Checkpoint for Friday 24 May 2024

5:43 PM.Asia correspondent Per Elinder Liljas speaks to Susana Lei'ataua about an expo in Macau showcasing futuristic technology, China launching a massive military drill around Taiwan and the Thai government… Read more Audio

5:37 PM.The man instrumental in making Matariki an official public holiday is calling on the government to continue to support and help grow Matariki ahead of next weeks Budget. Professor Rangi Matamua was… Read more Audio

5:32 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

5:31 PM.A third flight from New Caledonia has just touched down in Auckland carrying 50 very relieved New Zealanders. They'd been unable to get home from the French territory due to civil unrest, which has… Read more Audio

5:27 PM.Hamilton sprinter Danielle Aitchison has set a new world record at the Para Athletics World Championships in Japan. Aitchison won the 200 metre T36 gold medal to add to the silver medal she won… Read more Audio

5:23 PM.Multiple agencies are still searching for a man who's believed to have gone went overboard in Wellington Harbour this morning. Police say the missing man is Pakeha and in his 40s - they haven't yet… Read more Audio

5:15 PM.Singapore Airlines will no longer serve hot meals when the seat belt sign is on during all its flights - after a passenger died and more than 100 were injured during severe turbulance. Aviation… Read more Audio

5:08 PM.Police Commissioner Andrew Coster speaks with Susana Lei'ataua about what can be done about knife crime after 16-year-old schoolboy killed in Dunedin. Audio

4:45 PM.Young people are being hit the hardest by job losses. Our unemployment rate is sitting at 4.3 percent is expected to rise above 5 percent by next year. But for young people - aged between 15 and 24… Read more Audio

4:41 PM.Police say it only took them a minute to arrive at the scene of a fatal stabbing at the Dunedin bus hub, arresting a thirteen-year-old boy for murder. Tess Brunton reports Audio

4:36 PM.Wellington Water apologised to councils after discovering a multi-million dollar hole in its budget. The error was only spotted after most councils had already signed off on their long-term plans… Read more Audio

4:27 PM.RNZ sports journalist Jamie Wall previews Friday night's showdown between the Chiefs and the Hurricanes in Hamilton with Susana Lei'ataua. Audio

4:25 PM.Tourism New Zealand is making a bold pitch for visitors to come here in the off season. The agency will now funnel its money into campaigns to encourage people to come here from March to November… Read more Audio

4:24 PM.Canda correspondent Ashleigh Stewart speaks to Susan Lei'ataua about Toronto's failed efforts to decriminalise illicit drugs, a Canadian airline's plea to the government to help lower the cost of… Read more Audio

4:07 PM.Auckland City Mayor Wayne Brown speaks to RNZ's Checkpoint about rising crime in inner city Auckland and whether he feels safe walking around at night Audio