All episodes
Tuesday, 6 August 2019
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Tuesday 6th August, 2019
- 5:08 Tensions rise between police and protesters at Ihumātao
- 5:12 Police refute Pania Newton was pushed during confrontation
- 5:18 Winston Peters: Abortion law change may be put to the public
- 5:21 Sir Anand Satyanand resigns from Royal Commission
- 5:25 Low unemployment celebrations to be short-lived - economists
- 5:31 Evening business for Tuesday 6 August
- 5:37 Christchurch man’s futile attempt to get CYFS records
- 5:42 Hundreds protest Hong Kong bill at Auckland University
- 5:54 NZ man heading to Wales to claim back Dunedin’s steepest street title
- 6:08 Sir Anand ditches commission role for Waikato University job
- 6:17 ‘We want to protect Ihumātao for future generations’
- 6:21 Labour dodges questions about bullying investigation
- 6:24 600 public psychologists refusing to work overtime
Monday, 5 August 2019
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Monday, 5th August 2019
- 5:10 Bill introduced to remove abortion from Crimes Act
- 5:13 Snow closes roads, schools and isolates towns
- 5:20 Hong Kong ‘heading towards further confrontation’ – CNN correspondent
- 5:24 Construction worker injured at Auckland building site
- 5:26 Concerns Tarakihi may soon be fished out
- 5:33 Evening business for Monday 5th August
- 5:43 No time-frame yet on when Northland will receive radiation machines
- 5:55 Sir Brian Lochore remembered in Wairarapa
- 6:08 Abortion law reform doesn’t go far enough – ALRANZ
- 6:14 March for Life NZ: ‘The unborn child is not a choice’
- 6:19 Leadership 'lacking' in new conservation strategy
- 6:22 Len Lye visitor numbers plummet after door charge introduced
- 7:30 Disappointment as Bishop decides to demolish Chch cathedral
Friday, 2 August 2019
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Friday 2nd August, 2019
- 5:09 What are fees-free students actually studying?
- 5:14 Toxic dump fears as strong swells expected to lash West Coast
- 5:18 People trapped in their homes due to burst water-main
- 5:21 ACC appeals asbestos claim court ruling
- 5:33 Evening business for Friday 2 August
- 5:36 Answers sought over Christchurch house explosion
- 5:42 Cousins jailed for life for murder linked to Comancheros gang
- 6:08 International students will bear blame for fraud under new proposal
- 6:13 Queenstown streets flooded after water-main rupture
- 6:16 Huge waves expected to batter West Coast
- 6:26 Men impound thousands of e-scooters over safety fears
Thursday, 1 August 2019
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Thursday 1st August, 2019
- 5:08 Polytechnics set for biggest ever shake-up in NZ history
- 5:12 ‘Gloves off’ as Southland leaders fight govt over polytechnic merger
- 5:17 Vodafone to roll out 5G network in NZ
- 5:22 Parents deliver strong message to son's killer during sentencing
- 5:26 Hapu wants shooting club land recognised
- 5:33 Evening business for Thursday 1 August
- 5:37 Family says EQC’s offer is not enough to fix their broken home
- 5:49 Mixed reaction to national water regulator
- 5:54 Māori ministers helping resolve Ihumātao dispute
- 5:56 91-year-old petitions govt to re-open Manawatu Gorge
- 6:08 NZ’s polytechnics to merge into single super institute
- 6:18 Contractor says Christchurch building firm owes him $10,000
- 6:22 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup to expand from 24 to 32 teams
Wednesday, 31 July 2019
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Wednesday 31st July, 2019
- 5:08 Peter Ellis granted leave to appeal at Supreme Court
- 5:09 Former staff say building firm owes them thousands
- 5:15 MPs to propose changes to euthanasia bill back before Parliament
- 5:19 Do young children need adult supervision walking to/from school?
- 5:24 Retail workers storm shopping mall to demand living wage
- 5:27 Should vege products be able to use meat & dairy terms?
