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This episode includes 10 news blocks. The two-vehicle collision happened on State Highway 6 - Main Road Hope just before 5pm on Friday. Two people have been taken to Lakes District hospital. We invited audiences to join Waiata 100: our search for Aotearoa's favourite New Zealand song from a list of about 1000 New Zealand songs (and 200 waiata Māori). Here's what people loved the most. SH1 at Welli...

This episode includes 10 news blocks. Those affected by floodwaters have been warned of likely contamination. Explainer: Australia banned youth under 16 from using social media, and New Zealand wants to follow. But how well has it actually worked out? It follows an investigation into abnormal test results, with about 650 drivers needing to re-sit tests. A rapid clinical review of the man's death w...

This episode includes 10 news blocks. Meanwhile, officials remain in a "response" phase as Kaikōura is hardest hit by the storm moving up the country. Briar Parfitt died on Saturday afternoon in a car next to her teenage daughter, while the pair were heading to a different hospital. They came to light after concerns over a senior officer's handling of a historical sexual abuse case that had sat un...

This episode includes 10 news blocks. Kaikōura District Council has declared a state of emergency, with people asked to evacuate to higher ground. A "significant number" of GPs are planning to apply for approval to increase their fees, a group representing general practices says. An extensive marine heatwave and continued glacier loss are among alarm bells ringing for the south-west Pacific. The r...

This episode includes 10 news blocks. The heavy rain has moved on from Otago, but snow is shutting down roads in the high country, with SH8 closing again. An extra 81 beds are now available across the country, and the number is expected to reach 103 by mid-July. The country's low-risk drinking guidelines are out of date and too high, Massey University professor Andy Towers says. The race relations...

This episode includes 8 news blocks. MetService has updated its forecast with a further 50 to 70 mm of rain expected on top of what has already fallen. The BDI team was involved in a two-vehicle collision in Darfield, with multiple players taken to hospital in moderate to critical condition. The man was seen entering the water earlier this afternoon, but did not resurface. The pedestrian involved...

This episode includes 10 news blocks. Take a wider look at psychiatric facilities in New Zealand, patient advocate says, after inspectors found some inpatient treatment amounted to torture. The highest temperature of 26.0°C was observed at Bromley in Christchurch on 20 June. A life-threatening typhoon is barrelling its way across the western Pacific with sustained wind speeds of more than 250km/h,...

This episode includes 10 news blocks. Health New Zealand plans to close a Wakari Hospital ward after the chief ombudsman uncovered potential human rights abuses. The ministerial group set out three options, none of which included keeping the current government-subsidised pay parity scheme. The new 28-bed ward was supposed to be ready this year. Some residents are calling it a "development grenade"...

This episode includes 10 news blocks. People with disabilities, carers and advocates gathered at Parliament on Thursday to handover a petition against the bill. Earth Sciences NZ has followed counterparts in Australia, Japan and the US in declaring an El Niño event. Education Minister Erica Stanford said the Enrich scheme running 65 early childhood services would grow to 525. The Minster for Comm...

This episode includes 10 news blocks. The Public Service Association said it, alongside other unions, exposed fundamental flaws in the proposal. Lab testing has revealed the extent of the danger the illicit tobacco presents. It's part of a new nationwide initiative to reduce colonoscopy waitlists by up to 30 percent by prioritising who needs the most urgent care. The most recent National Cyber Sec...

This episode includes 10 news blocks. Media reports say the person was found unresponsive in a toilet after a nine-hour wait. Rocket Lab will acquire satellite communications company Iridium in a deal worth US$b, with the aim of challenging SpaceX's Starlink service. David Seymour has questioned the Auditor-General's credibility after it raised concerns about the government's school lunch programm...

This episode includes 10 news blocks. The two officers have pleaded not guilty to charges of wilfully attempting to obstruct, prevent, pervert or defeat the course of justice. The Health and Disability Commissioner found a language barrier contributed to a breakdown in communication before a boy's death. No charges have been laid, however New Zealand police have obtained a restraining order for a...

