5.4K views · 39 reactions | Zahra Sarwari was just 12 when her family fled Afghanisation to escape the Taliban, boarding a boat in Indonesia for a perilous journey to Australia. But her family ended up in New Zealand after the boat broke down and Australia denied them entry. In the video below she tells Checkpoint reporter Zac Fleming why she hopes the government will take some of the refugees who have spent years on Manus Island. | Checkpoint | Facebook

10K views · 73 reactions | #WATCH: Ports of Auckland has had a torrid past few months, with increasing pressure from importers and retailers to speed up stock movement through the port. The company insists the delays are due to staff shortages, despite worker's telling Checkpoint the move to automated straddle carriers to shift containers is to blame. We sent reporter Nick Truebridge and cameraman Nick Monro for a morning on the wharves. | Checkpoint | Facebook

11K views · 59 reactions | If you have ever flown long-haul in cattle class you will know only too well the pain and frustration of not being able to lie down. Now Air NZ has moved to patent a new economy class sleep pod that has been three years in the making. It is called Skynest, but will it fly? | Checkpoint | Facebook