Checkpoint for Tuesday 19 November 2019

6:21 PM.In what is a first in New Zealand, a casino is applying to increase the number pokie machines it has in return for closing down some table games.

SkyCity's Hamilton casino wants to add 60 machines to… Read more Audio

6:18 PM.Royal fans at Auckland's Viaduct couldn't believe their luck when Prince Charles and Camilla the Duchess of Cornwall shook their hands.

It's the couple's second full day in the country - part of a… Read more Video, Audio

6:14 PM.A new national interest test to the sale of sensitive and high risk assets to overseas buyers will be applied under changes announced on Tuesday.

It's part of a suite of new rules that will be… Read more Audio

6:08 PM.A mouth full of pain that never goes away.

That's how one beneficiary has described living with the ongoing suffering that comes with her dental problems - which are too expensive for her to fix.

… Read more Video, Audio

5:56 PM.The head of the New Zealand Breakers basketball franchise says he doesn't see troubled star player Glen Rice Junior playing for the team again.

The former NBA player ran into troubles in his American… Read more Audio

5:51 PM.Dame Kiri Te Kanawa says she's thrilled and honoured that Auckland's former ASB Theatre has been named after her, almost 30 years after she officially opened the building.

This morning a cultural… Read more Video, Audio

5:47 PM.A firerarms dealer has revealed that the accused Christchurch mosque shooter purchased more than 2300 rounds of ammunition online, less than three months after obtaining his firearms license.

The… Read more Audio

5:40 PM.The former doctor accused of murdering Amber-Rose Rush lied about his mother's death to save his job at Dunedin Hospital, a High Court jury has been told.

Venod Skantha is on trial for the… Read more Audio

5:35 PM.A donations scandal is once again looming for New Zealand First, but the party leader and Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters remains defiant.

News reports on Tuesday raise questions about how the… Read more Audio

5:32 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

5:27 PM.While the government moves closer to a resolution at disputed Ihumātao, the long-time protesters and occupiers of the land remain on the sideline.

Sources have told RNZ the Crown is considering… Read more Video, Audio

5:24 PM.Samoa has confirmed that sixteen people have died from measles, as New Zealand sends more nurses to help contain the escalating epidemic.

There are warnings that people travelling to Samoa over the… Read more Audio

5:15 PM.Accessing good dental care is not easy for thousands for low income New Zealanders, and for one woman, it is an unaffordable dream, as she cannot take on more debt.

Work and Income is funding at… Read more Video, Audio

5:09 PM.Warning: This story includes content that may be upsetting to some people.

A lawyer for the man accused of killing Grace Millane has told a jury while they might find his actions after her death… Read more Video, Audio