Checkpoint for Thursday 23 November 2023

5:50 PM.Today the Governing Body at Auckland Council met to go over plans to sell the city's downtown carpark. The building has been a sore spot for the council, with a number of central city groups objecting… Read more Audio

5:45 PM.After a series of online threats today, police have been searching a school, hospitals and other insitutions across the country. At 9:00am this morning, Auckland's St Kentigern's College received a… Read more Audio

5:36 PM.ACT Leader David Seymour speaks to Lisa Owen.

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5:28 PM.Three protected native Geckos have been returned to the wild after illegally being kept in captivity for years with tens of other lizards and skinks.

Manawatu man, Richard Brosnan has been fined… Read more Video, Audio

5:25 PM.New Zealand boxing champion Mea Motu has lost her world number one ranking. The IBO World Super Bantamweight Champion has been unseated at the top by Somalia's Ramla Ali. Sports reporter Jonty Dine… Read more Video, Audio

5:19 PM.Auckland businesses say the cancellation of SailGP feels like a "gut punch." Tātaki Auckland Unlimited has confirmed that SailGP won't be hosted in the city next year, due to unavailability of Wynyard… Read more Audio

5:16 PM.Hospitals and schools around the country have spent the day dealing with email threats of a "concerning nature". Police confirmed the emails had been sent to a number of organisations this morning… Read more Video, Audio

5:07 PM.It took 40 days and 40 nights, but the three leaders trying to form a government have emerged with a deal in hand. The agreement between National, ACT and New Zealand First is now going back to the… Read more Video, Audio