Alex Perrottet

High-profile rugby players around the world have spoken out against World Rugby's proposed plans for a new international competition that shuts out Pacific teams. Alex Perrottet reports. Audio

Hollywood superstar Hugh Jackman turned up unannounced at AUT in South Auckland this morning, surprising students whose viral video caught his attention last year. Checkpoint was there when he sang… Video, Audio

A third Queensland fruit fly has been found on Auckland's North Shore in less than a fortnight. Our reporter Alex Perrottet in in Northcote, and joins Checkpoint live on video. Video, Audio

Paramedics around the country say they are stressed and at breaking point, as their pay negotiations stall. St John Ambulance, which operates except for Wairarapa and Wellington, says it's told the… Video, Audio

A second species of fruit fly has been found in a surveillance trap in the Auckland suburb of Otara. Checkpoint reporter Alex Perrottet is inside the red zone and joins us live on camera. Video, Audio

Local iwi are to place a rāhui on Northland's famous mermaid pools to stop damage to the environment. Locals have complained about an influx of visitors and rubbish in the area as pictures online… Video, Audio

Refugees and asylum seekers that need urgent medical help in Nauru and Manus Island will have an easier passage to Australia for treatment after a new law was passed today. Audio

New drugs have extended terminally ill breast cancer patients' lives by months and years. And while they're available overseas, they're not funded here, meaning NZ patients are dying far quicker than… Video, Audio

Chinese migrant workers who say they paid thousands for the promise of work and visas that never eventuated are still waiting for new visas Immigration Minister Iain Lees-Galloway promised them last… Video, Audio

A new record price for the average New Zealand house - now nearly 700 thousand dollars and police fire shots during a high-speed car chase through Auckland. Audio

One of New Zealand's most high profile jobs will open for applications next year, with All Blacks coach Steve Hansen announcing that he will retire after the 2019 Rugby World Cup. So who will succeed… Video, Audio

The first of the vigils being held around the country tonight for British backpacker Grace Millane has begun in Auckland at St Patricks Cathedral Square. Reporter Alex Perrottet joins Checkpoint live… Video, Audio

Vigils are being held throughout the country tonight in memory of Grace Millane and all women killed in New Zealand. Alex Perrottet joins Checkpoint live from the first vigil at St Patricks Cathedral… Video, Audio

Auckland-based Catholic priest Fr Douglas Al-Bazi was tortured by terrorists in Iraq and sheltered thousands of people fleeing from Islamic State. He tells Alex Perrottet his harrowing story and says… Video, Audio

Earlier in the programme, Alex Perrottet grilled the three RNZ sports reporters, who are all finalists in the Radio Sports Journalism award - part of the 2018 Sir Terry McLean Sports Journalism Awards… Video, Audio

Three of RNZ's sports reporters are finalists in the Radio Sports Journalism award, part of the 2018 Sir Terry McLean Sports Journalism Awards. Alex Perrottet puts them to the test. Video, Audio

The Medical Council says it's horrified that Zholia Alemi fraudulently posed as a psychiatrist in England for 22 years, claiming she had a medical degree from The University of Auckland. As concerns… Audio

Incumbent Fiji leader Frank Bainimarama has returned as Prime Minister with a slim majority of just 50.02 percent. But his personal popularity was halved compared to the 2014 election, meaning his… Video, Audio