Checkpoint

The laws governing surrogacy in NZ are outdated and in need of a major overall according the Law Commission review.

Top of the list changing the legal status of intended parents who use a surrogate… Video, Audio

The Prime Minister has secured a meeting with the Leader of the Free World. Jacinda Ardern will sit down with US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at the White House next week.

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The leadership of Gloriavale is publicly repenting...issuing a statement apologising for failing to protect sex abuse victims and exploited workers.

A landmark court decision recently ruled that… Video, Audio

Another jab is on the agenda for those most at risk of serious illness from Covid.

The additional booster shot has been recommended by the Ministry of Health vaccine advisory group and is intended… Video, Audio

A call for peace in a town grappling with gang violence. A hikoi through Kaikohe today culminated in a rāhui being placed over the Far North town in the hope it might quiet a bitter feud between… Video, Audio

Two people have been arrested after a spate of drive by shootings in Auckland - according to the Police Minister, Poto Williams.

Police have laid the blame for the shootings - along with several… Audio

Work is well underway to connect Otago's cycle trails into a continuous network of more than 600 kilometres.

Consents have been lodged for the next steps that will see the area's great rides… Video, Audio

Five NZDF personnel are on their way to the UK to help with the Ukrainian war effort, with another 25 to follow early next week.

They'll be training Ukrainian military personnel on how to operate a… Video, Audio

White Ferns vice-captain Amy Satterthwaite has been dropped by New Zealand Cricket.

The decision has left her team mates in shock. The 35-year-old was told she wouldn't get a White Ferns contract… Audio

The leader of the Bastion Point Takaparawhau occupation has been laid to rest on the land he fought to get back for his people today.

Joe Hawke, who was 82, died on Sunday.

Māni Dunlop and our… Video, Audio

A few million dollars to help small retailers secure themselves against ram raiders and robbers.

The government's made a long awaited announcement about how it will support victims of crime.

It's… Video, Audio

Christchurch City Council has approved a million-dollar support package for residents living directly around a damaged wastewater treatment plant.

A fire in November last year has left rotting… Audio

The Prime Minister found herself drawn into the national outpouring of grief and anger in the wake of the Texas shooting.

Jacinda Ardern has has a day of high level political visits on Capitol Hill… Audio

Police Minister Poto Williams talks to Lisa Owen about the rise in gang tensions and recent shootings at houses.

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And the gang turf war's spread beyond Auckland to the Far North town of Kaikohe.

Police there say they've seized a pistol and meth in vehicle stop. And there's now a heavy police presence in the… Video, Audio

The rivalry between two Auckland gangs appears to have spun out of control, with two more houses shot at last night, after seven drive-by shootings the night before.

Houses were fired at in Massey… Audio

Fifteen gamers have been named in the E-Blacks - New Zealand's first esports rep team.

Esports will be a pilot event at this year's Commonwealth Games in Birmingham with aspirations to becoming a… Audio

The US is reeling yet again after a school shooting left 19 young children and two teachers dead in Texas.

The gunman was an 18-year-old man who was himself shot dead by police. The tragedy comes… Video, Audio