United Kingdom correspondent Lucy Thomson spoke to Melissa Chan-Green about how the UK's terror threat level has been raised once again, following the latest antisemitic attack in London and how Central London had a brand new sculpture. She also spoke about a routine driving test just outside of Paris taking a turn for the worse.

News from the business sector, including a market report.

We're heading towards the business end of the Super Rugby Pacific season. The final stretch before the play-offs will kick-off in the capital on Friday. Sports reporter Jonty Dine spoke to Lisa Owen.

The Fonoti-Fuimaono brothers have just been named among 12 of the country's most promising opera singers, who will compete against each other in the Dame Kiri te Kanawa song quest semi finals in July. The proud Samoan siblings grew up in Hastings and now live in Hamilton,where they all studied music at Waikato University. Melissa Chan-Green spoke with two of the brothers Faamanu and Jordan, who say it took a while for the trio to celebrate their good news together.

The scale of damage to State Highway 3 at Awakino Gorge has been laid bare ahead of the route reopening to single-lane, escorted convoys tomorrow afternoon. More than 30 slips, including a 16 thousand cubic metre monster, came down during a severe weather event two weeks ago, and 10 significant underslips have further undermined the road. Our Taranaki Whanganui reporter Robin Martin was in the Awakino Gorge and filed this report.

It's now five weeks exactly since Finance Minister Nicola Willis said she was "actively consulting with industry, local Government and other community stakeholders" about who would be on the list. Earlier this week, Shane Jones told Checkpoint officials are finalising the list but didn't want to rush it and would confirm a timeline at another time. Nathan Surendren is Chair of the think tank, Wise Response Society, a group of people from various walks of life and experience who look at the imminent risks facing New Zealand. Surendren spoke to Melissa Chan-Green.

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Remember internet cafes? Well, in Nelson they're making a comeback of sorts, with what's thought to be the country's first AI cafe. The initiative, by the Nelson AI Sandbox, aims to let people grab a coffee and try out a bunch of AI tools, so they don't get left behind by the new wave of technology sweeping the world. There's even a hardworking AI assistant on hand to help. Samantha Gee reports.

From Saturday, new plumbing rules come into effect which would remove lead from all products allowed in new build homes and buildings. This change was signalled as far back as four years ago, so it's likely that those products will have been phased out over builds in the transition period too. However, Water New Zealand said older homes could still have pipes with lead in them and there are things you can do as a precaution to make your drinking water safer. The changes have been brought in in response to scientific research which found lead could have potential health impacts and especially for children. Gillian Blythe, chief executive for Water New Zealand spoke to Melissa Chan-Green.

A parent of a teenager who eats only plain foods including bread, crackers and pasta says it's terrifying to learn such restrictive diets can cause permanent vision loss. It follows two eye specialist's warning that there are children in Aotearoa who have gone blind due to malnutrition. Local researchers are now gathering data on children's eye-health to better understand the problem. Amy Williams filed this report.