Checkpoint

The owner of a new vape store just metres from a west Auckland school says after meeting with the principal he's agreed to change the name of the shop and has put film over the windows so kids cant… Video, Audio

The clouds of confusion over the government's plans for big transport projects in two of New Zealand's major cities lifted slightly at Parliament today. Labour and National are under pressure to… Audio

New Zealand are out of the FIFA Women's World Cup but there is still plenty of football to be played both here and in Australia. The group games are wrapping up over the next couple of days with the… Video, Audio

An Auckland renter is calling for more accountability for property managers after discovering her flat failed the government's Healthy Homes Standards. When Sarah Yates moved into the Mt Eden flat… Audio

A school community has protested this afternoon against a new vape shop setting up near the school gate. The shop is opposite Parakai School, near Helensville in west Auckland. New rules come into… Video, Audio

Fire and Emergency says the increasing number of vehicles and devices powered by Lithium Ion batteries poses a growing fire risk. The warning comes after a person suffered critical injuries when an… Audio

A jury has heard how Lauren Dickason told a psychiatrist that killing her three children was a package deal. The 42-year-old is on trial for the murder of her three young daughters, Maya Karla and… Audio

Hundreds of people with storm-damaged homes are still living in hotels and motels more than five months on from the Auckland floods and Cyclone Gabrielle. The contracts for these lodgings have… Audio

Secondary teachers should get a 14.5% pay rise delivered in three instalments according to an arbitration panel ruling. The pay stand off went to arbitration after talks broke down between the… Video, Audio

It can be a fraught political process, ranking incumbent MPs and any aspiring members of parliament on the party list. The list determines placing for MPs and candidates, for those who don't end up… Video, Audio

"Breathtakingly misleading" and "laughable at best", that's Transport Minister David Parker's take on the National Party's costing for one of its big election roading promises. The opposition party… Video, Audio

National has unveiled its plans for New Zealand's transport network, if its elected in October. Its Transport for the Future plan has a big emphasis on roads, but it insists public transport hasn't… Audio

It's been revealed five hawkes bay councils have been offered a take or leave it deal by the government for the shared buy-out of high risk homes hit by extreme weather. In June the government… Video, Audio

It's the final countdown for the first match of the FIFA women's football world cup. In just over 24 hours time, the first match will kick off, the Football Ferns versus Norway. Our reporter Louise… Video, Audio

Putting names to faces is exactly what Te papa and the Wellington Indian Association is hoping to do with a series of mystery portraits. About 4000 photographic negatives were discovered in a cupboard… Video, Audio

A leading volcanologist says the exact time and day of an eruption cannot be predicted, but volcanic activity had picked up in the months leading to the deadly Whakaari White Island eruption. Dr Gill… Audio

Pharmacies in regions with slammed Accident and Emergency departments say it makes no sense to cut them out of a scheme aimed at easing pressure on hospitals. The government pilot programme pays… Video, Audio

Relief for a handful of property owners in the cyclone-stricken west Auckland community of Muriwai. Today, five months on from Cyclone Gabrielle, council officers changed the stickers on 11 houses… Audio