All episodes
Wednesday, 4 September 2019
- 5:10 Christchurch couple misled by Southern Response speak out
- 5:35 Evening business for 4 September 2019
- 5:40 KiwiBuild reset: Housing Minister drops 100k homes target
- 5:43 Rotorua bus crash: Five Chinese travellers killed - police
- 5:50 Measles: Auckland medical clinics rushed, short of vaccines
- 6:10 Rotorua bus crash 'an absolute tragedy'
- 6:29 KiwiBuild reset: 'We didn't make all the right decisions' - Housing Minister
- 6:36 Shane Jones celebrates 60th, delivers Provincial Growth pūtea
- 6:37 NZ tourism operators brace for travellers' 'flight shame'
Tuesday, 3 September 2019
- 5:10 Anger, nightmares, lost dreams, three years after bus crash
- 5:15 Principal frustrated as measles outbreak spreads in Auckland
- 5:22 'Excessive drinking' at Young Labour summer camp, court hears
- 5:27 Pressure driving kids away from competitive sport - Sport NZ
- 5:35 Evening business for Tues 3 Sept
- 5:40 Homeless man's crime spree an attempt to return to jail
- 5:43 Govt toughens up on loan sharks with interest rate cap
- 5:46 Slow-moving monster storm Dorian smashes Bahamas
- 5:52 NZ health, disability system fragmented, complicated - report
- 5:55 Tall Blacks fight for second round at Basketball World Cup
- 6:08 Principals worried about students facing exams in measles scare
- 6:15 Bodies recovered from boat destroyed by fire in California
- 6:39 More than 10 billion cigarette butts strewn across NZ - audit
Monday, 2 September 2019
- 5:09 Measles cases in Auckland top 800
- 5:15 Labour summer camp assault 'screwed up' victim's life, court hears
- 5:20 Will Māori cancer survival rates match Pākēhā in 10 years? Dr Diana Sarfati responds
- 5:40 Learner pilot lands plane with unconscious instructor
- 5:50 Police not aware of threats to Southern, Molyneux, court hears
- 6:07 Northland couple killed in Philippines plane crash
- 6:12 Pop-up clinics open as measles spreads across Auckland
- 6:15 Cancer funding boost a drop in ocean - patients
- 6:18 Low ticket sales behind postponed Military Tattoo?
Friday, 30 August 2019
- 5:09 Measles: Health officials scramble as numbers near 1000
- 5:14 Measles: AIMS games cannot ban unvaccinated students
- 5:21 Canterbury homeowners fear cost of broken concrete foundations
- 5:34 Evening business for 30 August 2019
- 5:36 Turning 'gorse of the sea' into food in Coromandel
- 5:46 Noise, struggles in wait for new Manawatu road
- 5:51 Fiji police question NZer over five mysterious deaths
- 5:55 Tiny house owners push for fair treatment under Building Act
- 6:09 Measles outbreak expected to worsen - Health Ministry
- 6:20 Goverment buildings burn in West Papua protests
- 6:23 Tall Blacks face daunting Basketball World Cup in China
Thursday, 29 August 2019
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Thursday, 29th August 2019
- 5:09 Free lunches in school trial announced in Rotorua
- 5:12 Jacinda Ardern announces free lunch in schools trial
- 5:22 Measles spreads in Auckland, travellers and students warned
- 5:26 All Blacks Rugby World Cup squad welcomed around NZ
- 5:31 Evening business for Thursday 29th August
- 5:40 Ethiopia skull discovery raises questions about human evolution
- 5:43 Patients waiting in ambulances as hospitals struggle
- 5:47 Pita Paraone laid to rest in Motatau
- 6:09 Govt's free lunch in schools trial 'a good start' - KidsCan
- 6:15 Health experts concerned as measles spreads from Auckland
- 6:21 Beneficiaries helped into work by govt, Auckland Council
- 6:25 Is it a mall? A living centre? Westfield Newmarket opens
Wednesday, 28 August 2019
- 5:10 Luxury cars, cash, posh property seized in police bust
- 5:16 Owen Franks missing from All Blacks RWC2019 selection
- 5:25 Police union claims National playing politics on gun law reform
- 5:32 Waitangi Tribunal slams Crown over water pollution
- 5:33 Evening business for Wednesday 28 August
- 5:35 Students still in dark over marks from failed business school
- 5:43 Mother of Ariah Roberts takes stand in murder trial
- 5:53 Burger King worker claims they were told to work after hours
- 5:55 Supreme Court reserves decision on Lundy's last appeal
- 6:08 Henare jailed for more than 5 years after defrauding Trust
- 6:25 Teachers make final plea for compulsory NZ history for all
- 6:27 Gun laws will drive mental health issues underground - Hudson
Tuesday, 27 August 2019
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Monday, 27th August 2019
- 5:09 National donation sparks new questions on foreign influence
- 5:12 Māori suicide prevention workers 'undervalued, underfunded'
- 5:17 Clare Curran quits politics after controversial Cabinet career
- 5:21 Roberts murder trial: Toddler died of 'catastrophic' injury
- 5:24 Wellington apartment owner urges govt help with insurance
- 5:32 Evening Business for Tuesday 27th August 2019
- 5:37 Mark Lundy's last-ditch appeal over murder convictions begins
- 5:40 Are MPs paid too much or is it well-earned?
