Checkpoint for Monday 21 October 2024

5:45 PM.United Kingdom correspondent Diane To spoke to Lisa Owen about the UK's health secretary suggesting a curious way of beefing up the workforce - with a new weight loss jab, a group of Nigerian nurses… Read more Audio

5:38 PM.A trial is underway in Auckland over alleged historical abuse at a home for at risk boys in state care, once housed within a rundown part of the former Kingseat psychiatric hospital. Three former… Read more Audio

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

5:29 PM.Young New Zealand driver Liam Lawson made a great return to Formula One this morning picking up championships after not racing for over a year. The 22 year old came through from last on the starting… Read more Audio

5:26 PM.The High Court has been told that there may have been a sexual element to the attack on a Christchurch real estate agent, whose body was found just over a year after she went missing. 53-year-old… Read more Audio

5:16 PM.Christopher Luxon continues to stand by his Minister of Commerce who allegedly told a worker to F off during a site visit. The business employee says that Mr Bayly told him to "f*** off" and… Read more Audio

5:15 PM.The White Ferns beat South Africa by 32 runs, after scoring 158 for five in their 20 overs, with Melie Kerr top scoring with 43. The team went into the tournament having lost ten T20 games in a row… Read more Audio

4:45 PM.A signficant situation vacant is causing concern in the science world and beyond. The government won't say whether it's keeping role of Prime Minister's Chief science advisor; a job that has been… Read more Audio

4:40 PM.For the past 17 days, a survivor of Lake Alice's notorious child and adolescent unit's been stuck in life-threatening limbo, waiting for a heart operation. Malcolm Richards is in hospital in Hastings… Read more Audio

4:33 PM.Among those celebrating the White Ferns' win back home, were the teaching staff and students at Tawa College. Four of the 15 strong squad who beat South Africa in the T20 cricket world cup are former… Read more Audio

4:29 PM.New Zealand has experienced possibly one of it's greatest weekends in sport with world championship titles and historic victories. It started at the world track cycling championships in Denmark on… Read more Audio

4:23 PM.Wayward visitors wombling onto the closed Cathedral Cove track are getting in the way of contractors and slowing down repairs. The track to the popular tourist attraction on the Coromandel Peninsula… Read more Audio

4:15 PM.Israel has carried out more bombings across Gaza and Lebanon. In the city of Beit Lahia, buildings have been flattened and at least 87 people killed in air strikes as the Israeli military tightens its… Read more Audio

4:07 PM.The popular virtual game, Roblox, is a hunting ground for sex offenders looking to exploit young New Zealand based victims, according to an online safety group. Roblox users can create an avatar or… Read more Audio