Checkpoint

Tākaka in Golden Bay has had more than a month's worth of rain in 15 hours today.

Heavy rain is causing rivers to overflow - sparking evacuations, too.

Our reporter Kirsty Frame is at Paines Ford on… Video, Audio

'I'm delighted to be here' - the words of All Blacks coach Ian Foster after his bosses backed him to stay in the job through to the next World Cup.

Foster had come under scrutiny after the All Blacks… Video, Audio

Parts of the West Coast are getting a thrashing. A red warning is in place in Westport, emergency workers and volunteers are going door to door to get people out, and the Buller River is expected to… Video, Audio

One of the country's largest travel agencies say international bookings are back to 90 percent of what they were pre-Covid.

Flight Centre says the rebound has been remarkable. But there are a few… Video, Audio

The Police Commissioner says many children have been let down by police responses to abuse in state care.

It was the police force's turn to front the Royal Commission on Abuse in Care today, to… Audio

Members of Christchurch's Linwood community are horrified a white supremacist is standing for a local school board.

Philip Arps was jailed for 21 months for sharing footage of the Christchurch terror… Audio

Auckland Council's big transport plan to get people on their bikes or feet has big aims but faces the challenge of getting residents on board.

The plan aims to get people out of their cars if the… Video, Audio

A tribunal has ordered self-styled justice campaigner Scott Guthrie to repay a family thousands of dollars he charged them for supposedly voluntary work, and then failed to deliver on his promises.

… Video, Audio

The Human Rights Commission says an immediate freeze on rent could provide a much needed break for cash-strapped tenants.

The Commission launched a housing inquiry last year, finding rents are rising… Audio

Fed up Rotorua business owners believe the amount of emergency housing in the city is contributing to a recent spate of ram raids.

There have been well over 400 raids nationally in the past 12… Audio

Auckland surgeon Philip John Polkinghorne has pleaded not guilty to murdering his wife, Pauline Hanna.

Hanna was found dead in her home in the Auckland suburb of Remuera in April last year.

Amy… Video, Audio

The Labour Party has suspended MP Gaurav Sharma from the caucus effective immediately.

The caucus held a special meeting this afternoon to decide what to do with the Hamilton West MP, who has accused… Video, Audio

It's a scenario most of us can relate to - getting caught short; needing the loo and not being able to find one you can use. That is without having to go into a cafe or fast food chain and buy… Video, Audio

The issue of ram raids, smash and grabs and brawls involving young people isn't going away.

The government's rolled out a crime package to help store owners, but also says prevention is key to stop… Audio

Pressure is mounting for buy now pay later schemes to be regulated, with fears they're a 'ticking time bomb' for vulnerable people.

Services like Afterpay, Laybuy, and ZipPay are interest free with… Audio

Back room deals, mud slinging and calls for contenders to drop out - just another day in the race to the Auckland mayoral chains.

The most outspoken candidate - Leo Molloy - has bowed out, and now… Audio

Just who will coach the All Blacks in their next test remains a mystery. Incumbent New Zealand coach Ian Foster admits he has "no idea" if Saturday's 35-23 win over South Africa will be enough to save… Audio

Exploited, bonded to unreasonable debts, living in slum like conditions and denied religious and cultural freedoms.

That's the conditions workers face under the government's Recognised Seasonal… Audio