- 5:45 NZ votes against new protections for endangered mako sharks
- 5:54 Taonga returns to te Tairāwhiti after 250 years
- 6:08 Greens question motive behind $150k donation to National
- 6:15 South Auckland leaders call govt to help end community violence
- 6:17 Fiji opposition MP vindicated by video of PM's alleged assault
- 6:28 World's last white rhino eggs successfully fertilised in lab
Monday, 26 August 2019
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Monday, 26th August 2019
- 5:09 Māori suicides a national disgrace - Matthew Tukaki
- 5:20 National's plan to raise pension age to 67 'ridiculous'
- 5:24 Should NZ's retirement age go up to 67?
- 5:26 Silver Ferns celebrate Netball World Cup win at Parliament
- 5:34 Suicide prevention announcement in weeks - Health Minister
- 5:42 Evening business for Monday 26th August
- 5:47 Tai Tokerau rocked by death of Pita Paraone
- 5:51 Gloriavale escapees open up about harrowing ordeal
- 6:08 The pain never goes away - father of suicide victim
- 6:13 Ardern disappointed at Culture and Heritage Ministry data breach
- 6:15 Migrant students left in limbo and told to pay for new visas
- 6:23 Veteran actor Ray Henwood remembered by Sir Roger Hall
Friday, 23 August 2019
- 5:08 Kiingitanga, Tainui won't rule out Ihumātao buy-back
- 5:12 Investigation into Southern Response too early to call - Woods
- 5:26 Justice group resignations won't derail progress - Whaipooti
- 5:33 Evening business for 23 August 2019
- 5:43 Christchurch red zone park gets green light
- 5:43 Climate protester marks 100 days at Parliament
- 5:50 Violence in Papua in reaction to 'racist attack' in Surabaya
- 5:55 Woolless lamb 'one of the ugliest lambs I've ever seen'
- 6:07 Ukraine 'will prosecute' anyone spreading accused gunman's manifesto
- 6:12 Pressure on Fullers after breakdowns, stranded passengers
- 6:16 Dozens of banned guns handed in at Otago buy-back
- 6:20 Rain every day of August, but Watercare wants more
- 6:23 Sally's sole advice after 70 years at Saunders Shoes
Thursday, 22 August 2019
- 5:10 Should Southern Response be investigated under Crimes Act?
- 5:17 Another day and state-owned Southern Response still silent
- 5:23 Southern Response, EQC botch-ups could cost more than $1b
- 5:26 Ihumātao hīkoi: Hundreds march in rain to Ardern's office
- 5:37 Evening business for Thursday 22 August
- 5:37 Levin prisoners escape: Police admit best practice not followed
- 5:41 Thousands of NZ homes at risk from rising seas - NIWA report
- 5:50 Titanic shipwreck seen again for first time in 14 years
- 5:55 Mayoral candidate threatens to move local rough sleeper
- 6:08 EQC settles with homeowner days before test case
- 6:18 Ariah Roberts murder trial: Toddler's twin died at birth, jury hears
- 6:22 Iwi urges lower limit after high-speed car crash at marae
- 6:25 Students banned from Parliament for Ihumātao protest in gallery
- 6:28 Severe thunderstorms forecast for northern NZ
Wednesday, 21 August 2019
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Wednesday 21st August 2019
- 5:08 What is Southern Response costing taxpayers?
- 5:18 Accused mosque shooter's manifesto printed, sold online
- 5:23 Foreign students stranded as tertiary provider deregistered
- 5:33 Evening business for Wednesday 21st August
- 5:38 Cardinal Pell loses appeal of child abuse conviction
- 5:41 'Poor quality planning stopping cities from growing' - Twyford
- 5:45 Kiingi Tuheitia urges patience as Ihumātao protesters plan hikoi
- 5:49 New Zealand's biggest drug bust: Last pair sentenced
- 5:52 Will ban on smoking in cars with kids really help?