This episode includes 10 news blocks. Hundreds of people cut off by this week's storm will likely be isolated for several days, some without power, and authorities are considering getting food and supplies through by boat or by air. The Justice Select Committee has recommended a bill to make English an official language be passed without any changes, despite strong opposition to the move. Health N...

This episode includes 8 news blocks. Wild weather is forecast to ease after battering much of central New Zealand on Friday, but many are still without power and the town of Martinborough is cut off. McMurdo Station's 200-plus staff can now only shower for two minutes twice a week, including around 30 New Zealanders. A woman died at a Wellington castle-like mansion after drinking GHB from a bottle...

This episode includes 10 news blocks. The storm is expected to continue into Saturday morning, but MetService expects the worst has passed. The associate minister of health told Checkpoint humans should remain firmly in control of the process. Some principals said the new tool for assessing children in Years 3-8 was not accurate for measuring children's achievement. Youth unemployment is soaring a...

This episode includes 10 news blocks. And warnings say gusts could reach up to 130km/h in parts of the country. Richard Chambers says he strongly rejects the claims. But Health NZ says winter is always a busy period for health services and planning for this year's season has been underway since March. Changes to health and safety in the workplace laws will "undoubtedly lead to more injuries", say...

This episode includes 10 news blocks. It had been hard for people and their families to not be able to access the medicines they relied on, director of pharmaceuticals Geraldine MacGibbon said. More than 160 cases of food poisoning symptoms were reported following a chicken souvlaki dinner at Canterbury University's Uni Lodge Hall during exams in November 2024. Motorists are being warned snow coul...

This episode includes 10 news blocks. The latest data shows a small improvement in faster cancer treatment. An Education Review Office report said most of the 8000 teens enrolled in various forms of alternative education left without any qualifications and too many went on to benefits or crime. Party leader Winston Peters says if he is not satisfied with amendments to the legislation, he will not...

This episode includes 10 news blocks. Court documents seen by RNZ said a man, aged in his 60s, was accused of recklessly breaching a sanction by supplying a company with goods "knowing or being reckless that the [goods] were destined for Russia". The Australian Federal Police chief says most of the illicit drugs being trafficked through the Pacific are destined for Australia. Multiple teachers hav...

This episode includes 10 news blocks. The National Party plans to make KiwiSaver compulsory for all workers, if re-elected, as part of a suite of changes that would cost more than $1 billion over four years. New Zealand needs to update its national pandemic plan as a deadly bird flu virus hits Australia, a public health expert is warning. Wellington city councillor Andrea Compton claims the manage...

This episode includes 10 news blocks. New Zealand is well prepared to respond if bird flu reaches our shores, but it is important that everyone takes steps now to be ready, says Biosecurity Minister Andrew Hoggard. The girl had been mistaken for an adult restrained and injected with drugs. New Zealander Everlee Wihongi's mother and sister-in-law speak of the relief after confirmation she has been...

This episode includes 10 news blocks. The girl was mistaken for an adult and restrained and injected with drugs at a Waikato Hospital mental health unit, and her family says it's had a "lasting and traumatic impact". The New Zealand government is being warned that continued political antipathy towards the World Health Organisation risks undermining health outcomes in the Pacific. Unions have criti...

This episode includes 10 news blocks. The government says the $6.9m boost will help more New Zealanders get timely healthcare closer to home. For the first year, the average water charge for households is estimated to be $2377 per year. The government is introducing legislation to prevent companies from being sued over damage caused by greenhouse gas emissions. Chief victims advisor Ruth Money say...

This episode includes 10 news blocks. Earth Sciences NZ's Chris Brandolino said conditions developing in the Pacific had the makings of one of the strongest El Niños on record. The South Dunedin Future programme has presented three proposals for how the low-lying community can adapt to climate change. One of the AI systems was 45 percent inaccurate on Māori and Pacific languages, but was still use...

This episode includes 10 news blocks. A peace deal aiming to end the three-month war between US and Iran ASMS executive director Sarah Dalton says the minister's move set a dangerous precedent in political interference with a regulatory body. Fewer people are able to access kaupapa Māori primary mental health services, and funding for these services has not kept pace with other mental health inves...