Checkpoint

Checkpoint episodes:

• 04.24.2024

  Businesses call for changes to Anzac trading restrictions

  Auckland businesses say they will lose out on thousands of dollars in business due to Anzac trading restrictions, and others say the staff costs are too high to justify opening on the public holiday. Lucy Xia reports.

  
• 04.24.2024

  Opera about notorious South African criminal trial debuts

  Let's get to South Africa now and we're joined by our correspondent Elna Schutz

  
• 04.24.2024

  Disability support network's hopes for new minister

  Advocates for New Zealanders with disabilities are welcoming Louise Upston taking over from Ms Simmonds as the new Minister for Disability Issues. Chief executive of the New Zealand Disability Support Network, Peter Reynolds speaks to Lisa Owen

  
• 04.24.2024

  Evening business for 24 April 2024

  News from the business sector, including a market report.

  
• 04.24.2024

  Crusaders remain bottom of the Super Rugby table

  The pressure continues to mount on the struggling Crusaders who are sitting last on the Super Rugby Pacific points table but coach Rob Penney refuses to be rattled. The franchise's ceo has refused to sack the coach and Penney still...

  
• 04.24.2024

  Neighbours 'threatened and harassed' by lodge residents

  Neighbours of a Parnell lodge that burnt down say the residents living there threatened and harassed them, and they've had no action from police or the government. Jordan Dunn reports.

  
• 04.24.2024

  PM demotes two ministers, dropping Lee from cabinet

  The Prime Minister has demoted two of his ministers, saying the complex challenges in their portfolios had become too much for them to handle. Political reporter Katie Scotcher reports. Political editor Jo Moir speaks to Lisa Owen.

  
• 04.24.2024

  Dengue fever cases rising in Samoa

  As dengue cases in Samoa continue to rise, the Ministry of Health there is urging locals and tourists to be vigilant and take precautions. RNZ Pacific's Tiana Haxton reports

  
• 04.24.2024

  Canterbury health services told to make savings

  Leaked documents show canterbury health services are expected to save more than thirteen million dollars by the middle of the year. Canterbury University's Dr Michael Gousmett speaks to Lisa Owen.

  
• 04.24.2024

  Veterans still waiting on support say they feel forgotten

  On Anzac Day, thousands of New Zealanders will recite the words 'we will remember them' but some of the country's contemporary veterans feel they've been forgotten about, as they navigate long waiting times and hurdles to getting the support they...

  
• 04.24.2024

  Olympics: NZ canoe sprint team selected

  A record six women have been selected to represent New Zealand in canoe sprint at the Paris Olympics. The athletes will compete across the K1, K2 and K4 events at the Games, with New Zealand's most successful ever Olympian, Dame...

  
• 04.24.2024

  Suspicions of Chinese sleeper cells in the Philippines

  Asia correspondent Per Elinder Liljas speaks to Lisa Owen about India's election, and suspected Chinese sleeper cells in the Philippines .

  
• 04.24.2024

  Regional tourism groups face funding crunch

  As councils around the country slash costs many are looking to can or cut funding to their own tourism agencies; a move an industry insider says could kill businesses and turn parts of Aotearoa into a backwater. Hawke's Bay Tourism...

  
• 04.23.2024

  Australia .. where an international war of words has broken out

  Billionaire Elon Musk over attempts to force his company now known as X to take down video of last week's stabbing at a Sydney church.

  
• 04.23.2024

  Evening business for 23 April 2024

  News from the business sector, including a market report.

  
• 04.23.2024

  'Not fit for purpose' - cyclone report findings

  Lauren Crimp reports on the damning inquiry into the response to last year's catastrophic storms

  
• 04.23.2024

  Dylan Schmidt bounces his way to third Olympics

  Olympian Dylan Schmidt hopes to be bounding towards gold on the trampoline in Paris in August. Schmidt has been selected for his third Olympics and will be joined by Maddie Davidson in the New Zealand team. A bronze medalist at...

  
• 04.23.2024

  Air New Zealand's ripping uni students off... Otago University

  Air New Zealand's ripping uni students off...according to the Otago University Students Association. The national carrier bumped-up some fares overnight because ITs costs are up 30%

  
• 04.23.2024

  'They can stick their tax cuts' - cancer patient

  Cancer patient Graeme speaks to Lisa Owen about health cuts and his deferred surgery

  
• 04.23.2024

  Does ANZAC Day still hold relevance?

  Jordan Dunn asks people if ANZAC Day still holds relevance and how they'll be commemorating it

  
• 04.23.2024

  RSA clubs consider breaking away from national body

  As Anzac day approaches the organisation that is supposed to support returned service people is in crisis as it tries to modernise. About two dozen clubs in Auckland and around the country are looking at quitting the national body. The...

  
• 04.23.2024

  A new temporary display of the Treaty of Waitangi at Te Papa

  A new temporary display of the Treaty of Waitangi at Te Papa which replaces the defaced version is already attracting critics. It opened today at Te Papa after the previous one was spraypainted and attacked with an angle grinder in...

  
• 04.23.2024

  NZ Post's new processing centre

  It's about to get a whole lot faster to deliver and track your online shopping parcels with NZ Post opening its biggest processing centre yet. The brand new facility opened in south Auckland this week, capable of processing more than...

