Checkpoint for Thursday 17 June 2021

6:26 PM.Black Caps bowling coach Shane Jurgenson says spin bowler Ajaz Patel is right in the frame to play the World Test Championship final against India.

Patel's played just nine tests since debuting in… Read more Audio

6:16 PM.Three people opposing the controversial Kennedy Point Marina development were arrested today.

Protesters - who say a marina endangers a nearby little blue penguin habitat - have been occupying the… Read more Audio

6:14 PM.A woman accusing Arthur Allan Thomas of indecently touching her on multiple occasions says his false imprisonment felt like the appropriate punishment for what he did to her.

Thomas, famously… Read more Audio

6:08 PM.A team of Covid-19 testers has travelled to Rakiura Stewart Island after a child who lives there returned a weak positive result after having a pre-departure test ahead of overseas travel.

The rest… Read more Video, Audio

5:56 PM.New Plymouth commuters could be forgiven for being a little distracted this morning - as one of the city's more notable landmarks - Len Lye's Wind Wand sculpture - dangled from a helicopter on its way… Read more Video, Audio

5:50 PM.It is cross country season for schools, but for seniors, boys are still crossing more country than girls.

It is an age-old, out of date tradition that has raised the ire of Marlborough running coach… Read more Video, Audio

5:39 PM.No vaccine, no visit. The Prime Minister has given the strongest indication yet that unvaccinated travellers may not be able to enter Aotearoa.

At a press conference with Dr Ashley Bloomfield… Read more Video, Audio

5:34 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6259244504001 Video, Audio

5:23 PM.A warning to consumers - watch out for bad eggs. The Ministry for Primary industries has slapped a ban on a North island egg farm. It cannot shift hens or eggs off the property after the farm tested… Read more Video, Audio

5:20 PM.Peter Burling and Blair Tuke remain hopeful the next America's Cup may still be hosted on New Zealand waters.

The Team New Zealand sailors say they're keen to defend the Auld Mug in Auckland.

But a… Read more Video, Audio

5:17 PM.Wellington council hopes getting cars off the Golden Mile will give it more shine. A car ban will come into place in 2024 for the route from Courtenay Place to the Beehive - with the council saying… Read more Video, Audio

5:11 PM.Out of pocket Auckland businesses trading alongside a giant City Rail Link trench say they may fold before the project's complete.

The Albert Street business owners protested outside the Auckland… Read more Video, Audio

5:05 PM.Group 4 - get in line - there's a vaccine coming to a clinic near you. A broad timeline has been released for how the rollout will work for the general population.

The two million people who make up… Read more Audio