All episodes
Monday, 11 February 2019
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Monday 11th February, 2019
- 5:09 Wakefield evacuees allowed to return to their homes
- 5:15 Arthur Taylor: From ‘breaking’ the law to ‘enforcing’ it
- 5:25 Arthur Taylor on life outside of prison
- 5:32 Evening business news for 11 February 2019
- 5:35 Malcolm Rewa on trial again for Susan Burdett's murder
- 5:39 Zoi Sadowski-Synnott wins World Champs
- 5:47 Public briefed on Nelson-Tasman fires
- 5:56 The cats go missing as the fire rages
- 6:08 Emotional return for Wakefield evacuees
- 6:13 Wakefield residents looking forward to sleeping in their own beds
- 6:15 Nelson-Tasman fire situation improves
- 6:20 National down 3.6 points, Labour up 4.9 points in Newshub poll
- 6:25 Police officer abused trust of women, court told
Sunday, 10 February 2019
- 5:08 Firefighters conduct controlled burn-off to suppress fire
- 5:14 Evacuees given access to homes, stock
- 5:21 Gillian Wilkie: Waiting to be evacuated
- 5:28 Civil Defence Minister Kris Faafoi
- 5:33 Police want to hear from 3 men seen in central Nelson
- 5:36 Community donates, volunteers in response to fire
- 5:40 Bellyful busy making meals for firefighters
- 5:43 Huge volunteer effort from Nelson-Tasman locals
- 5:45 400 evacuated animals being cared for at show grounds
- 5:50 Pigeon Valley local forced to leave animals behind
- 5:53 Volunteers, workers busy caring for evacuated animals
- 5:55 Latest weather conditions for Nelson-Tasman
Friday, 8 February 2019
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Friday 8th February, 2019
- 5:09 Central Nelson fire likely suspicious - FENZ
- 5:14 Wakefield residents prepare to evacuate
- 5:19 Govt announces support for Nelson-Tasman farmers, growers
- 5:23 Ahipara scrub fire suspicious - Fire and Emergency
- 5:28 Record temperatures prompt water, fire restrictions
- 5:33 Evening business for Friday 8 February 2019
- 5:38 Govt plans to 'abolish' all polytechnics, National says
- 5:42 Dunedin may send rubbish to Canterbury
- 5:46 Tasman Glacier sheds millions of tonnes
- 5:51 Crowds descend on Eden Park for T20 series
- 5:54 1000 people run, bike, kayak in biggest ever Coast to Coast
- 5:58 Walters Bluff fire flares up again
- 6:08 More Wakefield residents told to evacuate
- 6:12 Don't be complacent, Nelson mayor urges
- 6:18 Red Cross supporting 'psychological first aid' during fires
- 6:23 PM moves to reassure businesses about economic headwinds
Thursday, 7 February 2019
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Thursday 7 February 2019
- 5:09 Teapot Valley residents ordered to evacuate
- 5:12 Fire ‘roaring away’ in Teapot Valley
- 5:14 State of Emergency as Nelson fire continues to rage
- 5:15 Evacuated residents counting the costs
- 5:21 Govt contributes $20,000 to Tasman fire relief fund
- 5:25 'Gentle giant's' family outraged at killer's sentence
- 5:32 Evening business for 7 February 2019
- 5:36 National MPs swing behind Sarah Dowie at party retreat
- 5:39 Five new refugee re-settlement destinations announced
- 5:43 The Auckland town desperate for water
- 5:49 Wild West festival slammed for 'entrenching racist stereotypes'
- 5:53 No plans to ban rodeos, but Greens have a different idea
- 6:08 Tasman firefighters ‘winning’ despite wind intensifying
- 6:14 Evacuees pack precious belongings before leaving their homes
- 6:16 Tasman farmers warned severe drought likely
- 6:18 Porirua teen on a mission to Mars
- 6:23 Indians disappointed after missing out on T20 tickets
Tuesday, 5 February 2019
- 5:00 Checkpoint, 5 February, 2019
- 5:10 Chinese migrant workers: ‘We’ve been cheated’
- 5:20 PM to Waitangi: There’s still so much to do
- 5:26 Protesters disrupt Don Brash’s Waitangi speech
- 5:27 Huge fire threatens homes in Nelson
- 5:32 Evening business for February 5, 2019
- 5:35 Waitangi trespass ban ‘a kick in the teeth’ – activist
- 5:40 ACC client’s plea for help: ‘I’m imprisoned in my own home’
- 5:49 15-year-old sentenced to life for ‘brutal’ murder
- 5:53 Cyclists want law change after near-misses with buses
- 5:56 19th Century letters warned of fears for future NZ
- 6:08 Commerce Commission: Viagogo broke the law
