Stories by Checkpoint

New Zealand is littered with cellphone coverage black holes, with one so large it covers a whole town. Audio

Webb's Auction House is preparing to auction New Zealand's largest-ever Hermes handbag collection this weekend, including seven Birkins. Audio

A Christchurch couple want to lay claim to $232k cash they found tucked away in their ceiling in five dusty, vacuum sealed plastic bricks. Audio

These days, babysitters have qualifications - and aren't just the 15-year-old neighbour, an agency says. Audio

Cases appear to be rising, with subsidised treatment prescriptions up 30 percent, but there's no real way to know how many cases there are - or where. Audio

One pair of boots languished at Greg Fox's shop for four years before the owner came to collect. Audio

The national carrier's net profit for the financial year is down 65 percent to $146 million. Audio

Flowers in public gardens are for everyone to enjoy and picking them just spoils it for others, the Christchurch Botanical Gardens director says. Audio

The extra pressure could see teachers leaving the profession, Brent Godfery warns. Audio

The concern about health is increasing, but people feel their access to health is decreasing, a chief medical officer says. Audio

Heath Ling planted out a barren strip at an intersection in Woolston, but Christchurch City Council banned him from tending it - saying it is a distraction to drivers. Audio

Manukau ward councillor Alf Filipaina says there needs to be accountability, while another has questioned if the barriers were fit for purpose. Audio

Christchurch's Joe Nation rode to victory after battling lightning storms, freezing conditions and avoiding being eaten by wolves in the Silk Road Mountain Race. Audio

Wastewater from 341 households in the Cardinal West development is being pumped to temporary tanks before being trucked away. Audio

The Environmental Protection Authority admits it does not know the extent to which a weed killer linked to birth defects is used in New Zealand. Audio

Irreplaceable treasures valued at $20 million are a few sandbags and plastic sheets away from ruin. Audio

Tomatoes NZ is calling for a ban on all tomatoes from Australia, to stop a virus entering the country and decimating Aotearoa's crops. Audio

Major energy users are urging businesses and households to go easy on electricity, to avoid a supply crisis. Audio

The role is designed to help protect young players from abuse. Audio

Despite a high homeless per capita population, many houses on the island sit unoccupied for much of the year. Audio

Bex Gardiner says the way the driver treated her father-in-law was "absolutely shocking" and she would not wish it on anyone. Audio

Closures and detours over gusty conditions cause people and businesses "real delays, real costs and real challenges", an economist says. Audio

A blind man's experience at the local Ministry of Social Development office has him worried about changes to disability services. Audio

"They're causing havoc - they're causing problems, and I just have no time for LIV whatsoever," Sir Bob says. Audio

The IHC says "the devil is in the detail" when it comes to the government's plan to scale back the Ministry of Disabled People.