmerston North have exposed the battle lines between the two. Officials are sticking to their plan to introduce cycleways, much to the… Read more Audio

The All Whites play Tunisia for the first time in an international football fixture tomorrow morning. The battle for third place in this FIFA Series hosted in Egypt pits the two losers from the… Read more Audio

Mount Ruapehu has got a wobble on, with seismic data showing unusual clusters of small earthquakes on the mountain. The movement started in early March and was initially so small it was hard to pick… Read more Audio

The Government has accused China of being behind a successful hack of New Zealand's Parliament three years ago in which some MPs' data was taken, but nothing sensitive or strategic. The Prime Minister… Read more Audio