Checkpoint

United Kingdom correspondent Lucy Thomson spoke to Lisa Owen about British Police arresting five men on suspicion of explosives and terrorism offences after a major incident was declared at an airbase, as well as hundreds of protesters blocking a road in Northern Ireland as tensions rise over the controversial Drumcree parade.

News from the business sector, including a market report.

A Kiwi league player may have his NRL grand final dream taken away. Knights hooker - Phoenix Crossland is looking at suspension from the game, after injuring Panthers star Nathan Cleary in last night's preliminary final. Sports reporter Jonty Dine spoke to Lisa Owen.

A Wanaka based clothing brand is bucking the trend, expanding while other labels are in retreat. Mons Royale makes high performance merino apparel for the mountains and beyond. It's targeting $100 million in sales and is hiring for 10 new roles. Mons Royale chief executive, Hamish Acland spoke to Lisa Owen.

Lok Fung Lorrence Li was involved in a minor car crash. Instead of settling things through insurance companies, Li went to the Disputes Tribunal and got the home address of the other driver, Fuk Fu Joseph Kwok. Almost a year later Li went to the Kwoks' Ellerslie home and brutally murdered the theatre nurse and his wife,Mei Han Chong. Today in the High Court at Auckland, a jury found him guilty of both murders, as well as conspiring to murder his landlord. Finn Blackwell reports.

Health New Zealand has finished a rapid review of Dannevirke Community Hospital, the second audit in less than six months. Health practitioners told Checkpoint they were reluctant to refer patients to the Hospital because of staffing and safety concerns. Health New Zealand's Geoff Gwyn spoke to Lisa Owen.

Economic plans, endless handshakes and selfies, and daily media conferences. It is election campaign time, and after the hype of the major party launches over the weekend, politicians are in full press-the-flesh mode. Political reporters Tu Natanahira and Giles Dexter spoke to Lisa Owen.

The All Whites have ended a winless drought with their first ever victory over China. It had been six months since the New Zealanders had a win, and more than a year since they stopped the opposition from scoring. Sports reporter Felicity Reid spoke to Lisa Owen.

A Manurewa teacher was pulled on stage at Jason Derulo's Auckland concert last night, and put on the spot to dance in front of thousands of people. Mele Taeiloa seized the moment, with a video going viral online. Mele Taeiloa spoke to Lisa Owen.

Middle East correspondent Madeline Croad spoke to Lisa Owen about Iran's latest proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz which has been rejected by the US President, as well as a far right Israeli minister saying his country's military should "go to war" in the occupied West Bank.