Checkpoint for Thursday 10 October 2019

5:10 PM.As super typhoon Hagibis hits Japan, the upcoming All Blacks game against Italy has been cancelled.

On Thursday afternoon, World Rugby has made an unprecedented decision to cancel two Rugby World Cup… Read more Video, Audio

5:15 PM.Spark has scored another point in the battle to become the home of New Zealand sport, by securing the rights to cricket played here.

Spark Sport has wrestled the rights to broadcast the Black Caps… Read more Video, Audio

5:22 PM.The Prime Minister says the Christchurch Call has kicked into action after footage from the shooting attacks was livestreamed on Amazon's video gaming platform Twitch.

The Christchurch Call is a… Read more Audio

5:25 PM.'Wannabe' police recruits will only have to pass one, not two fitness tests to get into police training college.

The physical competency test, which is in essence an obstacle course, has been ditched… Read more Video, Audio

5:33 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

5:45 PM.Forestry Minister Shane Jones is considering reining in forestry conversions after a rural backlash.

He has also warned foreign-owned forestry companies - which make up nearly 75 percent of the… Read more Video, Audio

5:55 PM."I disappeared from Sonoda and nobody noticed," says RNZ In Depth journalist Max Towle in his piece on his experience at the Hall of Residence.

Canterbury University has launched an independent… Read more Video, Audio

6:10 PM.The All Blacks will go 13 days without a Rugby World Cup match after World Rugby made the unprecedented decision to cancel their final pool game against Italy on Saturday as Japan braces for super… Read more Video, Audio

6:20 PM.It wasn't just the rugby causing angst among sports fans across the country, with the news that Spark has stumped Sky and bagged the broadcast rights for cricket games in New Zealand from next year.

… Read more Audio

6:27 PM.Poor facilities and under-resourcing at Palmerston North Hospital left a nurse in tears daily, ultimately leading her to resign.

Her claims are being backed by the Nurses Organisation who says the… Read more Audio