Checkpoint for Friday 23 August 2024

5:44 PM.Asia correspondent William Denselow speaks to Lisa Owen about North Korea taking issue with the United States selling Apache helicopters to the South, tensions at sea between China and the Philippines… Read more Audio

5:35 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

5:31 PM.Mount Smart has been renamed for tonight's Warriors match as the club gets set to farewell the Prince of Penrose. The side meet the Bulldogs tonight at 'Shaun Johnson Stadium,' closing the final… Read more Audio

5:27 PM.Confusion over who was in charge took hold among those tasked with responding to the grounding of the Aratere near Picton. Marlborough's harbourmaster has today released his report into the grounding… Read more Audio

5:17 PM.The industry group representing New Zealand growers has called for a total ban on Australian tomatoes. Tomatoes NZ said if the Tomato Brown Rugose virus gets across our borders it could descimate 80%… Read more Audio

5:16 PM.Visual journalist Nick Monro asked a few more people in Auckland who they would vote for and why in this year's election. Audio

5:11 PM.US Vice President Kamala Harris has officially accepted the Democratic party's presidential nomination. It came on the final evening of the Democratic National Convention which featured a star studded… Read more Audio

4:45 PM.The man, who has ongoing name suppression but is not a sitting MP, is on trial in Auckland this week, who is accused of sexually abusing two teenagers in the 1990s. He is accused of indecently… Read more Audio

4:42 PM.Residents on Auckland's Waiheke Island say renters are being pushed out of the market, with some even resorting to living in sheds. They say the island is suffering from a housing crisis driven by… Read more Audio

4:30 PM.Warriors superstar Roger Tuivasa-Sheck has pledged his international playing future to the country, sports reporter Jonty Dine speaks to Lisa Owen. Audio

4:25 PM.Is the coffee cup half empty when it comes to New Zealand's cafe scene? Stats NZ data shows that, for the first time on record, the number of restaurants and cafes shrank compared to the year before… Read more Audio

4:18 PM.Canada correspondent Ashleigh Stewart speaks to Lisa Owen about major rail shut down in Canada could have a huge knock-on effect for the global supply chain and Canada's Conservative Party in hot… Read more Audio

4:16 PM.Visual journalist Nick Monro asked people on the streets of Auckland which presidential candidate they would vote for and why. Audio

4:05 PM.Couples might be ready to say I do - but their wallets are not. Data from Stats NZ shows weddings could also be suffering from the economic downturn. Not only has the number of weddings decreased… Read more Audio