New Zealand

National's justice spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says if necessary, young offenders could wear ankle bracelets under a National government.

National is re-releasing its past policy idea of boot camps… Video, Audio

What would you do, if you arrived home to find your wife naked - but for an apron - bleaching a stain from the carpet that only she can see? It's the set-up for Fiona Sussman's latest page-turning… Audio

Auckland Council CEO Jim Stabback says staff cuts are "inevitable" as the organisation seeks to meet its $270m budget shortfall. 

"I think it's inevitable as we think about how we refine our… Video, Audio

The Reserve Bank may have avoided the 'worst-case' economic scenarios but admits it could have acted faster to fight inflation.

The central bank has compiled a report card on its performance over the… Audio

"A battle against rate rises and service cuts" - Auckland councillors have been debating how to plug a $270 million financial hole.

Mayor Wayne Brown is determined the burden won't be passed on to… Video, Audio

An alleged dust-up over dumpster diving has raised questions about what happens to high end fashion castoffs.

The NZ Herald has reported that a well known local fashion brand has objected to a… Video, Audio

The countdown to Saturday's Rugby World Cup final has ramped up even further with confirmation today of the 23 Black Ferns who will go for glory against England at Eden Park.

After a thrilling… Video, Audio

Forty percent of NZ parents are comfortable with their child missing a week or more of classes each term, according to a new study. Happy Mum, Happy Child website founder Maria Foy talks through the… Video, Audio

Just weeks out from finishing their degrees, nursing students have told Checkpoint they are already at breaking point.

The third-year AUT students, who have asked not to be named, say they have been… Audio

Auckland's mayor is promising to find huge cost savings, so a massive financial hole won't be filled by significant rate rises.

The hole in ther council's budget has tripled in size - to $270… Audio

Onehunga's town centre in Auckland is facing a pigeon poo problem.

The spread of faecal matter is getting to extreme levels and causing hygiene problems, the business association says.

It has… Video, Audio

The government's being told to make the process for applying for childcare costs easy, so it can make it into the pockets of those it's being designed to help.

More families are set to qualify for… Audio

A child is missing after a boating accident in Auckland last night. The boat, carrying five passengers, capsized off Clarks Beach in the Manukau Harbour.

The principal Sandspit Road School in Waiuku… Audio

The Labour Party is playing down its sharp drop in support in the latest political poll, saying the result should be taken with a "grain of salt".

The Newshub Reid Research poll has Labour sitting… Audio

A millions year old fossil hacked out of rock at a south island beach has been found after police searched a Granity property.

The whale fossil believed to be about 23 million years old was taken… Video, Audio

It's a big week for the Black Ferns as they ready for a sold-out Eden Park for their Rugby World Cup final against England.

Wayne Smith has played a big part in reviving the Black Ferns after a… Video, Audio