Louise Ternouth

Three years after the government announced it would scrap minimum wage exemptions and replace them with a wage subsidy, some disabled workers are still earning an average of just $5 an hour.

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'Next time just ask' - the reaction from Dave Letele after his South Auckland foodbank was broken into yesterday.

Thieves took off with at least $10,000 worth of goods. It's come at a time when food… Video, Audio

A woman in the process of building her dream home has been lumped with an extra $213,000 bill because of "soaring building costs".

Core Logic says the cost of building a 200 square metre, three… Video, Audio

Kiwi women with advanced breast cancer are dying twice as fast as overseas patients, according to research from the Breast Cancer Foundation. But a new set of clinical guidelines launched today is set… Video, Audio

For the first time, tunneling has begun under a major harbour in Tāmaki Makaurau. It's part of Watercare's giant waste water tunnel, which is expected to make the city's polluted beaches a thing of… Video, Audio

Food prices have risen at their fastest annual rate in 13 years. Data from Stats NZ shows food prices were 8.3 percent higher this month compared to the same period last year.

And Countdown says… Video, Audio

The country's first training cafe for young people living with disabilities has opened its doors.

Checkpoint reporter Louise Ternouth and camera operator Nick Monro have the story. Video, Audio

Hot cross buns are usually reserved for Easter, but one Auckland bakery had such high demand for their custom-made creations, they now sell them year-round. Video, Audio

As schools head back for term three experts are warning parents and teachers to watch out for long Covid symptoms in children.

While research suggests it's less likely for a child to get long Covid… Audio

TVNZ has released its long-awaited report into the hiring of Breakfast presenter Kamahl Santamaria, and its head of news and current affairs Paul Yurisich has resigned.

The former Al Jazeera… Video, Audio

New Zealand is known for its cold homes, and as winter bites, calls are growing for more support for those who can't keep warm.

Charities say more and more people are struggling to pay their power… Audio

Figures from Mindful Money show $190 million of KiwiSaver funds are invested in companies involved in the manufacture of weapons like firearms, missiles and ammunition.

That's despite over 80 percent… Audio

Checkpoint can reveal it cost $9.1 million to transport returning New Zealanders to MIQ facilities after health officials deemed it "no longer justified".

MIQ was maintained for three months despite… Audio

Pharmac's been given its biggest ever Budget allowance - $191 million - but it falls well short of what patient advocates wanted.

The drug buying agency would've needed around $400 million to clear… Audio

It's been four months since children aged between 5-11 year olds became eligible for Covid vaccinations but latest data shows less than a quarter have received both jabs.

And with that age group… Audio

Just over a month since the government scrapped low-use power plans, charities say they're being inundated with people struggling to power their electricity bills.

The change means 60 percent of… Audio