Checkpoint for Monday 27 May 2024

5:43 PM.Asia correspondent Diane To speaks to Lisa Owen about Hong Kong's largest national security case likely to reach a verdict soon Audio

5:39 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report Audio

5:33 PM.Fifteen-thousand people have signed a petition calling for an end to unpaid work placements. Campaign lead for advocacy group Paid Placements Aotearoa Bex Howells spoke with Lisa Owen. Audio

5:27 PM.The Maori All Blacks have a new head coach as the side returns to the international stage next month. Former All Black Ross Filipo takes the reins of the team he played for during the early 2000s… Read more Audio

5:18 PM.Auckland councillor Shane Henderson spoke with Lisa Owen about the prospect of a new stadium for the city. Audio

5:14 PM.Central Auckland business owners say criminals are harassing their staff, stealing their purses and scaring customers away. Felix Walton reports Audio

5:08 PM.Te Whatu Ora clinical lead for planned care, Dr Derek Sherwood speaks to Lisa Owen about the nationwide release of wait list times for those waiting for elective surgery. Audio

4:46 PM.Turn Your Life Around co-General Manager Jolene Cartwright speaks to Lisa Owen about the rise in young people arming themselves. Audio

4:42 PM.Trainees in health care, education and social work and calling for funding in the Budget, as they prepare to deliver a petition to Parliament. Jimmy Ellingham reports. Audio

4:36 PM.The inquest into the death of Sophia Crestani at an overcrowded Dunedin student party has heard recordings of distressed party-goers pleading for help and telling police that someone is going to die… Read more Audio

4:25 PM.New Zealand driver Scott Dixon has finished on the podium at an eventful Indy 500. American Josef Newgarden won the 200-lap race for a second consecutive year after a four hour delay to the start of… Read more Audio

4:22 PM.Police in Wellington say they are continuing to search for a man who went missing after reportedly going overboard from the East by West ferry last week. Wellington reporter Bill Hickman spoke with… Read more Audio

4:17 PM.Middle East correspondent Camille Nedelec speaks to Lisa Owen about Israeli forces bombing Rafah and reportedly killing dozens of people at a camp for displaced Palestinians. Audio

4:12 PM.Our reporter Adam Burns asked people how much they have to pay in school costs for their children Audio

4:06 PM.Recent public service redundancies are being blamed for a big jump in the number of parents in the capital who cant afford to pay school fees and donations. Wellington Girls College principal Julia… Read more Audio