Checkpoint for Tuesday 22 October 2024

5:46 PM.King Charles and Queen Camilla's visit has proved eventful in Australia. It's been a busy trip for the royals who faced a controversial wecome after the King was heckled in parliament yesterday… Read more Audio

5:45 PM.The partner of murdered Christchurch real estate agent Yanfei Bao has described to the court when he realised something sinister may have happened to Miss Bao. 53-year-old Tingjun Cao a Chinese… Read more Audio

5:37 PM.The government has revealed its new school lunches menu that will hit cafeterias at the start of Term 1 next year. The dishes include butter chicken curry, chicken katsu, lasagne plus cold chicken… Read more Audio

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

5:27 PM.Only 10 sports will feature at the next Commonwealth Games to be hosted in Glasglow. The pared back Games to be held in July and August 2026 has axed nine sports including several long-standing events… Read more Audio

5:26 PM.Darleen Tana has been officially ejected from Parliament - after the Green Party last week agreed to make use of the waka-jumping provision. It ends a turbulent seven-month saga for the Greens - but… Read more Audio

5:15 PM."Uninformed and unintelligent," cuts to the new Dunedin Hospital could be fatal according to a top specialist. Checkpoint understands the planned sixth level of the inpatient building could be… Read more Audio

5:05 PM.Eyes are on Wellington City council, officially. The local government minister's appointing a crown observer to monitor and report back on what he has described as a shambles Things came to a head… Read more Audio

4:47 PM.New Zealand should be looking across the ditch for disability housing standards according to one advocacy service. Advocacy group Disability Connect describes the accesible housing situation in… Read more Audio

4:43 PM.Over 2000 people attended the final national hui for Maori unity at Tuahiwi Marae north of Christchurch today. Ngai Tahu hosted the hui where discussions focussed on indigenous economics. A regulatory… Read more Audio

4:38 PM.13 young people at a youth justice facility in South Auckland spent over 15 hours on the roof of the building, after escaping from their units last night. It's not the first time Korowai Manaaki in… Read more Audio

4:30 PM.Sports reporter Jamie Walll spoke to Lisa Owen about the All Black side to face Japan hot off the press and Portia Woodman-Wickliffe being back for a new team next year in Super Rugby Aupiki. Audio

4:24 PM.A military mission of a different kind, to reunite a World War one medal with its whanau. The British War medal was found dropped on the ground in a carpark at Ohope beach in Whakatane just after… Read more Audio

4:17 PM.United States correspondent Todd Zwillich spoke to Lisa Owen about Elon Musk causing a stir with his latest move as the country edges closer to the election, the exonerated men who make up the… Read more Audio

4:05 PM.Chicken Katsu, tex mex mince beef, pasta salad, and butter chicken are all on the menu for the government's Ka Ora, Ka Ako school lunch programme, but maybe not as you know and love them. Looking at… Read more Audio