Checkpoint

TVNZ has released its long-awaited report into the hiring of Breakfast presenter Kamahl Santamaria, and its head of news and current affairs Paul Yurisich has resigned.

The former Al Jazeera… Video, Audio

Dunedin is still littered with road closures, surface flooding, slips and a big clean job.

The southern city's had a major dousing - some student flats were evacuated overnight but tenants have been… Video, Audio

Tens of thousands of New Zealanders could miss out on the government's cost of living bonus as the IRD does not have their bank account details.

The first of three instalments is due on Monday for an… Audio

Floodwaters stubbornly remain in some parts of Christchurch and Banks Peninsula, turning backyards into lakes and sending rubbish bins drifting past the front fence.

Torrents of water have also sent… Video, Audio

Under-five-year-olds in Aotearoa are regularly having sugary drinks as well as eating takeaways including chips and other deep fried foods. But they're coming up short for fruit and vegetables.

The… Video, Audio

Dame Sophie Pascoe's build-up for her third Commonwealth Games has been tinged with sadness and health struggles.

The four-time Commonwealth Games gold medalist admits she's the Camp Mum of the young… Video, Audio

'We're not panicking' - the words of All Blacks coach Ian Foster as his side assembles again, ready to redeem themselves against the World Champions.

The side is preparing to head to South Africa for… Audio

If the 'doomsday disease' - foot and mouth - reaches New Zealand shores, it could put a 100,000 jobs and $10 billion of export revenue at risk according to the government.

Aotearoa is on high alert… Video, Audio

The Associate Education Minister is offering to meet secondary principals who say schools are at breaking point with the stress of staff shortages and student absences. Video, Audio

The Court of Appeal has been grappling with the issue of the fairness or otherwise of life sentences for young people.

The case being heard relates to three people, who committed murder when they… Audio

Several days since James Shaw was ousted from the Greens' co-leadership - and he remains the only MP in the running to reassume the role.

The Green Party caucus met at Parliament this morning - all… Audio

Christchurch City Council head of Three Waters and Waste Helen Beaumont says the city's water networks are responding reasonably well to the heavy rain.

She told Checkpoint the flood levels in… Video, Audio

Another ram raid, leaving another business owner sweeping broken glass and considering shutting up shop for good.

Thirsty Liquor in Wellington's Island Bay is the latest to be targeted - with a… Video, Audio

National leader Christopher Luxon admits it was a mistake to share posts on social media suggesting he was visiting provincial New Zealand when we was actually holidaying in Hawaii.

Luxon travelled… Audio

Many areas of Christchurch are underwater, dealing with what's been described as the worst flooding since the earthquakes.

The high tide has just passed, with the rivers already running across roads… Video, Audio

It's been a hard road to Hawke's Bay but the new highway from Manawatū is taking shape.

Since slips forced the Manawatū Gorge road shut in 2017 drivers have faced slow, hilly detours. The new… Video, Audio

School's back and the backlog of stranded passengers at airports around the country is finally clearing with the last 100 or so people on flights home tonight.

Air New Zealand was forced to put on… Video, Audio

Some Countdown supermarkets are ditching plastic bags from the produce department in a sprinkling of stores country-wide.

It means shoppers will have to bring their bags, boxes, buckets and baskets… Video, Audio