Checkpoint for Monday 5 August 2024

5:43 PM.United Kingdom correspondent Diane To speaks to Lisa Owen about the lastest on last week's mass stabbing tragedy in a town near Liverpool, and The National Archives releasing an interesting complaint… Read more Audio

5:37 PM.Police are seeking to suspend the liquor licenses of most South Island New World supermarkets for alleged continual breaches of online alcohol advertising controls. A two-day hearing before the… Read more Audio

5:31 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

5:25 PM.Newly minted Olympic sprint champion Noah Lyles is demanding a sneaker range to celebrate his success, while tennis champion Novak Djokovic rates his gold medal success above all his 24 grand slam… Read more Audio

5:15 PM.More than 200 people travelled to Parliament today in support of Ngapuhi opposition to the repeal of Section 7AA of the Oranga Tamariki Act. It comes as a select committee meets to hear submissions on… Read more Audio

5:08 PM.An Auckland family medical centre said its being forced to put up patient fees because of rising costs and inadequate government funding, even though it could make doctors visit more unaffordable for… Read more Audio

4:50 PM.The retirement commission estimates by 2048, the number of over 65's renting could increase 100%; to more than 600,000 pensioners. However, new Commission research, based on interviews with more than… Read more Audio

4:44 PM.In RNZ's new series Crunching the Numbers, we're out chatting to Kiwis about all things affecting their wallets. Our first story takes a look at renting, with research showing almost 1 in 5 New… Read more Audio

4:39 PM.A forensic scientist has returned to the witness box as the second week of Philip Polkinghorne's murder trial gets underway at the High Court in Auckland. Fiona Matheson described the hours spent at… Read more Audio

4:31 PM.The Olympics has entered its second week, with the track cycling, wrestling, and sport climbing events set to get underway, Sports reporter Bridget Tunnicliffe speaks to Lisa Owen. Audio

4:25 PM.The Coalition is keeping education in the headlines, after National delared a total system failure in maths teaching at schools. Christopher Luxon used his party's AGM over the weekend to announce a… Read more Audio

4:16 PM.Middle East correspondent Jacob Brown speaks to Lisa Owen about the threat of massive retailation over the killing of Hamas' political leader last week and whether Israel's military operations have… Read more Audio

4:12 PM.Reporter Rachel Graham hit the streets of Christchurch to find out how often people use food delivery services like Uber Eats. Audio

4:06 PM.Some restaurants said uber eats fees are greedily gobbling up their profits and they're now urging people to by pass the delivery giant and order from them directly, Jazzy Seng, manager of… Read more Audio