Checkpoint for Thursday 7 March 2024

5:32 PM.One piles up runs, the other piles up wickets. Black Caps Kane Williamson and Tim Southee will hope to add to their hauls when they both play their 100th Test match against Australia in Christchurch… Read more Audio

5:28 PM.It's fair to say most people have baggage, but some airline passengers are taking the absolute mickey with their jumbo sized hand luggage, hogging the overhead lockers and breeding festering… Read more Audio

5:16 PM.Environmentalists are crying foul over the government's new consenting regime arguing it's "anti-nature" and "anti-democratic". The coalition is introducing a revamped consenting scheme that gives a… Read more Audio

5:07 PM.Another week, another devastating blow to Aotearoa's media landscape. Just eight days after Newshub announced it's axing its entire news operation, the country's largest TV broadcaster, TVNZ, has… Read more Audio

4:45 PM.Police say a spate of petrol stations robberies across Auckland could be connected. There have been 5 such aggravated robberies in the city since Sunday; in Western Springs, Green Bay, Papatoetoe… Read more Audio

4:35 PM.As the number of electric vehicles on New Zealand's roads continues to increase, EV drivers in need of repairs might have a hard time finding a mechanic qualified to fix them. The country now has an… Read more Audio

4:31 PM.Moana Pasifika is still without a home. The young Super Rugby franchise spent their 2023 home season at Mount Smart and shifted to North Harbour Stadium this year however, are not permitted to play… Read more Audio

4:22 PM.Attention's flicked to another channel with TVNZ announcing almost seventy people could lose their jobs. It comes a week after Newshub revealed plans to shut down its news and current affairs division… Read more Audio

4:16 PM.United States correspondent Todd Zwillich speaks to Lisa Owen about Super Tuesday, the person responsible for the misfired prop gun on Alec Baldwin's Rust film set and Donald Trump. Read more Audio

4:06 PM.A free pass for big industry to bulldoze Aotearoa's precious natural environment. That's the Green Party's verdict on legislation that would give Government Ministers the power to push through… Read more Audio