- 6:12 Eves Valley, Tasman residents ordered to evacuate
- 6:15 Taranaki man sentenced for killing landlord
- 6:20 Towbar manufacturers tell NZTA to pay up
- 6:24 Boil notice continues for Martinborough
Monday, 4 February 2019
- 5:08 Townsville, QLD declared disaster zone
- 5:15 Fires close SH1 in Templeton, Christchurch
- 5:20 Govt announces $80m to get youth into work
- 5:24 Waitangi roars into life as Hek Busby becomes Sir Hek
- 5:27 Marama Fox convicted for drink driving
- 5:34 Evening business for 4 February 2019
- 5:38 Cape Kidnappers nightmare: ‘I really thought I couldn’t make it’
- 5:40 Major changes to commercial fishing proposed
- 5:46 Pioneering guitarist Peter Posa dies
- 5:52 More women coaching rugby than ever before
- 5:55 Aged athletes dust off their kit for Masters Games
- 6:08 SH1, south of Christchurch closed due to fires
- 6:10 Māori landowners support $100 million fund for loans
- 6:14 Dildo-throwing activist trespassed from Waitangi
- 6:24 Farmers fear for future of agriculture training
- 6:27 Fire-fighting effort hampered by drone sightings
Friday, 1 February 2019
- 5:00 Checkpoint for 1 February 2019, 2019
- 5:08 CTV designer fights attempt to investigate him
- 5:12 Police shoot at car speeding wrong way down busy road
- 5:16 Winter woolies out as heatwave passes
- 5:23 Freezing temperatures paralyse US Midwest
- 5:25 PM: No one iwi has mandate to speak for all Māori
- 5:29 Man petitions to make 'Aotearoa' official, alongside 'NZ'
- 5:37 Evening business for Friday 1 February
- 5:40 1/4 of people diagnosed with bowel cancer after visit to ED
- 5:48 Israel Adesanya prepares for biggest fight yet
- 5:56 Search continues for dog missing after car crash
- 6:12 Property developer opens up flats to students for cheap
- 6:15 Migrants vulnerable to torture forced labour and rape
- 6:17 From troubled teen to powerlifting champ
- 6:27 Shanghai locals wait for hours for Shake Shack burgers
Thursday, 31 January 2019
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Thursday 31st January, 2019
- 5:08 Employers fight back against proposed industrial agreements
- 5:12 Cancer patient’s wife tells government it’s ‘failed’ NZ
- 5:16 Temperatures drop to -48C in America’s Midwest
- 5:19 US weather reporter explains just how freezing it is
- 5:25 Going skiing in the midst of a heatwave
- 5:27 Teachers censured for pushing or pulling children
- 5:33 Evening business for Thurs 31 Jan
- 5:36 Tiny Ponsonby section ‘only $750,000’
- 5:43 Pool prices in Ngāruawāhia slashed to keep kids off rail tracks
- 5:47 Defence Force embraces new approach to combat substance abuse
- 6:08 EMA: Fair pay agreements not fair to bosses
- 6:15 Councils can’t tackle climate change alone – LGNZ
- 6:22 Young people leaving state care with little support
- 6:26 Christchurch volunteers begin training to work with refugees
Wednesday, 30 January 2019
- 12:00 Checkpoint for 30 January, 2019
- 5:09 Government scraps interim KiwiBuild targets
- 5:13 Minimalist living: Life inside a container home
- 5:19 National pledges no new taxes in its first term of govt
- 5:23 NZers try to keep cool as hot weather lingers
- 5:26 Woman attacked by stranger on Waiheke Island
- 5:34 Air NZ losing out to cheaper competition - industry observers
- 5:38 Evening business for Wednesday 30 January
- 5:44 Pike River re-entry nears, but will police go in?
- 5:48 Evasive and bullying: Life insurance customers describe tactics
- 6:08 Labour reconsiders targets for flagship housing policy
- 6:14 Uber drivers deactivated following customer complaints
- 6:21 Health crisis denial astounds PNG doctors
- 6:24 Nelson grandma shares tips on how to keep cool
Tuesday, 29 January 2019
- 12:00 Checkpoint for 29 January, 2019
- 5:09 Life insurance industry putting profits before people – report
- 5:18 Take the heat seriously, medical experts warn
- 5:21 Cancer Society challenges Consumer NZ over sunscreen tests
- 5:32 Evening business for Tuesday 29 January
- 5:37 Migrant restaurant owners warned to sell up and leave
- 5:43 PM: Kiwibuild progress slower than hoped
- 5:47 Doctors threaten further strike action
- 5:50 Tourist refunded $900 for five-minute taxi ride
- 5:54 Is tunnel tooting a hoot or should it get the boot?
