Checkpoint for Thursday 1 April 2021

5:07 PM.The wife of an injured Ports of Auckland worker is furious about management's claims they were unaware of the extent of health and safety failings revealed this week in a highly critical report.

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5:21 PM.The lawyer for a group Chinese workers who were allegedly trafficked says they cannot be deported until a full investigation is carried out.

Ten men were detained last week by immigration officials… Read more Audio

5:25 PM.The Prime Minister has started the process of stripping disgraced New Zealand businessman Sir Ron Brierley of his knighthood.

Brierley was in court in Sydney today, where he pleaded guilty to three… Read more Video, Audio

5:31 PM.You've heard of bonus bonds, but would you try your luck with All Blacks bonds?

The idea is being pitched by the New Zealand Rugby Players Association as an alternative to the proposed partial sale… Read more Video, Audio

5:43 PM.An update now on our story last night about the cows at Cornwall Park. The park in Auckland received angry backlash to a decision to exporting live cattle to Mongolia.

On Thursday the Cornwall Park… Read more Audio

5:44 PM.Terminally ill patients and New Zealanders travelling to see dying relatives will now find it easier to secure an emergency spot in managed isolation.

And spare capacity in managed isolation has… Read more Audio

5:48 PM.It's one of the most recognisable features on Wellington's waterfront, but for how much longer? 

The privately-owned Sealion - a World War II era ship adorned with hundreds of painted penguins… Read more Video, Audio

5:56 PM.It's the Easter break this weekend, meaning many people will be relaxing with their whānau eating a lot of chocolate and hot cross buns.

But for some they'll be stuck inside in managed isolation… Read more Video, Audio

6:08 PM.Don't forget about us, we need homes too. That's the message from those living with disabilities in Dunedin.

The city hosted an Accessible Housing Forum today and several politicians heard harrowing… Read more Audio

6:12 PM.In just over two years' time, some of the world's best female footballers will take to the field in New Zealand and Australia.

Today FIFA announced four New Zealand cities will host matches for the… Read more Audio

6:16 PM.There are calls for celebration in Queensland with the short, sharp lockdown lifted - in time for the Easter weekend.

The Greater Brisbane region went into a 3-day snap lockdown on Monday after… Read more Audio

6:19 PM.A lack of sex education and men refusing to wear condoms is leading to unplanned teen pregnancies in Tonga.

That's the findings of a new report by the University of New South Wales.

As Sela Jane… Read more Audio

6:23 PM.Fijian-Indians living here are opposing their official classification as Asians and not Pacific Islanders.

The 2018 Census shows just over 15,000 people identify with the Fijian-Indian ethnic group -… Read more Audio