- 5:56 E-scooter war heats up as tow-trucks get involved
- 6:08 Yellow-eyed penguins under threat from fishing nets - Forest & Bird
- 6:11 Blame game in Parliament over high petrol prices
- 6:14 UK Consulate worker detained in China after protest accusations
- 6:22 Twyford asked 'I step aside' - Civil Aviation Authority chair quits
Tuesday, 20 August 2019
- 5:08 Drivers pay too much as fuel companies own the pipes - report
- 5:14 Quake-hit homeowners baffled as Southern Response bosses silent
- 5:18 Ngawha prison conditions 'degrading' - Ombudsman
- 5:23 Hapū ready to occupy mountain to stop cellphone tower
- 5:34 Evening business for 20 August 2019
- 5:38 Schools unsure of legal rights in emergency lockdowns
- 5:41 Netball: Taurua's Silver Ferns coaching contract extended
- 5:45 Mangawhai murder-accused tells court he dropped toddler
- 5:54 Tennis legend Serena Williams heading back to Auckland
- 6:08 Petrol: Faafoi wants law change for better deal at pump
- 6:18 New design for Auckland development as scrap continues in court
Monday, 19 August 2019
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Monday 19th August, 2019
- 5:09 Southern Response boss silent as calls for inquiry grow
- 5:16 Brownlee denies knowledge of Southern Response deception
- 5:26 Cabinet considers more power to censor prisoners' mail
- 5:32 Evening business for Monday 19th August
- 5:35 Corrections CEO on ambitious plan to cut Māori prisoner numbers
- 5:42 Whānau Ora members blast govt over Oranga Tamariki
- 5:46 Petition urging better dolphin protection handed to govt
- 5:54 Will a new generation bring diversity to local councils?
- 6:08 Lawyer surprised Brownlee didn't know about Southern Response 'deception'
- 6:19 Reducing Māori prisoner numbers: Will Corrections deliver?
- 6:22 Online gaming may become $1b industry - Interactive Aotearoa
- 6:25 State abuse inquiry: Churches consider waiving confidentiality
Friday, 16 August 2019
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Friday 16th August 2019
- 5:08 Southern Response 'misleading, deceptive' - court ruling
- 5:18 Man on run after Australian tourist killed in Raglan
- 5:20 Fonterra's Spierings payout 'beyond belief' - Shane Jones
- 5:24 Rat numbers rocket: Exterminators busy, Forest & Bird worried
- 5:28 Gore gun thief arrested, one police pistol still missing
- 5:34 Evening business for Friday 16th August
- 5:37 Philip Arps accused of sending violent letters from prison
- 5:46 Hong Kong braces for more mass protests
- 5:54 Bledisloe Cup: Will the All Blacks keep the trophy?
- 6:08 Police arrest gun thief, call for help to find missing police gun
- 6:10 Pacific Islands Forum ends, unclear on fighting climate change
- 6:16 Chicken feet a delicacy, but are they on the menu?
- 6:19 Wellington divided on jaywalking
- 6:23 Rugby, horses, injuries - the life of Black Fern Aleisha Nelson
Thursday, 15 August 2019
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Thursday, 15th August 2019
- 5:08 Govt hopes $300m will fix quake-damaged onsold homes saga
- 5:14 Ellis case 'a witch-hunt against victims' - complainant's aunt
- 5:34 Evening business for Thursday 15th August
- 5:38 Police review how pistols were stolen from a patrol car
- 5:42 Accused mosque shooter's letter: Lawyer urges against knee-jerk reaction
- 5:46 Where will accused mosque shooter's trial be held?
- 5:49 Test case lawyer not told of quake-damaged homes payouts
- 5:55 Rugby: Hansen on dropping All Blacks stars for Bledisloe Cup
- 6:08 No duty of care for Canterbury onsold homeowners - EQC boss
- 6:22 Ardern pledges $150m at Tuvalu climate change talks
- 6:26 Secondary principals abandon pay talks, consider strikes
Wednesday, 14 August 2019
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Wednesday 14th August, 2019
- 5:08 'We're preferring potatoes' to urban sprawl - David Parker
- 5:19 Paula Bennett open to working with Winston Peters in 2020
- 5:26 Māori man rejected at airport security over walking stick
- 5:33 Evening business for Wednesday 14 August
- 5:35 Sexual violence victims' advocates urge funding for courts
- 5:40 South Auckland charity warming homes with bubble wrap
- 5:44 Hunt for Strickland ongoing one week after fatal hit & run
- 5:49 NZ international visitor levy money funds tourism projects
- 5:54 'Owha' the leopard seal moves to Hobsonville Pt
- 6:06 Tuvalu leader blasts Australia over coal mining
- 6:13 Pukekohe farmer relieved as land protected from development
- 6:19 Mosque shooting suspect sends letter from prison
Tuesday, 13 August 2019
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Tuesday 13th August, 2019
- 5:09 The head of Statistics NZ resigns after damning report
