Todd Niall
Tasmania looks to raise legal smoking age
Tasmania may become the first Australian state to raise the legal smoking age above 18. Audio
Court judgment allows same-sex defactos to jointly adopt
An Auckland same-sex de facto couple has won an historic court ruling allowing them to jointly adopt children. Audio
Evening Business for 21 December 2015
News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
NZ lifeguard rescues young Danish prince on Gold Coast
A New Zealand lifeguard's staying out of the limelight after he rescued the future heir to the Danish throne at a Gold Coast beach. Audio
Widespread exploitation of young and migrant workers
Workers being paid just seven dollars an hour, no annual leave and employment records being manipulated and falsified. Audio
Mother talks about inadequate investigation into son's drowning
The police watchdog has found officers failed to properly investigate the death of a severely disabled boy who drowned in a bath while in care. Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Monday 21 December 2015
The police watchdog has found officers failed to properly investigate the death of a severely disabled boy who drowned in a bath while in care and workers being paid just seven dollars an hour, no… Audio
NZ Citizen NRL player spared deportation after assault term
Australian-based New Zealand rugby league player Russell Packer will not be deported, despite having served a jail term for assault. Audio
Lobby group says betrayed by Auckland Council upzoning proposal
A group fighting high density housing in Auckland says it feels betrayed by the Council's plan to boost the number of multi-storey apartments across part of the city, and at the same time reducing the… Audio
Evening Business for 17 December 2015
News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
Real Estate Agencies accused of anti-competitive behaviour
The Real Estate Agents Authority says the Commerce Commission's accusations of price-fixing and anti-competitive behaviour is not a good look for the industry. Audio
Taranaki farmer found guilty of murdering son
A jury has found Taranaki farmer David Roigard guilty of the murder of his son Aaron. Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Thursday 17 December 2015
A police raid on journalist Nicky Hager's home has been ruled illegal by the High Court and a jury has found Taranaki farmer David Roigard guilty of the murder of his son Aaron. Audio
Cambridge quieter after SH1 By-pass opens
One of the most attractive towns on State Highway One is enjoying a quieter evening, following the opening of a by-pass around Cambridge in Waikato. Audio
Why Far North charter school faces closure
The Government is moving to shut down the troubled Northland charter school, Te Pumanawa o te Wairua after it failed yet another audit. Audio
Death of a man at the centre of citifleet fraud self-inflicted
A Dunedin City Council manager took his own life, six days after he was questioned about a missing fleet of cars trucks and scooters belonging to the council. Audio
LA Schools to re-open after terror threat closure
Schools in Los Angeles have been cleared to re-open tomorrow after a terror threat forced more than half a million students to stay at home. Audio
Extreme storm hits Sydney
Sydney has been hit by a rare tornado which brought with it extreme winds and cricket ball-sized hail. Audio
Evening Business for 16 December 2015
News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
$86,000 penalty after injury at high ropes course
An accident on high ropes has cost an adventure course near Rotorua nearly 90 thousand dollars after a woman was seriously injured when she fell three metres just over a year ago. Audio
