Checkpoint for Thursday 4 August 2022

5:06 PM.Another flood of medals on day six has New Zealand set to make history at the Commonwealth Games.

Ten more podium performances have taken the team to 36 medals in Birmingham. And with our collection… Read more Audio

5:13 PM.The building industry's at breaking point - with soaring costs, supply shortages and a lack of builders. But with the Commerce Commission's final report on the sector due in December, it will not be… Read more Audio

5:16 PM.With an investigation a year in the making and 400 pages long, and with a final report and conclusive recommendations in December, the Building and Construction Minister says it will be next year… Read more Video, Audio

5:24 PM.It was 10 medals for New Zealand at the Commonwealth Games today. Among them Wellington swimming sensation Lewis Clareburt who snagged his third medal - this time a hard fought bronze.

The… Read more Video, Audio

5:27 PM.It's been tit for tat over tax at Parliament today. The row blew up after a news report claiming National had parked its policy to to effectively give people a tax cut.

Now the party says the same… Read more Audio

5:34 PM.Master Builders CEO David Kelly says he didn't expect any big bang from the Commerce Commission's initial report on the cost of construction supplies, but he did say he is pleasantly surprised that… Read more Video, Audio

5:43 PM.The number of Covid cases continues to fall for the second week running but the pressure on hospitals is unrelenting.

And the daily death toll may keep tracking up for weeks yet. Ruth Hill reports. Read more Audio

5:49 PM.The Ministry of Health has confirmed community transmission of Monkeypox is likely before a prevention campaign exists.

Three cases have been confirmed in New Zealand and it is estimated there have… Read more Audio

5:52 PM.At last the opportunity to dance like the world is watching. Renowned NZ contemporary dance company Black Grace is back on the international stage with an actual audience for the first time since the… Read more Video, Audio