Checkpoint for Friday 12 June 2020

5:07 PM.Police investigating the disappearance of Northland woman Bridget Simmonds have unearthed what's believed to be her remains at a rural property near Whangarei - where she used to live.

The last… Read more Video, Audio

5:13 PM.Waikato Māori say glorifying colonial-era figures in statue form is a reminder of the devastating effects of British injustice.

Hamilton City Council contractors this morning removed British army… Read more Video, Audio

5:18 PM.Two America's Cup syndicates have been granted special exemptions to get through our closed borders, but international spectators might be watching from their couches rather than New Zealand waters… Read more Video, Audio

5:25 PM.More than 7000 now-unemployed New Zealanders have applied for the Ministry for Social Development's new Covid-19 income relief payments since they became available on Monday.

It comes as the… Read more Video, Audio

5:34 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio

5:38 PM.The future of the flagship Māori news show Te Karere is on the line, as the government proposes to create a single Māori news service run by Māori Television.

The government has this week released… Read more Audio

5:43 PM.The son of a National Party MP has been ordered to pay more than $4000 after being convicted for the ill-treatment of dairy cows on a farm he ran near Eketehuna.

Sharemilker Tony Kuriger admitted in… Read more Video, Audio

5:50 PM.While Super Rugby crowds are expected to be at capacity for the first time in months this weekend, Australia is inching towards normality.

The 100 metre rule for indoor venues has been scrapped, but… Read more Audio

5:53 PM.Mount Hutt skifield in mid-Canterbury managed to draw a record crowd of close to 2,000 for its first day of the season on Friday.

The end of level 2 restrictions means the field is able to host twice… Read more Video, Audio

6:06 PM.A war of words has broken out over claims newborn babies from two Māori families were to be uplifted from an Auckland Hospital.

A Māori trust and a senior health board member say they stopped Oranga… Read more Audio

6:11 PM.The Principal at Christchurch Girls High School says it was wrong for a staff member to tear down Black Lives Matter posters, put up by a group of students.

Christine O'Neill says she has now spoken… Read more Audio

6:15 PM.Green Party co-leader and government minister James Shaw admits he's always disappointed in New Zealand First, after RNZ revealed the coalition partner won't support Auckland light rail before the… Read more Audio

6:19 PM.Auckland Council is recommending that most of the submissions opposing the dredging of the Rangitoto shipping channel should be rejected.

The move has angered environmentalists and iwi, but the… Read more Audio

6:26 PM.New Zealand fans starved of live sports will welcome the return of rugby this weekend, as the Super Rugby Aotearoa competition kicks off in front of some big crowds.

Saturday night's opening match… Read more Audio