Checkpoint for Wednesday 27 May 2020

5:08 PM.There hasn't been a lot of good news over the past few months but on Wednesday, two trampers missing in the Kahurangi National Park have been found after 19 days.

Dion Reynolds and Jessica O'Connor… Read more Video, Audio

5:17 PM.Friends of young trampers Jess O'Connor and Dion Reynolds say they're over the moon the pair has been found alive and well after spending 18 days in Kahurangi National Park.

Search and rescue teams… Read more Audio

5:19 PM.For a second day straight, National has found itself in controversy about colour - specifically, the colour white.

Tensions over race relations have boiled over again today with one senior National… Read more Audio

5:23 PM.Plans to head across the ditch for a winter getaway are inching closer with a blueprint for a trans-Tasman bubble being presented to both countries' Cabinets in coming weeks.

But while Jacinda Ardern… Read more Audio

5:27 PM.Good news for the struggling tertiary education sector - officials have signalled work is underway to allow foreign students to return to New Zealand.

Auckland's mayor Phil Goff has asked the… Read more Audio

5:30 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

5:37 PM.Māori National MPs say the party's list and shadow cabinet are selected on ability not skin tone and they're happy with their rankings.

There's been criticism of new leader Todd Muller's rejig of the… Read more Video, Audio

5:50 PM.The manager of a well-known Auckland cafe is defending a sign which asks its workers to speak only English.

The sign sparked debate when it was posted on Twitter. But the Human Rights Commissions… Read more Audio

6:02 PM.New Zealand's response to the Covid-19 crisis has highlighted a range of inequities across Aotearoa, with access to food perhaps the most noticeable.

As we slowly return to our new normal, community… Read more Video, Audio

6:08 PM.After spending 19 days missing in rugged bush in Kahurangi National Park, trampers Dion Reynolds and Jessica O'Connor were totally out of food when they were finally rescued alive and in pretty good… Read more Video, Audio

6:12 PM.A draft blueprint for a trans-Tasman bubble is expected to be with the NZ and Australian government's by next month.

Over the past two weeks a team of 40 has been working on a detailed proposal to… Read more Video, Audio

6:19 PM.It is hoped New Zealand efforts to flatten the Covid-19 curve, will translate into a milder flu season this winter.

But experts warn unlike Covid-19, influenza is already present and cannot be… Read more Audio