Checkpoint for Tuesday 3 May 2022

6:14 PM.Volcanologists say they have seen a steam plume from Mt Ruapehu, visible for 45 minutes.

Mt Ruapehu is putting out the strongest tremor - or vibrations - in two decades and the crater lake… Read more Audio

6:08 PM.Police concede the pandemic and MIQ duties mean resources have been diverted away from Youth Aid and they are playing catch up.

An 11-year-old ram raid driver and a seven-year-old burglar in recent… Read more Video, Audio

6:07 PM.Labour has dived in the latest Newshub/Reid Research poll. The party now sits at 38.2 percent, a drop of 6.1 percent.

National has taken advantage, jumping 9.2 percent to 40.5 percent.

Jacinda… Read more Audio

5:53 PM.A proposal to pump up crowd capacity at a popular New Plymouth concert venue is hitting a sour note with some.

The Bowl of Brooklands currently has a capacity of 15,000, but the council has floated… Read more Video, Audio

5:50 PM.The man who stabbed four people during a frenzied knife attack in a Dunedin supermarket has been jailed for 13 years.

Luke James Lambert was this afternoon jailed on each of four counts of attempted… Read more Video, Audio

5:44 PM.There are concerns top Queenstown hotels may have to lower their gold star standards because there aren't enough cleaners to go around.

The boss of the Hilton says as tourist numbers bounce back… Read more Video, Audio

5:41 PM.As the Budget creeps closer, Grant Robertson has unveiled a new set of rules governing how he and future Finance Ministers can divvy out funds.

A new debt cap, a new way of measuring debt, and a… Read more Audio

5:38 PM.The US Supreme Court could be overturning the landmark ruling which made abortion legal in that country.

A leaked draft opinion which has been obtained by political journalism site Politico, shows… Read more Audio

5:33 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6305541983112 Video, Audio

5:24 PM.Petrol pain is setting in once again as temporary government tax cuts start to wear thin.

Prices are nearly back where they were before the Government slashed fuel taxes by 25c a litre.

So today we… Read more Video, Audio

5:16 PM.The spate of ram raids across Tāmaki Makaurau has workers on edge and calling for stronger action.

Overnight the Harvey Norman and Huffer stores in Westgate and Ponsonby were burgled and three people… Read more Video, Audio

5:07 PM.Speaker Trevor Mallard has been told to consult other parties over his decision to trespass Winston Peters from the grounds of Parliament for two years.

The former Deputy PM is one of several people… Read more Video, Audio