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Checkpoint for Tuesday 30 April 2024

  • Australian budget airline Bonza in trouble

    5:42 PM.Australia correspondent Peter Ryan speaks to Lisa Owen about Australian airline Bonza's chaotic day of flight cancellations, stranded passengers and an uncertain future for the budget carrier. Audio

  • Evening business for 30 April 2024

    business economy

    5:33 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

  • Kiwi swimmers eyeing medals in Paris

    5:30 PM.New Zealand swimming is on the rise with a 9 strong team named for the Paris Olympics. Sports reporter Barry Guy has the story. Audio

  • Emotional scenes at 3yo's inquest

    5:26 PM.The second day of the inquest into a little boy's death in Gore, has wrapped up in the Invercargill District Court. Three year old Lachlan Jones was found dead in a local oxidation pond in 2019. His… Read more Audio

  • Air NZ responds to complaint after Chigago route cancellation

    5:17 PM.An Air New Zealand customer spent seven hours on the phone to the airline trying to rebook a cancelled international flight. Air New Zealand general manager long haul Scott Carr spoke with Lisa Owen. Audio

  • MPs in line for health pay bumps

    5:13 PM.MPs are in line for a healthy pay bump this term - amidst the Coalition's cutting campaign - and the cost-of-living crisis. Deputy political editor Craig McCulloch has more. Audio

  • Concern as Reefton's only aged care facility closes

    5:08 PM.The Reefton community is gutted after its only hospital level aged care facility has now closed for good, despite health officials giving asssurances it would re-open. Local woman Moira Lockington… Read more Audio

  • Family unimpressed after Air NZ cancellation

    4:45 PM.Four out of ten for customer service Air New Zealand. That's how one family's rating the national carrier after it cancelled their Chicago flight and left them in call centre limbo land, refusing to… Read more Audio

  • Fatal dog maulling sparks review

    4:33 PM.An investigation is underway and Auckland Animal Management is reviewing the number of dogs that can be walked in a pack after a woman's dog was fatally maulled at a park. The dog walking company… Read more Audio

  • How many dogs should you be able to walk at once?

    4:33 PM.An investigation is underway and Auckland Animal Management is reviewing the number of dogs that can be walked in a pack after a woman's dog was fatally maulled at a park Lawyer Nathan Batts, who… Read more Audio

  • Chateau Tongariro continuing to deteriorate

    4:31 PM.Chateau Tongariro is continuing to deteriorate despite taxpayers forking out millions on its upkeep. Jimmy Ellingham spoke with Lisa Owen about how bad things have become at the famous hotel. Audio

  • Dan Carter has a kick about at Eden Park

    4:25 PM.RNZ sports journalist Jamie Wall speaks to Lisa Dan Carter kicking some goals at Eden Park today and an English footballer making a mockery of his former team. Audio

  • Man with cancer wins $1.3b Powerball jackpot

    4:17 PM.United States correspondent Todd Zwillich speaks to Lisa Owen about Columbia University taking action against pro-Palestinian protesters on their campus, Kristi Noem doubling down on killing a dog and… Read more Audio

  • Pay at the pump or in store to pay?

    4:13 PM.Do you opt to pay at the pump, D-I-Y style.. or do you go in store to pay? Reporter Georgie Hanafin asked people which they prefer. Audio

  • Save money at DIY petrol station

    4:06 PM.Pumping your own petrol at an unstaffed station is best the way to save a buck ..according the Commerce Commission. Commissioner Bryan Chapple speaks to Lisa Owen. Audio