- 6:08 Another scorching hot day smashes Wellington records
- 6:13 Hundreds of commuters stranded in Wellington
- 6:16 Life insurance industry slammed for prioritising profits over people
- 6:20 Fears raised over e-coli as Kawerau pipes are flushed
- 6:25 Landowner could face prosectution over unpermitted fire
Monday, 28 January 2019
- 5:09 Former Kiwibuild boss bites back at government
- 5:12 MetService close to declaring official heatwave
- 5:17 Kaikoura homeless sent 260km away as housing units sit empty
- 5:25 Are the summer school holidays too long?
- 5:38 Evening business for Monday 28 January
- 5:40 Schools struggle to fill teacher vacancies as students return
- 5:47 National welcomes push for new environmental party
- 5:55 Sewage spill kills dozens of fish in New Plymouth
- 6:07 High temperatures set to continue for several days
- 6:11 The rush to save Australia’s bats dying from the heatwave
- 6:17 Police investigate South Auckland knock-out fight
- 6:19 Tourist demands force rural GPs to ignore local patients
- 6:22 Aid workers warn of Ambae evacuee's vulnerability
- 6:25 MP floats idea to help parents struggling with school holidays
Friday, 21 December 2018
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Friday, 21 December 2018
- 5:09 NZ data hacked by Chinese nationals linked to government
- 5:11 NZ ‘big and bold enough’ to call China out over hacking
- 5:19 Tenants evicted over meth test still paying debt
- 5:23 James Mattis quits over clash with Trump
- 5:25 Lamb this cute and expensive is off the menu
- 5:32 Evening Business for 21 December 2018
- 5:35 Family settles with govt over paid care dispute
- 5:39 Māori warden: 'You don't have to fight violence with violence'
- 5:42 Will wallabies be the possum problem of the 21st Century?
- 5:46 Desperate for a home, but nowhere to go
- 5:51 Water safety initiative launched
- 5:54 Free Theatre may have found a home in time for Christmas
Thursday, 20 December 2018
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Thursday, 20 December 2018
- 5:09 Haumaha belittled and humiliated staff, but won’t be sacked
- 5:12 Police Commissioner retains 'absolute confidence' in Wally Haumaha
- 5:24 First insight into what caused helicopter crashes that killed Wallis brothers
- 5:27 New chair appointed for Southern Response
- 5:38 Gdp growth slows to 0.3% in September quarter
- 5:41 Evening business for 20 December 2018
- 5:44 Huge demand for Christmas food parcels across NZ
- 5:56 Prisoners spruce up bikes to spread Christmas cheer
Wednesday, 19 December 2018
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Wednesday, 19 December 2018
- 5:08 Minimum wage to be raised by $1.20 an hour
- 5:12 Nothing to see here - National responds to spying report
- 5:16 Southern Response chair resigns following spying report
- 5:18 Red-stickered homeowners’ ‘nightmare’ battle with council
- 5:25 Six houses in Dunedin now uninhabitable following land slip
- 5:28 Baby seal pups' beheaded bodies found in Banks Peninsula
- 5:33 Evening business for 19 December 2018
- 5:36 Family tells govt it must aim for zero suicides a year
- 5:40 45% of Napier Port to be sold to pay for climate change protection
- 5:43 Man's photo published next to paedophile's description
- 5:52 Middlemore nurses protest over unsafe parking
- 5:56 Inside the Disgusting Food Museum
Tuesday, 18 December 2018
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Tuesday, 18 December 2018
- 5:09 Government spying ‘an affront to democracy’
- 5:14 Megan Woods ‘disappointed’ with Southern Response
- 5:20 Russel Norman: ‘MBIE took the side of the oil industry’
- 5:22 Binding referendum to be held on legalising cannabis
- 5:22 Simon Bridges: 'anti-democratic' for govt to spy on public
- 5:27 Grieving parents present petition to Parliament
- 5:33 Evening business for 18 December 2018
- 5:36 Police investigated for passing information on to Thompson & Clark
- 5:45 Woman jailed for 14.5 years for moving $3.5m in drug money
- 5:48 Victoria University loses bid to change its name
- 5:51 Visa application changes aimed at helping regions secure workers
- 5:55 'Cage free doesn't mean cruelty free'
Monday, 17 December 2018
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Monday, 17 December 2018
- 5:10 Public outcry over hit-and-run driver's sentence
- 5:16 Plane crashes into sea off Raglan coast
- 5:18 Slavery, trafficking charges ‘a new low’ for NZ
- 5:25 84-year-old NZ woman found after three days lost
- 5:28 The cost of protecting DOC staff from death threats, violence
- 5:34 Evening business for 17 December 2018
- 5:38 Chch homeowner paying rates for home she can’t live in
- 5:41 MPI hopeful of eradicating Mycoplasma bovis
- 5:44 Law Society’s response to complaints must change – report
- 5:48 A look back on NZ’s 2018 MeToo movement
- 5:53 Ngapuhi iwi vote against govt's settlement proposal
- 5:56 Anxiety, gaming fuel truancy
Friday, 14 December 2018
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Friday, 14 December 2018
- 5:09 Steve Hansen to leave All Blacks in 2019
- 5:13 Man’s long wait for apology from MSD
- 5:25 Dunedin residents evacuated after slip opens up
- 5:28 Surprise, tears as Silver Ferns coach announces new squad
- 5:34 Rich getting richer, while poorest stuck at the bottom
- 5:37 Evening business for Friiday 14 December
- 5:43 Hamilton to Auckland rail service likely to go ahead
- 5:50 Girl dies in rugby scrum machine incident
- 5:53 Karakia, speeches for girl who died in scrum machine incident
- 6:08 Who will replace Steve Hansen as All Blacks coach?