- 5:35 Evening Business for 31 July 2019
- 5:39 Family says driver's sentence doesn't fit crime
- 5:42 SOUL leader, Māori Minister meet over Ihumātao dispute
- 5:48 Good chance wanted Canadian teens already dead – survival expert
- 5:52 Five All Blacks cut from squad ahead of Bledisloe Cup
- 6:08 National regulator to oversee NZ’s drinking water
- 6:12 Sinkhole opens up on Tauranga road
- 6:15 Father welcomes coroner’s call for alarms on rubbish trucks
- 6:26 Govt won’t investigate Lumsden’s maternity downgrade
Tuesday, 30 July 2019
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Tuesday 30th July, 2019
- 5:08 Protesters' message for politicians: ‘Hands off our Tamariki’
- 5:12 PM under fire for leaving NZ during Ihumātao dispute
- 5:21 Suspected influenza virus spreads through Westport school
- 5:28 High Court orders Napier council to halt pool contract
- 5:33 Evening Business for 30 July 2019
- 5:38 AUT denies political pressure behind room cancellation
- 5:40 Beautiful Berani: Zookeeper remembers Auckland’s last Sumatran tiger
- 5:56 Ski fields welcome heavy snowfall after dry winter
- 6:08 Simon Bridges: Jacinda Ardern a 'part time prime minister'
- 6:11 Govt, council discuss assistance for businesses affected by CRL
Monday, 29 July 2019
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Monday, 29th July 2019
- 5:09 Four killed in head-on crash with logging truck
- 5:12 Work begins to break through first barrier in Pike River Mine
- 5:15 Ihumātao protest leaders waiting for govt invitation
- 5:18 Winston Peters: ‘Outsiders’ won’t influence Ihumātao resolution
- 5:19 Kane Williamson: ‘Someone’s idea’, not cricket decided CWC final
- 5:27 Winston Peters slams National’s record on cancer agency
- 5:32 Evening business for Monday 29th July
- 5:40 Sir Mark Todd to leave racing, return to training
- 5:43 Social housing residents sick of freezing, mouldy homes
- 5:55 Sikh community urges council to let it build temple on agricultural land
- 6:08 Four dead after van collides with logging truck
- 6:09 Crown returns key projects to Christchurch City Council's care
- 6:12 Man found guilty of being a lookout during violent dairy attack
- 6:18 Winston Peters criticises National’s record on cancer
- 6:23 Cricket World Cup loss ‘still a bit raw’ – coach
- 6:24 Insurers warn buyers over crash-avoiding cars
Friday, 26 July 2019
- 5:07 Southern DHB patients dying while waiting for diagnosis - report
- 5:20 Nine people arrested in Northland drug bust
- 5:24 Marama Davidson: PM can end Ihumātao dispute
- 5:27 200 protesters march in Dunedin over Ihumātao dispute
- 5:33 Evening Business for 26 July 2019
- 5:38 Mourners urged to not adorn graves with plastic
- 5:40 Chronic shortage of midwives at Hutt Valley DHB - review
- 5:46 Over-50s driving NZ’s growing alcohol consumption - academic
- 5:49 Six60 entertains as All Blacks fans meet the team
- 5:55 Kieran Read - All Blacks ready for Springbok storm
- 5:58 Indian artist paints Jacinda Ardern's portrait - on an almond
- 6:07 Guilty verdicts in McLaren Falls killing
- 6:11 Southland bowel cancer patients waiting too long for treatment
- 6:25 Real parks to replace some car parks in Auckland CBD
Thursday, 25 July 2019
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Thursday 25th July, 2019
- 5:08 ‘Bus loads’ of people heading to Ihumātao protest
- 5:12 Akl councillors vote for urgent meeting on Ihumātao protest
- 5:20 Coroner’s inquest into toddler’s death wraps up
- 5:22 Cars ‘disintegrated’ in head-on collision on SH1
- 5:28 $178,000 raised to establish Queenstown’s first mosque
- 5:33 Evening business for Thursday 25 July
- 5:35 More time needed to fix Wellington bus problems
- 5:44 All Blacks’ experiment adds exciting element to big match
- 5:49 Suspected killers believed to be hiding in small Canadian town
- 6:08 Police, protesters remain at Ihumātao as councillors voice regret
- 6:11 PM: Government won't intervene over Ihumātao dispute
- 6:14 Schools upset at having to pay extra teachers’ bonuses
- 6:15 Cyclone Fehi used as benchmark for sea level rise projections
- 6:21 Silver Ferns players to get $25,000 pay out
- 6:24 ‘My lucky, unlucky day’
Wednesday, 24 July 2019
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Wednesday 24th July, 2019
- 5:10 Ihumātao day two: Hundreds turn out to protest
- 5:15 Ihumātao: Live report
- 5:17 Brexit under Boris Johnson: Deal or no deal?
