Checkpoint for Wednesday 29 May 2024

5:36 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

5:31 PM.It's Budget Day Eve.. and anticipation is building for the Coalition's first rodeo. Political reporter Lillian Hanly reports. Audio

5:28 PM.The pressure is on the Black Sticks men to live up to their favourites tag at hockey's Nations Cup in Poland. The nine-team tournament which starts this weekend is also the last chance for New Zealand… Read more Audio

5:18 PM.Assistant Commissioner Mike Johnson speaks to Lisa Owen about police plans for the mass protests around the country on Budget Day. Audio

5:15 PM.Police say a car crossed the centre line in a crash that's claimed the lives of five people. Natalie Akoorie reports. Audio

5:08 PM.Chairman of Smith and Caughey's Tony Caughey speaks to Lisa Owen about the plan to close the iconic luxury department store early next year. Audio

4:50 PM.Migration rates "falling off a cliff" during COVID-19 and fewer babies being born are behind slower population growth in New Zealand, revealed in the first post-pandemic Census results released today… Read more Audio

4:37 PM.Parents of children with disabilities are concerned changes to funding rules will halt their child's development. Jimmy Ellingham reports. Audio

4:33 PM.The iconic Smith and Caughey's department store in the heart of Auckland City has started talks to shut up shop for good.. after 144 years in business. Finn Blackwell reports. Audio

4:29 PM.Hamilton Boys' High School has found itself at the epicentre of a union v league codewar. The school's come under fire for allegedly pressuring members of its first fifteen into rejecting… Read more Audio

4:16 PM.Asia correspondent Per Elinder Liljas speaks to Lisa Owen about Thailand's record number of meth seizures in 2023. Audio

4:06 PM.Dundas Street employment lawyer Megan Vant speaks to Lisa Owen about workers' rights when it comes to the 'strike' organised for Budget Day. Audio