Checkpoint for Friday 22 November 2024

5:45 PM.Asia correspondent Erin Hale spoke to Lisa Owen about a fifth tourist dying as a result of suspected methanol poisoning in Laos, the US issuing fraud charges against one of Asia's richest men and how… Read more Audio

5:42 PM.A fifth tourist has died as a result of suspected methanol poisoning in Laos. 28-year-old British lawyer Simone White, as well as an Australian teen, two Danish women and an American all fell fatally… Read more Audio

5:36 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

5:33 PM.Former Kiwi Ferns and Warriors womens player Kathleen Wharton has died aged 41. Wharton was a Rugby League World Cup winner and played for the Warriors during the 2019 NRLW season. Sports reporter… Read more Audio

5:27 PM.The head of High Performance Sport NZ was warned in 2018 of concerns an athlete would lose their life, if the environment in Cycling NZ was not fixed. The warning came from a senior doctor who had… Read more Audio

5:18 PM.A security guard who was stabbed in the neck while working at a popular Auckland shopping hub is said to be recovering well after surgery. The incident happened when the guard approached a man near… Read more Audio

5:14 PM.Health services are on high alert with the official declaration of a whooping cough epidemic today. It comes as the most recent data shows vaccination rates for babies are woefully low - especially… Read more Audio

5:08 PM.Opposition to the Government's plan to resurrect live animal exports continues to grow, this time it's on the wharf. The Maritime Union, which represents water siders and stevedores, who have in the… Read more Audio

4:54 PM.All Auckland buses will have driver protection screens installed by 2026 and those behind the wheel hope this will help to deter aggressive behaviour. The government and Auckland Council are… Read more Audio

4:51 PM.A former political figure who sexually abused two teenagers nearly 30 years ago has been jailed for two and a half years. It almost brings the historic case to a close - with the offender now… Read more Audio

4:45 PM.Five tourists have died of suspected methanol poisoning in Laos, a country in southeast Asia, after drinking what's believed to be contaminated alcohol. A New Zealander is among those who have fallen… Read more Audio

4:38 PM.Methanol laced alcohol is thought to have killed five young tourists travelling in Loas in South East Asia. Among the dead are a british lawyer, as Australian teenager from Melbourne and two danish… Read more Audio

4:33 PM.The All Blacks will be looking to quell any doubts left behind after a razor thin loss to France last weekend. Coach Scott Robertson has named his squad in what will be the team's final test of the… Read more Audio

4:26 PM.He can topple a small car with his bare hands, eats up to eight eggs for breakfast and is the "strongest old fulla in the country." Rich Farrell is the inaugural winner of the New Zealand's Strongest… Read more Audio

4:16 PM.Gaetz - who resigned from congress to take on the Attorney General role - has been under investigation for alleged sexual misconduct and said the controversy around his nomination had become too much… Read more Audio

4:06 PM.A 2023 treasury survey showed the number of people using cash on a daily basis went from almost 96 percent in 2019, to just over 57 percent in 2023. Yet anytime the potential "end of cash" is… Read more Audio