- 5:25 Government to overhaul Resource Management Act
- 5:31 Evening Business for 24 July 2019
- 5:35 Christchurch Adventure Park gets $5m bailout days before bust
- 5:39 Archives NZ 'breaches human rights'
- 5:43 NZ's top athletes prepare for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
- 5:53 Many Silver Ferns return home to day jobs
- 6:08 Crowdfunding campaign set up for Gloriavale escapees
- 6:12 Former Gloriavale resident: "The world isn't as evil as it's made out to be"
- 6:19 Māori ministers steer clear of Ihumātao conflict
- 6:23 Mosque attack survivor Farid Ahmed speaks about meeting Donald Trump
Tuesday, 23 July 2019
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Tuesday, 23rd June 2019
- 5:09 Protesters at Auckland's Ihumātao site served eviction notices
- 5:13 Hundreds march to Parliament for abortion law reform
- 5:18 Volunteers help clean up hundreds of kilometres of rubbish on Fox river
- 5:24 Relationship break-up laws must change - Law Commission Report
- 5:34 Evening business for Tuesday 23rd July
- 5:38 Greens back down on Simon Bridges attack ad
- 5:48 INF says more sponsors needed to cover Silver Ferns prize-money
- 5:55 Leopard seal captures attention at Wellington's Oriental Bay
- 6:08 Three people arrested at Ihumatao
- 6:12 Comancheros gang member jailed for 'execution style' murder in Māngere
- 6:20 Mozambique scam: NZ banker Andrew Pearse likely negotiated plea deal
Monday, 22 July 2019
- 5:09 Silver Ferns claim gold after staging ultimate comeback
- 5:20 National register among firearms law changes announced
- 5:27 Couple return to home badly damaged by gas explosion
- 5:34 Evening business for 22 July 2019
- 5:38 Schools on high alert as more measles cases confirmed
- 5:41 Permanent resident threatened with deportation over e-visa fail
- 5:52 Great Barrier Islanders take fight over waste to High Court
- 6:08 Govt proposes sweeping changes to gun licensing regime
- 6:12 Fans glued to game as Silver Ferns become world champions
- 6:15 Norma Plummer: Taurua key to Silver Ferns' World Cup win
- 6:15 Netball World Cup victory raises questions about pay parity
- 6:21 Officials quizzed on future of medicinal cannabis
- 6:25 Teen ice hockey sensation heads to Canada on scholarship
- 7:30 No prize money for Silver Ferns despite epic win
Friday, 19 July 2019
- 5:09 Six injured in Christchurch house explosion
- 5:12 House reduced to rubble following massive explosion
- 5:21 ‘It’s amazing no one was killed’ - police on Christchurch explosion
- 5:25 Driver jailed for road rampage that targeted Asian family
- 5:28 Australia not backing down from deportation policy
- 5:31 Govt ministers silent on disabled teen’s need for accessible HNZ home
- 5:37 Evening business for 19 July 2019
- 5:42 90 people hand over guns at Otago buyback event
- 5:46 Govt spends record amount on emergency housing
- 5:53 Instagram gets mixed reaction to decision to scrap "likes"
- 6:08 Christchurch homes rocked by explosion
- 6:12 Several houses damaged by Christchurch house explosion
- 6:15 Man admits stealing guns from police station
- 6:19 Ryan Fox cards lowest ever back nine at British Open
- 6:22 Three charged over false fees-free declarations
- 6:25 Agriculture minister promises overhaul of Biosecurity Act
Thursday, 18 July 2019
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Thursday 18th July, 2019
- 5:09 The state house hurting a severely disabled teen
- 5:23 Mosque shooting survivor meets Trump at White House
- 5:27 Five uncapped players in All Blacks team for Argentina
- 5:34 Evening Business for Thursday 18th July
- 5:40 PM to Australia: ‘NZ is open for business’
- 5:43 Electric blanket fire a timely reminder – Fire Service
- 5:48 Silver Ferns ‘very in tune’ with World Cup opponents
- 5:52 Dunedinites fight to claim back steepest street title
- 6:10 Health Ministry sitting on measles advice for more than a year
- 6:14 Black Caps players return home
- 6:18 Coastal erosion forces Timaru sports clubs to move
- 6:22 El Chapo’s lawyers to appeal sentencing
- 6:25 Eyebrows raised over plan to rename Basin Reserve
Wednesday, 17 July 2019
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Wednesday 17th July, 2019
- 5:08 Teachers to take legal action against Novopay delays
- 5:12 Matatā residents not leaving without a fight
- 5:17 Christchurch craft store accused of racial profiling
- 5:23 Govt considers broad range of drone regulations
- 5:27 US, Aus Jewish communities donate $1m to mosque victims
- 5:34 Evening business for Wednesday 17 July
- 5:40 Govt asks furniture industry to make products safer
- 5:46 Wanaka man defends $250 week rent for 7msq ‘cabin’
- 5:57 Possible name change for historic Basin Reserve
