Checkpoint for Tuesday 25 June 2024

5:48 PM.A petition signed by thousands of New Zealanders calling for the government to keep its ban on live animal exports has been handed over to Parliament, Nick James reports. Audio

5:42 PM.Australia correspondent speaks to Lisa Owen about how anyone wanting to buy and use vapes in Australia will be forced to get them from pharmacies rather than vape stores, which have gone viral as part… Read more Audio

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

5:28 PM.The Maori All Blacks say they will carry the memory of former teammate Connor Garden-Bachop throughout the season.Connor Garden-Bachop died aged 25 due to a medical event on June 17. Sports reporter… Read more Audio

5:22 PM.A multiple scleroris sufferer said she feels let down and scared after waiting two and a half years for a routine MRI scan in Wellington, the city is struggling with only one scanning machine and not… Read more Audio

5:17 PM.Visual journalist Marika Khabazi asked people who they think should be coughing up compensation for the Northland blackout. Audio

5:16 PM.The Coalition government is launching its own investigation into the Covid-19 pandemic - including vaccination mandates and lockdowns - to begin when the current one finishes up later this year… Read more Audio

5:12 PM.Northland businesses could be eyeing a potential class action for compensation after last week's massive power outage caused when transpower maintenance crew unbolting the feet of the pylon causing it… Read more Audio

5:08 PM.A desperate search continues tonight for three people missing for more than 24 hours after their boat failed to return from a fishing trip in the waters off Gisborne. RNZ reporter Bill Hickman speaks… Read more Audio

4:46 PM.The live animal export industry said it hopes to be up and running again by the end of next year, despite strong opposition, Live Exports NZ chair Glen Neal speaks to Lisa Owen. Audio

4:35 PM.Before the end of the year Auckland Zoo's last elephant will likely pack her trunk and head to Australia, where she will eventually join a herd. Elephants are super social creatures and need company… Read more Audio

4:31 PM.RNZ Sports journalist Jamie Wall speaks to Lisa Owen about Scott Robertson's first All Black squad and the All Blacks fresh new look. Audio

4:24 PM.Israel has been bombarding the strip since Hamas launched a brazen attack on October 7 last year, killing more than 1000 people and taking hundreds of hostages; many of whom are still being held… Read more Audio

4:15 PM.United States correspondent Todd Zwillich speaks to Lisa Owen about the US Supreme Court term ending this Friday, conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' media empire facing potential shutdown to pay money… Read more Audio

4:08 PM.Rescuers have lost sight of two people believed to have been spotted from the air clinging to a life ring off the coast of the Mahia peninsula, in atrocious conditions. A third person remains… Read more Audio