- 6:12 New Work and Income office to keep staff and clients safe - MSD
- 6:23 Why we moved to NZ after Trump was elected
Thursday, 13 December 2018
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Thursday, 13 December 2018
- 5:09 MSD’s treatment ‘didn’t make me feel human’
- 5:22 Synthetics suppliers told: 'We'll come after you and we'll find you'
- 5:25 Grant Robertson unveils plans for next year's Budget
- 5:32 PM: Text from Karel Sroubek’s friend ‘unsolicited’
- 5:37 Evening business for 13 December 2018
- 5:40 Prized car stuck in limbo amid ongoing WOF saga
- 5:44 Builder loses licence for underquoting work
- 5:47 Inquest into death in Samoan jail closes
- 5:51 Call for dog ban on beaches to protect penguins
- 5:56 Kendra Cocksedge set to make rugby history?
- 6:08 Bar Association: Murder accused must be given a fair trial
- 6:14 Papakura marae launches papakainga project
- 6:18 EV charging stations spark parking complaints
- 6:21 Public get first glimpse of Terracotta Wariors at Te Papa
- 6:24 Humpback whale surfaces alongside Auckland boat
Wednesday, 12 December 2018
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Wednesday, 12 December 2018
- 5:08 Grace Millane's family says she'll 'forever be a kiwi'
- 5:09 Air NZ passengers urged to not make changes ahead of strike decision
- 5:13 Grace Millane's family to take body home as vigils held around NZ
- 5:16 Vigils held throughout NZ in memory of Grace Millane
- 5:21 Birds left on Parliament's steps didn't die from 1080
- 5:33 Evening business for 12 December 2018
- 5:39 353 Greyhound racing dogs killed, died from illness or were euthanised
- 5:44 Mental health services, library merge proving successful combination
- 5:51 Brand new natural hazards monitoring centre opens in Lower Hutt
- 5:54 Anti-1080 float wins top prize at Taupō Christmas Parade
- 6:08 Vigils begin in memory of Grace Millane
- 6:15 Animal abuse linked to family violence, researcher says
- 6:21 Samoa’s Attorney General didn’t want witness to give evidence
- 6:24 Gore locals urged to conserve water
Tuesday, 11 December 2018
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Tuesday, 11th December 2018
- 5:09 MSD ordered to wipe debt of seriously ill beneficiary
- 5:18 Police appeal for help in locating shovel re Millane enquiry
- 5:22 Medicinal cannabis legislation passes final reading
- 5:25 Some Kaikōura residents 'disgusted' at decision to move properties
- 5:34 Evening business for Tuesday 11 December
- 5:39 Canterbury Regional Council stand by water export decision
- 5:42 One in four women from high income households suffer violence
- 5:46 Inquest into death in Samoan prison begins
- 5:49 National party demand answers over absent Kiwibuild head
- 5:52 IPCA slams officer over conflict of interest
- 5:56 Napier residents told brown tap water 'perfectly safe'
- 6:08 MSD deputy CEO to apologise to seriously ill beneficiary
- 6:18 Language bill drawn from ballot
- 6:21 Iconic Waitākere track may reopen this summer
- 6:25 NZ tennis star Marina Erakovic announces retirement
Monday, 10 December 2018
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Monday, 10 December 2018
- 5:08 PM: Kiwis ‘overwhelmingly’ hurt, shamed over Grace Millane’s death
- 5:10 Judge to Millane family: ‘Your grief must be desperate’
- 5:14 Mystery surrounds Kiwibuild boss’s absence
- 5:19 Air NZ/Union negotiations could run into the night
- 5:26 SPCA investigating man who allegedly got cat stoned
- 5:34 Evening business for Monday 10 December
- 5:38 1/5 kiwi kids don’t have access to healthy food
- 5:42 City Mission's annual christmas drive biggest yet
- 5:48 Warriors coach tries to diffuse war of words with Johnson
- 5:51 What is the mystery, yellow substance bothering Waitara residents?