- 6:08 Exotic trees being planted instead of natives – Dame Anne Salmond
- 6:11 Proposed road strategy aimed at cutting deaths by 40%
- 6:18 Council to provide bottled water during scheduled power outage
- 6:24 Youth worker credited with reduction in violence at Northland high school
Tuesday, 16 July 2019
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Tuesday 16th July, 2019
- 5:08 Decision looms: Matatā residents to find out fate of their homes
- 5:18 Farmers should pay for emissions, receive credits – report
- 5:21 Dunedin street loses world’s steepest title
- 5:25 Wellington’s little blue penguins capture world’s attention
- 5:32 Evening business for Tuesday 16 July
- 5:38 Deportees call for government to back words with actions
- 5:52 Mother and son describe violent dairy stabbing
- 6:08 ETS proposal for farmers ‘won’t make a difference’ – Forest and Bird
- 6:12 Matatā residents meet with council over possible buy-out
Monday, 15 July 2019
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Monday, July 15th, 2019
- 5:09 Questions loom over one of Cricket’s greatest matches
- 5:14 Cricket devotees endure sleepless night for epic game
- 5:17 Should the Black Caps have won the World Cup?
- 5:25 Govt invests in 100% recyclable plastic food packaging range
- 5:28 John Banks hints at another Auckland mayoral bid
- 5:33 Evening business for Monday 15 July
- 5:39 Man on trial for violent Grey Lynn dairy robbery
- 5:48 700 teachers sign up to te reo pilot programme
- 5:52 Little hiding penguins released back to safety
- 6:08 Confusion, shock over Cricket World Cup Super Over
- 6:16 Plans underway for Black Caps’ celebration
- 6:16 Three on trial over drug addict’s death
- 6:22 Colossal cactus sparks interest from buyers all over the world
Friday, 12 July 2019
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Friday 12th July 2019
- 5:09 Jenny Salesa ‘skeptical’ about Big Tobacco’s claims
- 5:13 NZ and England to fight for Cricket World Cup history
- 5:16 New Zealanders rush to UK for 'once in a lifetime opportunity'
- 5:17 Businesses evacuated as bomb squad blows up chemical
- 5:21 Police hope hundreds will turn up to first gun buy-back event
- 5:25 'Shocked, disgusted, angry': Video features white men with faux moko
- 5:32 Evening business for Friday 12 July
- 5:36 Beauden Barrett signs with the Blues
- 5:38 Auckland man jailed for murdering his mother
- 5:42 Woman says she was kicked out of Vodafone for speaking Samoan
- 6:09 Eoin Morgan: NZ will be hardest side to beat
- 6:10 ‘Dark horse’ NZ back in the game….but can we win it?
- 6:12 Victim fights back with message of love
- 6:16 Aus deportation policy not raised in foreign ministers' meeting
- 6:21 Christchurch’s Antonio Hall engulfed in flames
- 6:21 All welcome at Ian Jones’ Friday night dinners
Thursday, 11 July 2019
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Thursday 11th July, 2019
- 5:09 Black Caps boilover: India beaten, NZ into World Cup final
- 5:14 Highly addictive vaping device coming to NZ
- 5:22 Minister fronts people queuing outside Work and Income office
- 5:28 Former gang boss wants to be new Far North mayor
- 5:35 Evening Business for Thursday 11th July
- 5:39 New Christchurch City CEO paid more than last one
- 5:43 Meng Foon NZ’s new Race Relations Commissioner
- 5:47 IPCA report finds officer used ‘gross abuse of power’
- 5:51 Vandalism or activism? James Cook statue spray-painted
- 5:54 Fitness crucial for Silver Ferns World Cup squad - coach
- 6:08 Delight, surprise as Black Caps make it into World Cup final
- 6:13 NZ should be worried about Juul vaping device – US professor
- 6:25 Investment in Middlemore Hospital long over-due – doctors
Wednesday, 10 July 2019
- 5:09 Big Tobacco ‘subsidising’ e-cigarettes for Māori
- 5:22 Proposed medicinal cannabis regulations released
- 5:25 EQC inquiry deadline pushed back due to ‘volume of information’
- 5:34 Evening business for 10 July 2019
- 5:38 Parents of NZ heart kids ‘petrified’ system can’t cope
- 5:48 Family found after 18 hours lost in bush
- 5:53 Better weather clears path for Black Caps v India
- 5:56 DOC closes 10 walking tracks in BOP due to Kauri dieback fears
- 6:08 Cannabis proposal strikes right balance - Health Minister
- 6:11 Golfers oppose plans to down-size Auckland course
- 6:18 Christchurch unlikely to be chlorine-free before September
Tuesday, 9 July 2019
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Tuesday 9th July, 2019
- 5:09 Three generations in state care: A mother’s harrowing story
- 5:23 One in four police stations must improve firearms security – report
- 5:27 Government reveals road map to cleaner, cheaper vehicles
- 5:34 Evening business for Tuesday 9 July
- 5:38 Is the logging price downturn a sign of bigger things?