- 5:13 Shaw on stats: I didn't have the facts
- 5:21 Boats, yachts, ferries damaged in Auckland storm
- 5:28 Scott Barrett to miss Bledisloe as coaches shoulder blame for loss
- 5:34 Evening business for Tuesday 13 August
- 5:40 One man in custody after Sydney stabbing spree
- 5:49 Cow stoush in Southland over muddy graze
- 5:53 'Embarrassing' situation as more Wellington bus services cut
- 5:56 Women prisoners head to careers expo to boost hopes
- 6:08 Maori Council calls for 2018 census re-run
- 6:13 Maritime officer stops ferry from crashing into wharf
- 6:23 'Historic' day for Moriori as Settlement Deed signed
- 6:27 Leafy locals lash louts over liquor licence
Monday, 12 August 2019
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Monday 12th August, 2019
- 5:08 Tornado slams woman into house
- 5:14 Tornado damage in Auckland laid bare
- 5:18 Bleak outlook for farmers after Fonterra forecasts 675-million dollar loss
- 5:23 Arthur Taylor says Winston Peters biggest barrier to prisoners' right to vote
- 5:34 Evening business for Monday 12 August
- 5:38 Row between junior doctors and DHBs appears to be over
- 5:45 Controversial state owned insurer Southern Response to be wound up by end of year
- 5:51 All Blacks say they need an attitude change after heavy loss
- 5:55 Dunedin Airport first in NZ to introduce body scanners
- 6:08 Winston Peters on prisoners right to vote
- 6:11 John Palino has withdrawn from the Auckland mayoral race
- 6:16 Labour says it's willing to improve way it handles complaints
- 6:22 Jacinda Ardern to join Pacific leaders on Tuvalu
- 6:26 Wellington's Little Blue Penguins move on from sushi to burgers
Friday, 9 August 2019
- 5:10 Concerns drinking while breastfeeding message not reaching mums
- 5:12 Health delays having 'significant impact' on prisoners
- 5:17 Driver stops train, demands racist passenger get off
- 5:21 People encouraged to eat less meat and dairy to help climate
- 5:26 Government considers plastic refund schemes
- 5:34 Evening business for 9 August 2019
- 5:35 Urban Villages established in face of Queenstown’s housing woes
- 5:38 Protesters arrested after blocking train tracks
- 5:43 Businessman defamed by Cameron Slater buys Whale Oil website
- 5:48 Fears national treasures will leave NZ due to price wars
- 5:55 All Blacks seeking to send Bledisloe Cup message
- 6:08 ‘Ghost restaurants’ open to combat Uber Eats’ high prices
- 6:14 'This train's not going anywhere until you're off'
- 6:18 Chris Finlayson attacks Crown over shallow consultation
- 6:22 Children frightened by police raid - mother
- 6:25 Māori health nurses underpaid in ‘racist’ system - lawyer
- 6:28 50th anniversary of Beatles' Abbey Road crossing celebrated
Thursday, 8 August 2019
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Thursday 8th August, 2019
- 5:09 MPs debate abortion reform
- 5:14 Manhunt continues after homeless man killed in hit-and-run
- 5:20 Parcels of cocaine wash up on west Auckland beach
- 5:23 Mystery surrounds Canadian murder suspects’ deaths
- 5:32 Evening business for Thursday 8 August
- 5:35 Police to reduce numbers at Ihumātao after meeting organisers
- 5:39 Rates rebate for victims of gas explosion
- 5:46 NZ women donate bras to support Pacific sisters
- 5:49 Savea, Read and Cane to start for All Blacks test against Australia
- 6:08 Abortion bill passes first reading
- 6:13 Thousands farewell Sir Brian Lochore on pitch he used to play on
- 6:18 Mosque shooting victims, families make pilgrimage to Mecca
- 6:21 Confusion and frustration over water bottling consents
- 6:24 PNG's West New Britain struggling after second volcanic eruption
- 6:27 Port Taranaki boss praises staff for rescue effort
Wednesday, 7 August 2019
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Wednesday 7th August, 2019
- 5:08 Official Cash Rate slashed to 1 percent
- 5:14 Man killed by fleeing driver
- 5:17 Woman who killed granddaughter spared life imprisonment
- 5:21 Killer grandmother ‘prepared to punish herself’
- 5:27 Squawkzilla a world first parrot discovery
- 5:34 Evening business for Wednesday 7 August
- 5:36 Calls for Pharmac to be given more money to fund cancer drugs
- 5:41 Pharmac proposes funding for two cancer drugs
- 5:46 ‘This wouldn’t have happened to a white man’
- 5:53 Pressure mounts on Julie Anne Genter
- 6:08 Shamubeel Eaqub: Low OCR will help export sector
- 6:12 Pedestrian dies after being hit by fleeing driver
- 6:16 $12m in meth seized during major nationwide drug bust
- 6:22 Aucklanders urged to conserve water as dry spell continues
- 6:26 Tiny house dispute heading to court
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