Checkpoint for Monday 19 August 2024

5:43 PM.United Kingdom correspondent speaks to Lisa Owen about the UK government reviewing its anti-extremism plans, saying there are gaps in the system that need plugging, an interesting trend in the UK… Read more Audio

5:38 PM.Lawyers have made their opening arguments in the trial of a man accused of murdering a man who was out walking his dog in Christchurch. The victim, 62-year-old Nigel Wilson, was found by relatives… Read more Audio

5:33 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report Audio

5:28 PM.A reflective Shaun Johnson told media today that the thought of running out onto Mount Smart stadium for the last time is the hardest thing he's had to come to terms with about his retirement. Johnson… Read more Audio

5:15 PM.Mess with our mokopuna and we will not sit quietly - this was a key message delivered to the Prime Minister as politicians decended on Turangawaewae Marae in Ngāruawāhia for Koroneihana. The… Read more Audio

5:14 PM.Millions of dollars blowing in the wind; that's the cost of weather related restrictions on Auckland's Harbour Bridge. Gusty conditions has meant at various points today it has been down two lanes… Read more Audio

5:10 PM.A polar blast has caused major disruptions across the country today, with snow reaping havoc on South Island roads, and torential rain causing homes flood and severe slips in the North Island. All… Read more Audio

5:10 PM.Meanwhile, it's mops out in the North Island this afternoon. Nowhere more so than in the Wairarapa town of Pahiatua, where flood waters poured into several homes. Some are upset that an overflowing… Read more Audio

4:46 PM.The rain thundered down and the winds whipped up this afternoon - but the Kiingitanga movement saved the real storm for the Government. Politicians from across the spectrum - including the Prime… Read more Audio

4:42 PM.Drug addicts in Fiji are trying to get high by injecting blood taken from someone else who's used methamphetamine, according to a drug harm prevention agency. The practice, known as "blasting" or… Read more Audio

4:39 PM.Police are investigating a suspected shooting after a person was found seriously wounded and later died at the scene in east Auckland. Armed police swarmed onto the corner of Marvon Downs Avenue and… Read more Audio

4:30 PM.New Zealand's Olympic silver medallist Hayden Wilde has been pipped for gold again by British rival Alex Yee. Wilde was passed by Yee just before the finish line, a repeat of what happened at the… Read more Audio

4:26 PM.For most of us we see flies as a filthy scourge, but a fledging Auckland company's hoping to generate investor buzz around one particular species, that could be a vital link in the food chain. The… Read more Audio

4:17 PM.Middle East correspondent Jacob Brown speaks to Lisa Owen about Gaze ceasefire talks reaching a critical moment, discussions about Iran and threats of a retaliation against Israel for the… Read more Audio

4:07 PM.Figures show homelessnes on the Hauraki Gulf Island are the highest per capita in the Auckland region. Academics say poverty and unemployment aren't the causes; it's absentee home owners renting their… Read more Audio