Checkpoint for Friday 10 August 2018

5:00 PM.Watch Friday's full programme here. Video

5:09 PM.Dozens of children, many younger than 15, have been killed in a Saudi-led coalition air strike that hit a school bus in northern Yemen. Warning, this video includes disturbing footage. Lucy Fielder… Read more Video, Audio

5:10 PM.Unicef's Bismarck Swangin is on the ground in Yemen. He tells John Campbell the bus bombing is just one example of a catastrophic war, that has killed many thousands of people, directly and… Read more Video, Audio

5:17 PM.The Government has announced plans to rid the country of single-use plastic bags in a year's time, saying the hundreds of millions used here each year are polluting our coastlines and waterways. Video, Audio

5:21 PM.The fight to save Lumsden Maternity Centre from closing has been lost, despite protests and a petition with more than 4000 signatures urging the government and DHB to keep its birthing services. Audio

5:22 PM.A Ministry of Justice decision to move Taranaki post-mortems to Palmerston North has shocked locals and raised concerns it will add to the stress bereaved families are already experiencing. Audio

5:27 PM.History will be made at Mount Smart stadium tonight when the first female NRL team takes the field in a curtain raiser against Auckland ahead of the Warriors match against the Newcastle Knights. Video, Audio

5:33 PM.Dairy giant Fonterra has been given a serious serve from its shareholders who say the double hit to their earnings this year is unacceptable. Video, Audio

5:40 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio

5:46 PM.New Zealand's high performance sport community has lost several high profile staff members this year - and another was added to that list today as Rowing New Zealand high performance boss Alan Cotter… Read more Video, Audio

5:50 PM.Kanah Andrews-Nahu is still at high school, but she's already breaking weightlifting records. The 17-year-old has just been picked to represent New Zealand at the Youth Olympics. She spoke to John… Read more Video, Audio

6:12 PM.A Lumsden midwife says she is considering returning to nursing or moving out of the area now the region's maternity centre will close, a move she says will drastically add to her workload. Video, Audio

6:18 PM.A New Zealander living in Indonesia has given a first hand account of the utter devastation in Lombok following last Sunday's 6.9 magnitude quake which killed 259 and has left tens of thousands of… Read more Video, Audio