Checkpoint for Wednesday 13 November 2024

5:48 PM.Africa correspondent Elna Schutz spoke to Lisa Owen about recent elections in Mozambique leading to violence and even a border closure, how African nations are reacting to the United States election… Read more Audio

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

5:32 PM.New Zealand's last game in the 50-over format was almost a year ago, a nine-wicket win over Bangladesh in Napier on 23 December, sports reporter Jonty Dine spoke to Lisa Owen. Audio

5:24 PM.The nationwide hikoi for te Tiriti is slowly making its way through Auckland to Parliament. The hikoi which set out from Cape Reinga two days ago today retraced the footsteps of past Maori protest… Read more Audio

5:23 PM.Coldplay are performing at Auckland's Eden Park tonight, and 150,000 fans will descend on the super-city over the next few days. The British pop-rock band is playing the first of three concerts… Read more Audio

5:16 PM.A Napier dentist is considering moving shop because of increasing aggressive and antisocial behaviour in what was once a peaceful central city square. Local businesses reckon there's been a rapid… Read more Audio

5:08 PM.The government has launched a pilot programme aimed at getting single or childless long term emergency housing tenants out of the likes of motels and into permanent homes. The two year trial will… Read more Audio

4:46 PM.Burma the elephant is unpacking her trunk after arriving in Australia following an epic journey across the ditch to her new home near Adelaide. The 42 year old Asian elephant had been on her own at… Read more Audio

4:43 PM.The driver of a car that collided with a train in Hamilton today is one of two survivors that police want to speak to. Three people died in the crash which happened at 4.30 this morning, Natalie… Read more Audio

4:36 PM.The government is trying a new approach to get people who have been in emergency accomodation for a long time into more stable housing. Two providers - Wellington City Mission and Emerge Aotearoa in… Read more Audio

4:32 PM.Eagle-eyed Football Ferns kicked off a shake-up of Canada Soccer that has wide-ranging consequences. A scandal unfolded when drones were spotted being flown over practice sessions ahead of the… Read more Audio

4:24 PM.An international aid agency is calling for Israel to be held accountable for alleged war crimes following attacks on dozens of hospitals and clinics in Lebanon and the deaths of almost 100 healthcare… Read more Audio

4:16 PM.Asia correspondent Erin Hale spoke to Lisa Owen about what a second Trump presidency mean for nations across Asia and students in China, who's simple mission to get dumplings descended into complete… Read more Audio

4:08 PM.The minister in charge of curbing truancy is concerned students are "missing out on valuable learning time" by joining a march to parliament in protest at his controverisal Treaty Principles Bill… Read more Audio