Alex Perrottet

Scouts New Zealand and other groups say they are disappointed that victims of abuse in their communities won't be heard by the Royal Commission. Alex Perrottet reports. Audio

Bunnings has issued new guidelines to community groups running fundraising sausage sizzles at its stores, and it's become far more controversial than managers ever dreamed. Alex Perrottet and camera… Video, Audio

At least 42 people have now died and hundreds remain unaccounted for as the deadliest wildfires in the history of California continue to rage across the state. Video, Audio

Tiaki - Care for New Zealand encourages visitors to experience NZ in a way that keeps everyone safe, protects the environment and respects culture. Our reporter Alex Perrottet asks tourists what that… Video, Audio

A New Zealand ocean voyaging group is relieved to have its canoe - the Haunui - back home, after a mammoth sail to Norfolk Island that was delayed for weeks due to bad weather. Alex Perrottet and our… Video, Audio

Today we're bidding farewell to another colleague. Zac Fleming has been part of the Checkpoint team for the past two years. In that time he's worked as a producer, reporter, cameraman and sometimes-… Video, Audio

There's no such thing as a free lunch - or a free stadium - say skeptics of a plan to replace Eden Park with a high-tech venue in downtown Auckland. A group of Auckland businesses, the Waterfront… Video, Audio

Rogue MP Jami-Lee Ross has done a u-turn on his decision earlier in the week to resign instead vowing to stay on in Parliament as an independent in his Botany electorate. Lisa Owen joins us in the… Video, Audio

Fresh fruit, and vegetables, free range eggs and honey - help yourself, but don't forget to pay. Thats the message from Grass Esposti who has a road-side stall just north of Auckland which operates an… Video, Audio

Up to 2-thousand more hospital beds will be needed in Auckland and Northland in the next 20 years, just to keep up with population growth. Video, Audio

National MP Mark Mitchell responds to the news that Jami-Lee Ross won't resign, and talks about the latest secret tape released. Video, Audio

In the past half hour rogue MP Jamie Lee Ross has released a second secret recording of a conversation he has had with National leader Simon Bridges. Our political editor Jane Patterson joins us. Video, Audio

In what's being described as a cowardly act by dangerous criminals, Police say two men in their early twenties shot at officers as they fled dangerously across Auckland today. Video, Audio

About 3-hundred trucks remain queued bumper-to-bumper north of Wellington, following a truck crash this morning. Video, Audio