Checkpoint

The government is stumping up another 7 million dollars for Ruapehu Alpine Lifts to ensure the ski season can go ahead on Whakapapa. Cabinet has also agreed to provide three million in equity and loan… Read more Audio

Squeezed household budgets are putting a big dent in how much money people can spend at the shops and retailers are struggling to stay afloat, some closing doors. Retailers are looking at another… Read more Audio

A post mortem is underway on humans remains found in a rubbish bag floating on Gulf Harbour north of Auckland. Police say their priority is to identify he person and cause of death. They've completed… Read more Audio

Thieves are dicing with death and causing significant power cuts scaling high voltage lines to pinch copper for scrap metal and the police need help identifying them. A 42 year old man is facing theft… Read more Audio

Former Green MP Golriz Ghahraman has pleaded guilty to four shoplifting charges. Ghahraman is accused of stealing over $8000 worth of goods from two boutique stores in Auckland and one in Wellington… Read more Audio

SANZAAR's drive for a 20 minute red card to be introduced across the international game is headed for a crucial vote. The potential rule change, which has been trialled in Super Rugby since 2020, was… Read more Audio

A post mortem is today being carried out on an unidentified body found wrapped in plastic and floating in Auckland's Gulf Harbour yesterday. A recreational fisherman made the grim discovery yesterday… Read more Audio

An agency driving work to rid Aotearoa of pests, is warning the country's 2050 predator free goal could be an endangered species itself, with areas that are already pest free at risk of being… Read more Audio

Is the great Aussie ute and its close cousin the SUV no longer welcome in the big smoke? The Melbourne council of Yarra is investigating higher parking fees and costs for drivers of chunkier vehicles… Read more Audio

Whistles and laughter rang out in the Capital today has hundreds of over 65s took to the court in the annual Wellington Senior Regional Games. It was a day filled with fun, with the opportunity to try… Read more Audio

Australia correspondent Peter Ryan speaks to Lisa Owen about debate growing around granting Australians the ability to withdraw superannuation to put towards a home deposit and aged care funding being… Read more Audio