Checkpoint for Wednesday 12 June 2024

5:50 PM.Just how reliable is the evidence of those two blonde hairs purportedly found on Scott Watson's boat? That's the big question for the Court of Appeal this week. It's day three of the hearing, which is… Read more Audio

5:43 PM.Africa correspondent Elna Schütz speaks to Lisa Owen about the latest from South Africa's coalition discussions, the displacement of millions of people amid Sudan's civil war and a plane crash that… Read more Audio

5:38 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

5:28 PM.Jonty Dine speaks to Lisa Owen about the Blues hosting the Brumbies at Eden Park on Friday night for a place in the final, as they look to farewell one of their favourite sons with a Super Rugby… Read more Audio

5:22 PM.Visual journalist Nick Monro asked people in the suburb of Northcote on Auckland's north shore - if they have medical insurance. Audio

5:21 PM.Political parties appear to have little appetite for tightening the rules around MPs' housing perks - despite widespread public disapproval. MPs can claim between 36-thousand-dollars and… Read more Audio

5:17 PM.The astronomical cost of self funding cancer drugs raises questions about the role of medical insurance in Aotearoa which supposedly has a fully funded health system, Dr Stephen Child, the chief… Read more Audio

5:07 PM.Father of two Akhil Chaudhary speaks to Lisa Owen about self funding the cancer drug Tagrisso Osimertinib, one of the 13 cancer treatments that National promised to fund by this year - but failed to… Read more Audio

4:50 PM.A man who's spent more than three decades in prison for the rape and murder of 13-year-old girl Karla Cardno has been told he has a lot of work to do to prepare for life outside prison, Jimmy… Read more Audio

4:42 PM.A homeless Wellington man said there are good reasons why he prefers to sleep rough - in carparking buildings, downtown or on the waterfront, rather than in social housing, after a man was badly… Read more Audio

4:33 PM.Families are fed up with a costly lottery which gives them a chance to bring their overseas parents to New Zealand., only 500 people have been picked to apply in the past year, Gill Bonnett reports. Audio

4:28 PM.New Zealand's men's canoe sprint team is set to debut in a new discipline in Paris. The New Zealand Olympic Committee today confirmed the selections of the men's team, with four athletes to contest… Read more Audio

4:25 PM.The SPCA is looking for cats and dogs to appear in next year's fundraising calendar, however only one can make the cover, SPCA Chief Executive Todd Westwood speaks to Lisa Owen. Audio

4:16 PM.Asia correspondent Erin Hale speaks to Lisa Owen about four Americans being stabbed in a park in Northern China, a heatwave in India claiming numerous lives and the resignation of mutliple foreign… Read more Audio

4:06 PM.The students association said a distressingly large number of students couldn't log into their exams and in some cases those who managed to log on were misidentified as other students, Flynn… Read more Audio