Checkpoint for Thursday 29 September 2022

5:55 PM.A once key part of booking a holiday is now making a comeback. Travel agents say they've seen a boost in customers as a result of challenges when booking flights. This comes after a flurry of issues… Read more Audio

5:52 PM.A granddaughter of Gloriavale's Overseeing Shepherd Howard Temple has told a court he is respectful of girls and doesn't have a reputation for inappropriate behaviour. Joanna Courage told the… Read more Audio

5:49 PM.Many residents in Nelson and Marlborough still haven't been able to return home after the floods last month. Some roads are still cut off and homes are unliveable. Local government and emergency… Read more Audio

5:45 PM.New Zealanders venturing overseas for the first time in a couple of years are seeing their hard-earned cash evaporating. The NZ dollar has dipped to its lowest point against the greenback since March… Read more Audio

5:33 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6312998189112 Video, Audio

5:23 PM.The World Rally Championship was set to return to Aotearoa two years ago, until the pandemic got in the way. Now the rally cars are back for a 32nd time after a 10-year break. The rally starts with a… Read more Video, Audio

5:14 PM.Hurricane Ian has made landfall on Florida's southwest coast packing winds of close to 240km/h, making it one of the most powerful storms to strike in recent years. From Tampa, CNN's Gloria Pazmino… Read more Video, Audio

5:10 PM.A crackdown on migrant exploitation could see guilty employers face harsher penalties be publicly named and shamed, and banned from managing a company. The government has introduced the Worker… Read more Video, Audio