Checkpoint

National says its candidates have been subject to incidents of violence and intimidation during the election campaign. Its campaign chair says one candidate has been forced to move house after a gang… Video, Audio

Commuters on Auckland's Gulf Harbour peninsula are facing even more cancelled ferry trips, leaving some with no option but to spend two hours on a bus if they need to get to town. From today, the Gulf… Audio

The public has been blocked from a hugely popular coastal walkway, because of a stoush between the council, and a property owner. The Takapuna to Milford coastal walk runs through the Firth family… Video, Audio

The Labour Party is accusing National's leader Christopher Luxon of chickening out of a debate. The high-profile Press Debate in Christchurch was set to go ahead tomorrow evening, until Chris Hipkins… Audio

The humdrum of the election campaign has some people still wondering who they'll give their vote to. In the last 1News Verian poll, 12 percent of those polled didn't know or wouldn't say who they'll… Video, Audio

The Greens are facing some friendly fire from Labour in the Auckland Central seat, making the race a tight run thing for the incumbent, Chloe Swarbrick. Swarbrick prized the seat off National last… Video, Audio

Yet another roadblock for people displaced by this year's summer storms. Earlier this month, the government established an assistance package for people unable to get back into their homes after the… Audio

Labour and National traded barbs today over their economic credibility, with both saying the other could not be trusted. Chris Hipkins published his party's full fiscal plan this morning to prove it… Audio

Police have shot at an armed man after vehicle pursuit this afternoon. The incident began just before 3:30 this afternoon when they spotted a vehicle of interest in Te Atatu Peninsula. They pursued… Audio

Aucklanders are being warned to stay out of the ocean after the collapse of a major central city sewage pipe which contaminated CBD beaches. A sink hole, at least thirteen metres deep opened up at the… Video, Audio

The Warriors are gearing up for their preliminary final against the Brisbane Broncos tomorrow night. The two sides will face off at Suncorp Stadium for a place in the Grand Final. Reporter Jamie Wall… Video, Audio

Rain may have eased, but Southland is still on alert with flooding in many parts and roads still closed. There is now a region-wide state of emergency.. There have been evacuations in Wallacetown, to… Video, Audio

Queenstown had its wettest day in a quarter of a century today, with mud, debris and forest slash running through the edge of town after a massive deluge of rain. The town got a month's worth of rain… Video, Audio

It's officially the school holidays and 15,000 passengers are expected to pass through Auckland Airport tomorrow. But brace, because traffic jams in the arrivals hall are already causing heavy… Video, Audio

JJ Smith tells Lisa Owen why his Jack Russells Hazel and Spruce should be permitted on public transport. Video, Audio

The country is officially out of recession, by the numbers at least. The latest growth figures out today show a stronger-than-expected bounce-back, pulling the country out of recession and maybe… Video, Audio

Returning to our earlier story, Gore is under a state of emergency after significant surface flooding inundated the town. Our reporter Tess Brunton is in Gore and speaks to Lisa Owen. [embed]… Video, Audio