Checkpoint for Monday 8 July 2024

5:45 PM.Europe correspondent Diane To speaks to Susana Lei'ataua about a surprise comeback by the left against the far right in the french elections, Labour winning in a landslide earlier in the week in… Read more Audio

5:32 PM.Lulu Sun, who was born in Te Anau and last year switched allegiance from Switzerland to New Zealand, outplayed Emma Raducanu 6-2, 7-5, 6-2 to move into the quarter-finals, where she will play… Read more Audio

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

5:29 PM.The All Blacks are off to a winning start under new coach Scott Robertson but they will be forced into making at least one change to their line-up for Saturday's second game against England, Felicity… Read more Audio

5:26 PM.We are deep into winter bug season and even though we are riding the back of a COVID-19 wave with new cases on the decline - there are still hundreds of new infections reported every week. So how many… Read more Audio

5:17 PM.Cardiologists are warning people are dying years too young from heart failure because proper drugs aren't being funded and the Cardiac Society said Cardiovascular disease remains the number one cause… Read more Audio

5:12 PM.Tough economic times and financial pressure are partly behind a spike in financial elder abuse cases, according to aged care workers. Age concern estimates 1 in 10 older people are victims of elder… Read more Audio

5:07 PM."Darleen, please resign,"that's the message the Green Party's co-leader has for disgraced former MP Darleen Tana, who has stood down from her party but remains a member of parliament with the taxpayer… Read more Audio

4:46 PM.A time-limited cash boost for budget advisers during the pandemic has run out, so the Ministry of Social Development has run a tender process for services to apply for contracts, not all were… Read more Audio

4:41 PM.A woman whose newborn baby was taken from her while she was sleeping in an Anglican-run home for unwed mothers wants the church to issue a public apology and the country's adoption laws replaced… Read more Audio

4:36 PM.Tana resigned from the party at the request of caucus following the release of a long-awaited investigation into allegations of migrant exploitation at her husband's e-bike business. The Greens now… Read more Audio

4:32 PM.Local business owners around Mount Ruapehu are hoping for the best of times ahead, after the worst of times of previous winters, Jimmy Ellingham reports. Audio

4:27 PM.New Zealand tennis' rising star Lulu Sun is making history and hoping to inspire more Kiwi players with her feats at Wimbledon. The 23 year old is into the quarterfinals of the grass court Grand Slam… Read more Audio

4:23 PM.Millions of dollars have been spent trying to control wilding conifers - which out-compete native plants and animals, and suck water from our catchments, there are fears they could cover 20 percent of… Read more Audio

4:14 PM.Middle East correspondent Jacob Brown speaks to Susana Lei'ataua about a new president in charge in Iran, who could pave the way for some major changes in domestic and foreign policy, more talks of a… Read more Audio

4:08 PM.As the cost of living crisis bites, and job losses mount, homeowners are finding it increasingly hard to meet mortgage repayments. While not at the levels we saw during the GFC, mortgagee sales are… Read more Audio