Louise Ternouth

In our latest installment of Checkpoint's new series Crunching the Numbers, we're drilling into the detail of the weekly shop from Countdown and PAK'n SAVE to see how much it's gone up since 2022… Audio

Whether you spread it on your toast, drop a dollop into the frying pan or use it for baking - butter is considered a must have in the pantry for many of us. But some shoppers in South Auckland said… Audio

In RNZ's new series Crunching the Numbers, we're out chatting to Kiwis about all things affecting their wallets. Our first story takes a look at renting, with research showing almost 1 in 5 New… Audio

Community pharmacies said if bigger discount pharmacies continue to set up shop, they may have to close their doors. Due to the government scrapping the free $5 prescription fee, some fear they things… Audio

Midwifery has the greatest shortfall of the health care sector, to fill the gaps an extra 300 students need to graduate a year. But one new graduate has told Checkpoint financial pressure makes the… Audio

Lab-grown food might seem like science fiction, but researchers here in New Zealand are already making massive gains in creating meat and dairy products in the lab and the products are becoming… Video, Audio

The $5 prescription co-payment was removed in July 2023, but the National Party brought it back to free up money for other services. Those 13 and under, or 65 and over and those that have a community… Audio

Just before dawn tomorrow, the Matariki star cluster will appear over the horizon signalling the start of the Maori new year. For several months, wahine at Auckland Women's Corrections Facility have… Audio

Pharmacists have described trying to get hold of two types of HRT patches, used to mitigate symptoms of peri-menopause and menopause as a lottery, leaving some women forced to mix their dosage, pay… Audio

'This stinks of hyprocrisy at the highest level.' That's the message from flood affected home owners hitting out at Auckland Council after they called for homeowners to do their bit to future-proof… Audio

Our reporters hit the streets yesterday to see what you thought of the Budget? Audio

Checkpoint reporter Louise Ternouth asks Panmure residents what they made of the Budget. Audio

Families have been forced to choose between buying period products or putting food on the table as the cost of living bites into their weekly shop. Louise Ternouth reports. Audio

A third flight from New Caledonia has just touched down in Auckland carrying 50 very relieved New Zealanders. They'd been unable to get home from the French territory due to civil unrest, which has… Audio

We all know the feeling of making an online purchase and having to get up to grab your credit card from across the room. That's about to change with open banking set to change the way people can make… Audio

"Plenty of false starts". That's the way one employer has described the nightmare of trying to get his seasonal workers home to Vanuatu after the national air carrier went into voluntary liquidation… Audio

One Auckland primary school is trying to reduce their reliance on packaged goods and their impact on the environment - one lunchbox at a time. Louise Ternouth reports Audio

Auckland council is urging flood affected home owners to do their bit to future proof the city against further flooding. Louise Ternouth reports. Audio

Government says revamped school lunches programme for year 7-13 will do away with the likes of quinoa and hummus and return to basics. Louise Ternouth reports Audio

The clock is ticking on Fullers' monopoly for the Waiheke ferry service with the Government set to enable newcomers Island Direct to become part of the gold card scheme from the 1st of July. Louise… Audio