- 5:55 Relief as heritage town centre opens after six-year fight
- 6:08 Man accused of killing Grace Millane keeps name secret
- 6:13 Children in state care fragile after ‘trauma upon trauma’
Friday, 7 December 2018
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Friday, 7 December 2018
- 5:09 Police hold ‘grave fears’ for Grace Millane’s safety
- 5:14 Tomorrow's Schools are not fit for today
- 5:17 CDHB responds to escalating assaults at Hillmorton Hospital
- 5:34 Halifax investors have no idea when they'll get their money
- 5:34 Evening business for 7 December 2018
- 5:38 Investigation into CTV engineer to be reopened
- 5:42 NZTA inspectors tried to warn of non-compliance issues
- 5:46 Holiday plans of thousands up in air as airline strike looms
- 5:50 Woman who pimped out 14-year-old jailed for 2.5 years
- 5:56 PAK'nSAVE store shoots sparrows
- 6:09 Grace Millane last seen at Auckland hotel
- 6:12 School system letting down most disadvantaged students
- 6:20 New Dunedin Hospital building to open in 2023
- 6:26 Former engineer and territorial soldier returns to Defence with art
Thursday, 6 December 2018
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Thursday, 6th December 2018
- 5:09 Where is Grace Millane? Police search for missing traveller
- 5:14 Tip Top to stay Kiwi-owned? Fonterra says it will try
- 5:17 Fijian youth brought to NZ to boost school rugby team
- 5:25 Destiny Church demands govt funding, access to prisons
- 5:33 Evening business for Thursday 6 December
- 5:35 Huawei CFO arrested on US' request
- 5:41 Mycoplasma bovis spreads to Taranaki
- 5:46 Inflatable raft used to rescue floating calves
- 5:54 Immediate action being called on for elite athlete welfare
- 6:08 Police appeal for sightings of missing British backpacker
- 6:10 America's Cup given another $14.5m of ratepayers' money
- 6:13 Iraqi priest in NZ: ‘Please save our people’
Wednesday, 5 December 2018
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Wednesday 5 December, 2018
- 5:08 Auckland schools refuse to play St Kentigern's First XV
- 5:12 Herschel Fruean: Schools have right to poach rugby players
- 5:20 Simon Bridges ejected from House, MPs follow
- 5:23 Two thirds of teens exposed to porn
- 5:27 Police confident officers 'made the right decision' in police chase
- 5:33 Evening business for 5 December 2018
- 5:37 Huge turn out on first day of Northland's vaccination programme
- 5:45 Primary teachers holding out for better workload deal
- 5:48 Industrial action transformed teaching in Australia – NZ teacher
- 5:53 RNZ’s sports reporters quizzed ahead of awards
- 6:08 Leaker claims to be a National MP
- 6:11 Enough vaccines for targetted population - Northland DHB
- 6:20 NZ man’s close encounter with great white shark
- 6:24 The winner of Checkpoint’s RNZ sports reporter quiz is….
Tuesday, 4 December 2018
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Tuesday 4 December, 2018
- 5:08 Mental health system under-resourced, under pressure, unsustainable - report
- 5:13 Health Minister David Clark on Mental Health & Addiction inquiry
- 5:21 Farmer tells of lucky escape after cows killed by lightning
- 5:25 Legendary director Geoff Murphy remembered by fans and collaborators
- 5:29 Maggie Barry responds to bullying allegations
- 5:35 Evening business for Tuesday 4 December
- 5:39 Science teachers warn of national problems from poor science results
- 5:42 Rollie Heke sentenced for shooting at police, turbulent life revealed
- 5:51 Ballon d'Or for women victory overshadowed by inappropriate comment
- 5:54 U-17 women footballers World Cup bronze starts to sink in
- 6:09 Report paints grim picture of state of mental health and addiction in NZ
- 6:13 Malaysian woman disgusted by the amount of NZ plastic
- 6:17 Sports coach accused of sexually abusing athlete
- 6:23 Auckland teen terrified witnessing tree set on fire by lightning
