Checkpoint for Thursday 31 August 2023

6:07 PM.General practices are ailing, if not terminally ill in some cases. Nearly 90 percent of family doctors are under major financial pressure, with a third actually losing money in the last year. That's… Read more Audio

5:48 PM.The skies above New Zealand will be lit up by a very rare blue moon tonight, the likes of which you won't see again for a long time. While blue moons are actually fairly common, for one to coincide… Read more Video, Audio

5:45 PM.Parliament has signed off for the term with the traditional adjournment debate. A testy week full of cuts, censures, and claims of fiscal holes has finally come to a close, with MPs now let off into… Read more Audio

5:36 PM.Stilt houses could be the answer to avoiding rising tides and flood waters, according to a report for NIWA. The research by cost construction experts WT partnership found for some homes, lifting them… Read more Video, Audio

5:26 PM.A whopper of a lie, or greedy diners with big expectations. Burger King's landed in court over its marketing for the Whopper burger; central to the dispute is whether the chain's instore menu boards… Read more Video, Audio

5:22 PM.In a major about-turn, Qantas has responded to a public outcry and removed the expiry dates of Covid travel credits which were due to run out at the end of this year. Qantas customers can now request… Read more Audio

5:14 PM.Migrant workers allegedly caught up in an immigration fraud and living in over crowded conditions could soon be without any roof over their heads and zero income. Earlier this week Immigration NZ… Read more Video, Audio

5:07 PM."The status quo is not an option." New Zealand Rugby's been handed a scathing review of the state of the game, and its governance. It says NZR's structure is "not fit for purpose" and has an inability… Read more Video, Audio