Checkpoint for Friday 18 October 2019

5:10 PM.Nearly 30 years after New Zealand's first private TV company was launched, its money-losing TV arm has gone on the block.

The decision comes just days after the company announced it would axe or… Read more Audio

5:15 PM.South Aucklanders are fearful a new police initiative aimed at making their community safer, which will see armed officers patrolling the streets, will achieve the exact opposite.

Marked police… Read more Video, Audio

5:20 PM.It's the eve of the All Blacks' Rugby World Cup quarter-final against Ireland in Tokyo, and the teams are going through their traditional captain's run as they finalise their preparations for the… Read more Video, Audio

5:25 PM.A Wellington man who murdered a woman before sexually assaulting her young daughter has been described as a sexual deviant with a dysfunctional personality as he was sentenced to life in prison.

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5:31 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio

5:37 PM.Measles vaccinations may soon be available and given in pharmacies as the government rushes to ramp up the immunisations and halt the spread of the disease.

There's been 1868 confirmed cases this… Read more Video, Audio

5:44 PM.One of the country's most notorious child killers has been put back behind bars for at least six years for assault and sexual violation.

Benny Haerewa served 12 years in prison for killing his… Read more Audio

5:50 PM.Could axing frequent flyer points be key to helping cut New Zealand's greenhouse emissions?

Greenpeace New Zealand is backing a UK government climate change committee report calling for air miles… Read more Audio

6:09 PM.MediaWorks can no longer make a profit in television so it's put itself up for sale.

The station's 500 staff were called to a meeting on Friday morning and told the company would keep making radio… Read more Video, Audio

6:19 PM.The daughter of an elderly woman who died after taking part in a suicide pact with her husband, says her mother showed no signs of being suicidal, and questions why her father did not seek help for… Read more Audio

6:23 PM.It's been 48 hours since Orewa man Mike McClennan went missing, and his family and the police say their search for him is reaching a critical point.

The 75-year-old has dementia and was last seen on… Read more Audio

6:26 PM.The All Blacks take on Ireland in a sudden death Rugby World Cup quarter-final in Tokyo on Saturday night and both team's mental preparation will have to be on point if they're to progress to the… Read more Video, Audio