Checkpoint for Friday 18 October 2024

5:42 PM.Asia correspondent Erin Hale spoke to Lisa Owen about Bangladesh issuing an arrest warrant for its former prime minister who was ousted earlier this year after mass protests, China launching a… Read more Audio

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

5:16 PM.Commerce Minister Andrew Bayly has apologised for his conduct after a complaint that he repeatedly called a worker "a loser" and swore at him while on a business visit. The employee formally… Read more Audio

5:15 PM.600 jobs are going, following confirmation the Alliance group is shutting down its Timaru meat processing plant. Sheepmeat, calves and night shift venison seasonal processing stopped at the plant at… Read more Audio

5:08 PM."Auckland's the problem child," when it comes to a blow out in wait times to sit licence tests, according the NZTA. Want to be drivers are having to wait up to a year for a spot. In desperation some… Read more Audio

4:47 PM.Commerce Minister Andrew Bayly has apologised for his conduct after a complaint that he repeatedly called a worker "a loser" and swore at him while on a business visit. The employee formally… Read more Audio

4:43 PM.Around 600 employees at Alliance Group's Timaru meatworks are out of a job, following an announcement that the co-op will close its Smithfield plant by the end of the year. Alliance revealed a… Read more Audio

4:36 PM.Darleen Tana's fate as an MP is now over to Parliament's Speaker, after Green Party delegates agreed to use the party-hopping legislation to remove her from Parliament. The Greens have wrestled with… Read more Audio

4:31 PM.Sports reporter Jamie Wall spoke to Lisa Owen about a bit of drama with the All Blacks and a great first test against India for the Black Caps. Audio

4:26 PM.Currently, unemployment is sitting at 4.6 percent or 143,000 people out of work. Treasury forecast have it rising to 5.3 percent by this years end. Today, the Alliance Group confirmed it's shutting… Read more Audio

4:19 PM.Canada correspondent Ashleigh Stewart spoke to Lisa Owen about a public feud between Canada and India hitting new lows this week, a woman being arrested for trying to smuggle something quite bizarre… Read more Audio

4:07 PM.Regional operator Sounds Air is canning its Wellington/Westport route in the face of tough economic headwinds. It's last run to the capital will be December 31st. Sounds Air said unlike Air New… Read more Audio