Checkpoint

The sentencing judge held back tears, as Whakaari victims gave their impact statements in court today. Five companies and GNS Science are being sentenced for health and safety failings in the lead up… Read more Audio

Immigration New Zealand could have done more to minimise abuse of the Accredited Employer Work Visa scheme. That admission from the country's top public servant in the wake of a critical independent… Read more Audio

Immigration New Zealand has been criticised for ignoring concerns that its work visa scheme was allowing migrants to buy jobs and be exploited. The Accredited Employer Work Visa scheme was brought in… Read more Audio

Palmerston North Hospital is coming under scrutiny over the death of a patient, believed to be by suicide. It's the latest in a string of deaths in either patients of the hospital's mental health… Read more Audio

A big moment before the much anticipated test series between the Black Caps and Australia, as veteran fast bowler Neil Wagner has pulled the stumps on his career. The South African-born cricketer… Read more Audio

Most of the motu's biggest cities will be flooded with land for residential developments if the Housing Minister has his way. In a speech today, Chris Bishop has confirmed councils will have to… Read more Audio

Correspondent Todd Zwillich reports from the United States. Audio

Data disproves the Government's claims that reducing the number of tobacco retailers would lead to an increase in ram raids according to a public health professor. The Coalition plans to repeal smoke… Read more Audio

We've been talking about Taylor Swift throughout the programme and the projected millions our economy may have missed out on by not hosting a tour here. She's on her way to Singapore tomorrow where… Read more Audio

A Taylor Swift concert would be worth almost a $100,000,000 to New Zealand. That's according to Dr Angel Zhong of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology who's been crunching the numbers. It's not… Read more Audio

The government's pushing ahead with a law to ban gang patches and insignia in public places. Police will have the power to disperse gang members immediately and prevent them meeting up for seven days… Read more Audio