Checkpoint for Friday 1 November 2024

5:47 PM.The Kiwis are preparing to be confronted by a sea of red at Mt Smart Stadium tomorrow night when they take on Tonga in rugby league's Pacific Championship. Adding to the pressure for both sides, the… Read more Audio

5:43 PM.Asia correspondent Erin Hale spoke to Lisa Owen about Taiwan being hit by it's largest storm in nearly three decades, a recent ballistic missile launch from North Korea and how prominent Christmas is… Read more Audio

5:35 PM.The cruise industry is making waves with a new report showing it was worth more than 1.3 billion dollars for the country last financial year.The industry-commissioned report was released today and… Read more Audio

5:31 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

5:25 PM.The sunbelt state of Arizona has enjoyed a double dose of presidential attention today with both Harris and Trump campaigning in town. Corin Dann spoke to Lisa Owen from the Republican rally. Audio

5:16 PM.The charity fashion show that found itself at the epi-centre of the heated debate over alcohol and suicide has been granted a last minute temporary liquor licence for the event in Dunedin on Saturday… Read more Audio

5:13 PM.The Prime Minister is standing by Mike King's work - but not his words - after the Gumboot Friday figurehead suggested alcohol was a solution for mental health issues, rather than a problem. Gumboot… Read more Audio

5:08 PM.A single mother says her two year old daughter got pneumonia and has been hospitalised multiple times after growing up in a mouldy home, which her landlord failed to maintain. The woman was awarded… Read more Audio

4:52 PM.Just as they did 80 years ago today, residents of Pahiatua lined the lower North Island town's streets to bid a special and emotional tribute to a group of people forever known as the 'Polish… Read more Audio

4:43 PM.Retired eye surgeon Philip Polkinghorne has been sentenced to 150 hours of community work for methamphetamine charges. The former Auckland eye doctor was found not guilty of murdering his wife… Read more Audio

4:30 PM.RNZ's Jamie Wall spoke to Lisa Owen about the All Blacks playing England at Twickenham, and as usual the conversation being about the haka. Audio

4:27 PM.For many of us, cobbling together enough money for a deposit on a first home can be financially and emotionally overwhelming. In some cases, it's just not possible, so using Kiwisaver funds to help… Read more Audio

4:13 PM.The swing state of Arizona is the object of both presidential wanna-bes affections. Democrat hopeful Kamala Harris did her courting earlier in the day in the sun belt city of Phoenix. Joe Biden won… Read more Audio

4:06 PM.For the last time, Auckland's iconic Queen street department store Smith and Caugheys is unveiling it's much-loved chistmas window display. The displays that aim to bring a bit of "magic" to shoppers… Read more Audio