  
• 04.23.2024

  Black Ferns face different kind of challenge before test season

  RNZ sport journalist Jamie Wall speaks to Lisa Owen about a new challenge for the Black Ferns and whats on the cards for the Wellington Phoenix before the A-league season wraps up

  
• 04.23.2024

  Auckland port boss on returning land to public

  Port of Auckland CEO Roger Gray speaks to Lisa Owen

  
• 04.23.2024

  First day of Trump's historic criminal trial

  United States correspondent Todd Zwillich gives Lisa Owen the latest on Donald Trump's historic criminal trial

  
• 04.23.2024

  Police step up foot patrols over retail crime spike

  Detective Inspector Glenn Baldwin .

  
• 04.22.2024

  Extreme weather sweeping across Southern China

  Asia correspondent Diane To speaks to Lisa Owen about Taiwan's incoming president featuring in Time Magazine's 100 most influential people in the world and extreme weather sweeping across southern China. She also speaks about Hong Kong introducing new rules to...

  
• 04.22.2024

  Lawyers defend blocking Chhour's Waitangi Tribunal summons

  Crown lawyers today laid out their case to try and block a Waitangi Tribunal summons issued to the Minister for Children, Karen Chhour. Maori News Editor Taiha Molyneux speaks to Lisa Owen.

  
• 04.22.2024

  Evening business for 22 April 2024

  News from the business sector, including a market report.

  
• 04.22.2024

  Lydia Ko comes up short at Chevron Championship

  New Zealand golfer Lydia Ko has let another opportunity to get into the Hall of Fame slip while one of her rivals has written her name into the LPGA record books.

  
• 04.22.2024

  Greenpeace sounds warning over nitrates in water

  Greenpeace claims drinking water in several Canterbury towns is contaminated with potentially dangerous levels of nitrates. Amanda Larsson from Greenpeace speaks to Lisa Owen.

  
• 04.22.2024

  Passport delays

  Anxious travellers have been forced to either change their international flights or fork out hundreds of dollars extra for urgent passports as a system upgrade causes delays of up to eight weeks.

  
• 04.22.2024

  Consumer wants microscope put over Air NZ fares

  Air New Zealand's ramping up domestic airfares from tomorrow. Last week the National carrier warned travel agents that all existing bookings need to be ticketed by midnight, to avoid any price changes. Consumer New Zealand chief executive Jon Duffy speaks...

  
• 04.22.2024

  Air New Zealand's domestic fares fly higher from midnight

  From midnight tonight, Air New Zealand's domestic fares are going up, as it rolls out new pricing changes.

  
• 04.22.2024

  Cost of school balls continues to rise

  Parents of high school students say they're forking out thousands to give their teenagers the school ball experience.

  
• 04.22.2024

  Tauranga businesses fight for survival

  Tauranga businesses are fighting for survival with the CBD littered with road works and construction.

  
• 04.22.2024

  Black Ferns to welcome back four players

  The Black Ferns have named five newcomers on the contract list for this season and will welcome back four players who missed out last season.

  
• 04.22.2024

  3 Strikes Law

  It's the second time round for the controversial Three Strikes law..with the government commiting to bring back the law Labour ditched.

  
• 04.22.2024

  Benjamin Netanyahu issues new threat to Hamas

  Middle East correspondent Jacob Brown speaks to Lisa Owen about developments from Israel and Iran over the weekend, Benjamin Netanyahu issuing a new threat to Hamas and violence between Israeli settlers and Palestinian fighters in the West Bank.

  
• 04.22.2024

  Fly tipping a massive problem in Tairāwhiti

  Fly tipping is a huge problem in Tairawhiti which is on track to hit 700 tonnes of illegally dumped waste this financial year. Gisborne District Council's solid waste manager Phil Nickerson speaks to Lisa Owen.

  
• 04.19.2024

  Beginning of India's general election - Asia correspondent

  Let's get to Asia now and we're joined by our correspondent in India, Per Elinder Liljas

  
• 04.19.2024

  PM seeks to strengthen defence ties with Philippines

  With the world growing increasingly volatile, Christopher Luxon has sought to strengthen defence ties with the Philippines - making it easier for both countries' troops to work together. It's the final day of the prime minister's push through South East...

  
• 04.19.2024

  Evening business for 19 April 2024

  News from the business sector, including a market report.

  
• 04.19.2024

  Young Northlander takes top spot in mullet competition

  Northlanders like to think they punch above their weight, with the region producing many a winner in the sporting, creative and political arenas. But now a young Northlander has topped the nation in an even more important contest, as reporter...

  
• 04.19.2024

  NZ athletics team for Oympics revealed

  The initial 15-strong New Zealand athletics team set to compete at Paris 2024 was officially announced today. A pair of reigning World Indoor champions and two former Olympic medallists are among the kiwis set to compete on the track and...

  
• 04.19.2024

  Iranian media plays down impact of strikes

  Let's get more on the developing story in the Middle East now. The US says Israel has carried out a strike on Iran.

  
• 04.19.2024

  Shortland street wants govt help to keep afloat

  In the face of an unwanted scene change, the makers of Shortland Street want the government to help out financially by extending its cash back scheme for local productions. The future of Aotearoa's longest running drama is up in the...

  
• 04.19.2024

  Reports of airstrike on Iran - Middle East correspondent

  Let's head to the Middle East now where there are reports of an airstrike on Iran. Both CNN and CBS say a US officials have confirmed Israel has launched an attack on Iran.

  
• 04.19.2024

  New moorings could be answer for Great Barrier Caulerpa restrictions

  New boat moorings could be the answer for Great Barrier Island businesses struggling with a lack of tourism due to anchoring restrictions. The restrictions are in place around most of the island as a measure aimed at stopping the spread...