Checkpoint for Thursday 24 September 2020

5:07 PM.The All Blacks are facing Christmas in quarantine - unless their demand for a Rugby Championship schedule change is met.

SANZAAR today announced the All Blacks final match is set for the December 12… Read more Audio

5:11 PM.It's been revealed an Auckland family infected with Covid-19 holidayed in Taupo and broke alert level rules by gathering in large groups before they knew they were infected.

The cases are linked to a… Read more Video, Audio

5:22 PM.The Imam of the Al Noor mosque is calling for a reform of the country's hate speech laws to include religion.

Jacinda Ardern unveiled a plaque at the mosque today to honour the 51 worshippers killed… Read more Audio

5:25 PM.Judith Collins has been out on the campaign trail with a bold call today - claiming Jacinda Ardern hates farmers.

It's part of National's fierce attempt to put agriculture back on the agenda -… Read more Audio

5:28 PM.A Christchurch hospital dentist says people are coming close to death in order to manage the pain of untreated dental disease themselves.

Within the last two months, at least one person a week is… Read more Audio

5:36 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio

5:40 PM.Auckland Council has chosen to slightly ease water restrictions, but the region's water woes are far from over. Restrictions on commercial users will be eased first - but loosening of restrictions on… Read more Video, Audio

5:43 PM.Work will get underway on an access road to a popular Fiordland track soon, after it was partly wiped out by floodwaters.

Locals have been calling for the road into the popular Hollyford track to be… Read more Audio

5:49 PM.The national body of kura kaupapa is accusing the Ministry of Education of institutional racism in the way it prioritises total immersion Māori schools for repairs and rebuilds.

A Christchurch kura… Read more Audio

5:53 PM.Turning youthful aggression into a constructive career is behind a mentorship programme set-up by one of the biggest names in New Zealand's thriving mixed martial arts scene.

Dan Hooker is ranked… Read more Video, Audio

6:07 PM.New Zealand Rugby has been left blindsided and angry after SANZAR released the draw for the end of year Rugby Championship forcing the All Blacks to spend Christmas in quarantine.

The draw sees the… Read more Video, Audio

6:18 PM.A man has given a harrowing account of the consequences to his life after going into state care in the 1970s.

Earl White, which is a pseudonym, has given evidence to the Abuse in Care Royal… Read more Audio

6:23 PM.What happens when you spend three years working to create a virtual world for international audiences - only for a pandemic to disrupt it all?

A Miramar creative duo took their own personal and… Read more Video, Audio