- 5:48 Otara man jailed for life for machete murder on church grounds
- 5:55 Titirangi’s roaming chickens face deportation
- 6:08 Audit reveals gun storage failings at NZ police stations
- 6:12 A life of abuse: Woman says everyone knew, but no one helped
- 6:26 Black Caps the outsiders ahead of must-win game
Monday, 8 July 2019
- 5:09 Queues outside MSD ‘inhumane’ - AAAP
- 5:11 Long queues outside MSD ‘shocking’ but not the norm - minister
- 5:21 Commerce Commission launches legal action against Moola
- 5:26 Govt gives firmest indication yet that cancer agency off table
- 5:34 Evening business for 8 July 2019
- 5:38 Govt to pay DHBs' capital charge to replace old infrastructure
- 5:43 Crusaders fans celebrate third successive Super Rugby title
- 5:49 Massive urban pest eradication effort launched
- 5:54 Woman gifts 100 ball gowns as ‘thank you’ to son’s high school
- 6:08 DHB asks govt for help with obese patients
- 6:14 Education Minister refuses 'crisis' meeting with ECE groups
- 6:22 Landfills by rivers a bigger problem than ones near sea - Mayor
Friday, 5 July 2019
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Friday, July 5th, 2019
- 5:08 Fears more panels could fall off high risk high rise
- 5:12 Auckland mayor calls for answers after panel falls off building
- 5:15 Man’s body found in social housing flat five days after he died
- 5:18 California jolted by 6.4 earthquake
- 5:20 One new school, 228 classrooms for Akl as population booms
- 5:23 Crusaders favoured to win in final test match
- 5:31 Evening business for Friday 5 July
- 5:44 Bus drivers going 5.5 hours without a break – union
- 5:48 Agriculture sector looks to technology to meet emission targets
- 5:51 Big idea, big hearts: Students cook for the homeless
- 6:08 Parents fight sudden closure of Wellington school
- 6:16 CEO on a mission to get tradies talking about mental health
- 6:18 Cantabrians optimistic of a win in Super Rugby final
- 6:27 Trucks trample on Taranaki woman's hotel dream
Thursday, 4 July 2019
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Thursday 4th July, 2019
- 5:09 Shareholders vote to sell Westland Milk
- 5:13 Westland Milk chairman: ‘It’s a very good day’
- 5:20 People queue from 2am outside Work and Income for help
- 5:32 Evening Business for 4 July 2019
- 5:35 Police show how guns will be crushed under buy-back scheme
- 5:41 Black Caps riding their luck at Cricket World Cup
- 5:45 Council parking fine plan opens a can of berms
- 5:46 Grieving husband urges DHB to act over lack of neurosurgeons
- 5:56 Air NZ removes newspapers from Koru lounges
- 6:08 Westland Milk farmers had no choice but to sell – shareholder
- 6:16 MSD’s relationship definition needs to change – new report
- 6:23 Family pleads for pounamu’s return
Wednesday, 3 July 2019
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Wednesday 3rd July, 2019
- 5:09 Commuter chaos in Wellington after train derails
- 5:11 GWRC: Lessons to be learnt from train chaos
- 5:18 Christchurch couple loses on-sold case against insurer IAG
- 5:23 800,000 litres of waste pour into Lake Taupo
- 5:28 Some feral geese saved, but others will have to be culled
- 5:35 Evening business for Wednesday 3 July
- 5:42 Health experts call for action to curb anti-vax messages
- 5:52 Black Caps prepare to battle England in Cricket World Cup
- 5:56 Initiatives launched to keep boys playing netball
- 6:08 Train issues force 20,000 Wgtn commuters to find alternative transport
- 6:11 Trains resume on limited service in Wellington
- 6:21 Taupo pipe burst could take months to be permanently fixed
- 6:25 Silver Ferns headed to World Cup