Checkpoint for Friday 30 July 2021

5:06 PM.The New Zealand rowing contingent blitzed it on Friday with a gold in the single sculls for Emma Twigg - her first medal at her fourth games.

The men's eight glittered as well, taking out the top… Read more Audio

5:12 PM.The roof nearly lifted off The Cloud on Auckland's waterfront this afternoon, as families and friends willed the mens' eight to their first Olympic Gold in nearly 50 years.

Our cameras were there as… Read more Video, Audio

5:18 PM.There were some wobbles for country's first mass vaccination event this morning but organisers are sure they've ironed them out for a big weekend ahead.

About 16,500 people are expected to get their… Read more Video, Audio

5:24 PM.Conversion therapy will become a crime punishable by up to five years in prison, under legislation introduced to Parliament today.

It involves attempting to change a person's sexual orientation -… Read more Audio

5:35 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6265825924001 Video, Audio

5:40 PM.There are just hours left for New Zealanders in Australia to get home if they want to avoid spending two weeks in managed isolation - and pay for it.

While travel agents report a frantic few days… Read more Audio

5:43 PM.A community on the North Island's west coast is reeling against proposals to ramp up snapper fishing in the area.

Following a complete depletion of snapper in the area at the beginning of the… Read more Video, Audio

5:53 PM.Unprofessional staff behaviour, harmful physical restraints and a failure to implement appropriate Covid-19 personal hygiene measures. 

These are just some of the concerns highlighted by the Office… Read more Audio

6:07 PM.Friday was a day to celebrate in Aotearoa, with gold and silver medals raining down on the New Zealand Olympic rowing team.

Emma Twigg flew through the women's single sculls to secure gold, and the… Read more Video, Audio

6:14 PM.Celebrations took place up and down the country as New Zealand's rowers brought home three medals in one hour.

Single sculler Emma Twigg won gold in her race, followed by a silver for the women's… Read more Audio

6:17 PM.A third of New Zealanders living overseas are planning to return home and many of them will stay for good, according to a survey.

There are around a million New Zealanders living overseas, and… Read more Audio

6:56 PM."She totally owned it "...that verdict from the wife of gold medal winning rower Emma Twigg.

For Twigg - who won New Zealand's second gold medal of the Tokyo Olympic Games today - it was a long… Read more Audio