Checkpoint

Political parties are trading barbs over who's responsible for the vandalising of Winston Peter's house which saw his front window smashed. Winston Peters is calling out the activist and actor Acacia O'Connor for disclosing the street address during a livestreamed protest outside his house last week. The actor has now been dropped from an advertising campaign. Political reporter Giles Dexter has more.

The Prime Minister has told young unemployed people to get off the couch, stop playing PlayStation, and go find a job because there's lots of them. The government plans to means test the parents of 18 and 19-year-old applying for a JobSeeker benefit. If the parents make about $65,500 combined, their teenager won't be eligible for a benefit. Angela Singleton, the General Manager of First Call Recruitment spoke to Lisa Owen.

The capital city has been shrouded in grey clouds lately but pops of colour at the Botanic Gardens are putting a spring in locals' step this season. Lauren Crimp went for a wander to see what locals think about the floral feast, and meet the people behind the plants.

A dramatic collapse has left the White Ferns in a big hole at the Cricket World Cup in India. The Ferns are zero from two in their opening matches after suffering a heavy defeat to South Africa overnight. It leaves them with a steep hill to climb if they're to make the knock-out rounds. Sports correspondent Dana Johannsen spoke to Lisa Owen.

An animal welfare group is offering a $50,000 study grant to help replace animal testing in research. Applications are open to university researchers who would normally use animals in their work to switch to new digital technologies instead, or to research and develop innovations that could suport a shift away from live testing. Anti-vivisection executive officer Jade Pengelly spoke to Lisa Owen.

United State correspondent Todd Zwillich spoke to Lisa Owen about tensions rising between the White House and Democratic officials over plans to deploy National Guard troops in several cities, with Donald Trump saying he could invoke an act to deploy the troops anyway.

The Salvation Army is calling for a ban on using buy now pay later services to purchase alcohol. In a report it concluded that deferred payment services are disproportionately used by low income households, younger consumers and people already in financial hardship. Salvation Army, Social policy anaylst Ana Ika spoke to Lisa Owen.

UK correspondent Lucy Thomson spoke to Lisa Owen about the UK government cracking down on repeat protests, as well as mourners who have begun commemorating those who died in last week's Manchester synagogue attack.

News from the business sector, including a market report.

The Silver Ferns saga continues to drag on. After weeks of negotiations between Netball NZ and suspended head coach Dame Noeline Taurua, no resolution has been reached. Sports reporter Jonty Dine spoke to Lisa Owen.