Checkpoint for Thursday 24 October 2024

5:48 PM.The Health Ministry has apologised to the Smokefree minister Casey Costello for failing to inform her that one of its officials had a conflict of interest. It comes after NZ First leader Winston… Read more Audio

5:41 PM.The King might have departed Australia's shores this week to head to CHOGM in Samoa, but controversy continues to swirl there in his absence. Controversy sparked from a protest by an Independent… Read more Audio

5:37 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

5:30 PM.The world champion White Ferns have to move on quickly from their T20 Cricket World Cup celebrations. Days after being the first New Zealand team to win a title in the shortest format of the game… Read more Audio

5:28 PM.The Chief Ombudsman fears history may repeat itself after releasing yet another scathing report about Oranga Tamariki. Peter Boshier's latest investigation found the agency's failure to act on reports… Read more Audio

5:23 PM.In an effort to make a point a New Plymouth District Councillor has bought a birthday cake and a card for a pothole that remains unfilled a year after he told the responsible authorities about the… Read more Audio

5:13 PM.A South Otago mum said the region shouldn't be forced to chose whose loved ones miss out on heath care to cut the budget for the Dunedin Hospital rebuild; it should go ahead as promised and be fit for… Read more Audio

5:08 PM.The man at the centre of a fatal stabbing on Auckland bus, has handed himself into a Northshore police station. The man was identifed off CCTV footage as a person on interest in yesterday's stabbing… Read more Audio

4:47 PM.Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is among the world leaders who have arrived in Samoa. Political reporter Russell Palmer is in Apia and and spoke to Lisa Owen. Audio

4:44 PM.King Charles and Queen Camilla have touched down in Apia for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, also known as CHOGM. Local villagers have lined the streets with lanterns to welcome the… Read more Audio

4:34 PM.The trial of the man accused of murdering Yanfei Bao has heard an open home was held at the property at which the Crown alleges the real estate agent was killed, four days after she went missing. 53… Read more Audio

4:28 PM.India's proud record of not losing a cricket Test Series on home soil since 2012 is at risk against the Black Caps. After New Zealand won the first Test by eight wickets on Sunday, and the action… Read more Audio

4:24 PM.It's been five years since DOC announced the multi-million dollar upgrade of the Tuatapere Hump Ridge Track. Locals can't wait for the three-day loop walk to officially open, saying it will be a boon… Read more Audio

4:15 PM.United States correspondent Todd Zwillich spoke to Lisa Owen about Donald Trump's longest serving chief of staff making scathing comments about the former president. An update on Rudy Giuliani, the… Read more Audio

4:09 PM.Businesses say the gag worthy smell coming from the Lower Hutt's Seaview waste water treatment plant is disgusting and off putting for customers. People living and working in the seaside suburb north… Read more Audio

4:05 PM.There has been developments in the manhunt, for the suspect at the centre of fatal stabbing on board an Auckland bus. The 37 year old has handed himself in to a North Shore police station this… Read more Audio