Checkpoint for Tuesday 27 October 2020

5:07 PM.Two men remain on the run on Tuesday night, after a police officer was shot at in the early hours of the morning in the Bay of Islands.

While the officer escaped injury, the windscreen of the patrol… Read more Audio

5:10 PM.Police say they are still trying to piece together exactly what has happened, and how the two incidents may be linked.

On Tuesday afternoon, Detective Inspector Dene Begbie updated RNZ reporter Katie… Read more Video, Audio

5:15 PM.America's highest court shifted even further to the right this afternoon, with the confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett as the newest Supreme Court justice.

The US Senate voted to install her as Ruth… Read more Audio

5:19 PM.Warning: Report contains details of violence that will disturb some listeners.

A man accused of stabbing his ex-wife in broad daylight on a suburban West Auckland street has gone on trial.

Li… Read more Audio

5:24 PM.The Green Party co-leaders say talks with Labour are progressing and they expect them to conclude by the end of the week.

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Having won an out-right majority on… Read more Video, Audio

5:30 PM.Sightings of the fabled giant South Island cat have been circulating since about the 1990s, everywhere from Canterbury to Marlborough to Southland.

The latest has been at Hanmer Springs. At about… Read more Video, Audio

5:38 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio

5:43 PM.A Dunedin councillor has been told to apologise for aggressive and intimidating behaviour, or he'll be stripped of some of his roles.

Three Dunedin councillors complained about the behaviour of Lee… Read more Audio

6:07 PM.Melbourne's five million citizens will be able to leave their homes from midnight and all cafes, restaurants, bars, shops and hotels will be allowed to reopen.

Australia's second largest city has… Read more Video, Audio

6:16 PM.A child care centre in Napier remains open and parents are being told not to worry after a toddler had a weak-positive Covid-19 result.

The child was on an Air New Zealand flight from Napier to… Read more Audio