Checkpoint for Tuesday 9 July 2024

5:44 PM.Australia correspondent Peter Ryan speaks to Susana Lei'ataua about a series of violent attacks sparking an unprecedented three day lockdown for the red centre town of Alice Springs. Audio

5:34 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

5:29 PM.1500 metre runner Maia Ramsden's inclusion takes the athletics team to 17 competitors including six runners, Felicity Reid speaks to Susana Lei'ataua. Audio

5:16 PM.Building and Construction Minister Chris Penk speaks to Susana Lei'ataua about the government moving to force building inspections to be done remotely - which it said will make building a home easier… Read more Audio

5:11 PM.The list MP has resigned from the party, but the party wants her gone from Parliament entirely. There is a way it can do that - by using the so-called 'waka jumping' legislation to have her booted… Read more Audio

5:08 PM."Welcome to Lulu Land," that's what Te Anau locals want to be the first thing you see when you arrive in the town as they celebrate Kiwi tennis sensation Lulu Sun's Wimbledon success, Anna Sargent… Read more Audio

4:47 PM.ABC business sales, a broker for small businesses said sales have soared in the past three months - and are up more than a third on a year ago, ABC Managing Director Chris Small speaks to Susana… Read more Audio

4:43 PM.Just weeks after they were thrown a lifeline by the new coalition government, two South Island schools for high needs students still don't know what the future holds, Samantha Gee reports.  Audio

4:38 PM.A New Zealand Initiative report proposes a system where drivers pay rates depending on what vehicle they drive, how far they travel and when. It also proposes adding congestion charging to the mix… Read more Audio

4:31 PM.Jamie Wall speaks to Susana Lei'atua about the All Blacks' first test in Dunedin and Novak Djokovic creating headlines at Wimbledon. Audio

4:23 PM.A New Plymouth mum fedup with seeing derriere's on display at her local swimming pool is calling for a ban on G-string swimwear. She's started a petition asking the council to up its dress code at the… Read more Audio

4:15 PM.US correspondent Todd Zwillich speaks to Susana Lei'ataua about the guilty plea set to come from Boeing in relation to criminal charges from two fatal plane crashes that killed hundreds and Alec… Read more Audio

4:06 PM.Wairoa families need cleaning gear, toilet paper, bedding and energy efficient heaters - the region's in recovery mode after last month's flooding, Jordon Winiata, the function lead at the… Read more Audio