Checkpoint

Sailor Tom Saunders has been battling for an Olympic place for more than a decade. Finally the 32 year old ILCA athlete has made it. A prodigiously talented youth sailor, Saunders went on to win the… Read more Audio

It's full steam ahead with the government's plan to send young offenders to boot camps, despite youth advocates' assurances it won't work. Children's minister Karen Chhour has announced a pilot of the… Read more Audio

Tertiary students have found way of cheating the loan system to get allowances of up to $300 a week, even if they're already getting big handouts from their parents. Checkpoint has also learned that… Read more Audio

The answer to desperate families living in emergency motels or simply sending them to another virtual waiting room? The coalition government is setting up what it calls a "Priority One" category, that… Read more Audio

While much of the country has been tightening its belt, and pulling back on retail therapy, it appears Southland shoppers are bucking the trend. Figures released by ASB show retail spending… Read more Audio

A week after the pending demise of Newshub and the loss of 300 jobs was made public, the Broadcasting Minister is finally fronting up for a live interview . Warner Brothers Discovery, which owns… Read more Audio

Auckland locals are fuming about the the loss of some public bins across the city. The council has removed nearly 15 hundred bins across the city, saying it's a money saving exercise. However… Read more Audio

One of the world's biggest tennis stars has received a lifeline from international sport's top court. Former world number one Simona Halep is free to play again after her doping ban was significantly… Read more Audio

Some university students are crying foul over people gaming the student allowance scheme. Checkpoint has uncovered instances where parents have funnelled money into trusts, so their household income… Read more Audio

Australia correspondent Peter Ryan speaks to Lisa Owen about Australian soccer sensation Sam Kerr and Taylor Swift making her way into the conversation of the biannual ASEAN summit. Read more Audio

A shortage of rescue and fire fighting services at Ōhakea Airbase is jeopardising international flights. Emirates which flies to Auckland and Christchurch, must designate an alternative airport in… Read more Audio