Checkpoint for Monday 25 November 2024

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

5:30 PM.The Labour Party is blaming the Government's new wait time targets for so many patients being unable to get onto a waiting list for hospital treatment. It follows GPs saying patients who desperately… Read more Audio

5:25 PM.The Black Foils have continued their dominance in the Middle East winning the opening SailGP event of the season in Dubai. New Zealand held off Great Britain and the United States to sit on top of the… Read more Audio

5:13 PM.Proposed cuts to a tertiary apprenticeship training programme in Rotorua could leave dozens of people high and dry part way through their qualifications. The proposal from Bay of Plenty's Toi Ohomai… Read more Audio

5:07 PM.In his first official day in the job the new Police commissioner has delivered an early Christmas present to Auckland businesses and residents; anouncing the city centre's getting a new police base… Read more Audio

4:51 PM.New Police Commissioner Richard Chambers says there's a priority to increase public safety and boost visibility in communities. Audio

4:44 PM.The New Zealand Dental Association and Health Coalition Aotearoa are throwing their support behind a new report that calls for urgent government intervention to tackle obesity. The Helen Clark… Read more Audio

4:42 PM.A police officer has potentially thrown his employer in disrepute, after photos taken earlier this year show him posing in a gang patch, according to an employment lawyer. Legislation banning the… Read more Audio

4:28 PM.The richest cricket league in the world has commenced its annual player auction. The Indian Premier League has created dozens of overnight millionaires since its inception in 2008. Sports reporter… Read more Audio

4:20 PM.Holes in the ceiling and walls, rubbish everywhere, missing chattels and unpaid rent. This is what a couple who rented out their family home are faced with after their tenant left the house looking… Read more Audio

4:13 PM.Middle East correspondent Jacob Brown spoke to Lisa Owen about Hezbollah launching one of it's largest attacks on Israel, progress on a ceasefire deal between Israel and Lebanon and the impact of… Read more Audio

4:07 PM.One retailer wants to know why shops are carrying the losses, when they're hit by credit card fraud and not the companies, whose cards are being used for the dodgy transactions. Earlier this month a… Read more Audio