Checkpoint for Friday 20 January 2023

5:45 PM.Now to Christchurch, where the garden city has been treated to a scorcher today. The mercury has been steadily rising - sparking a warning from Fire and Emergency.. Our reporter Anna Sargent has been… Read more Audio

5:40 PM.Peter Dunne was the leader of United Future and served as a minister in both National and Labour governments. He discusses Jacinda Ardern's resignation as Prime Minister and Labour leader with Lisa… Read more Audio

5:38 PM.RNZ reporter Sam Olley has this report on the Labour leadership and who voters think should replace Jacinda Ardern as Prime Minister. Audio

5:35 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

5:23 PM.Sunday is decision day for Labour MPs choosing a new Prime Minister. Under a rule introduced in 2021, if the party is in power at the time its leader vacates the job, the caucus can elect a new one as… Read more Audio

5:21 PM.Meanwhile it was business as usual for National today, as MPs hit the campaign trail early for the party's Napier candidate. The caucus was in the same city as Labour when the Prime Minister announced… Read more Audio

5:18 PM.Some people in one of the country's most marginal seats believe Labour has essentially handed National the 2023 election following the shock resignation of the Prime Minister. Maungakiekie, taking in… Read more Audio

5:13 PM.RNZ political editor Jane Patterson talks to Lisa Owen about the atmosphere at Labour's caucus retreat, a day after Jacinda Ardern announced her resignation. Audio

5:06 PM.Labour MPs get their election skates on early, determined to choose Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's replacement on Sunday. The Prime Minister's announcement came as a shock to her caucus yesterday… Read more Audio