Checkpoint for Thursday 7 March 2019
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Melodie Robinson immortalised as first Māori Barbie
6:25 PM.Sports commentator and former Black Fern Melodie Robinson hopes a new Barbie doll in her likeness will inspire young girls to pursue careers in rugby or sports journalism. Audio
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City Rail Link on track despite contractor woes, company says
6:22 PM.The country's largest ever transport project, City Rail Link, has assured the government that it is making progress and is on target for completion by 2024. Read more Audio
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Wellington beaches to go smokefree
6:19 PM.Wellington's beaches are to become smokefree but councillors have decided to pause for thought when it comes to what message they should send to vapers. Audio
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Prioritise lung cancer treatments, patients tell MPs
6:14 PM.Lung cancer patients are launching a petition to push MPs to back more treatments at a drug funding review next month. Read more Audio
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Lime e-scooters back on Auckland & Dunedin streets
6:11 PM.Controversial Lime e-scooters are back almost two weeks since they were removed from the streets of Auckland and Dunedin after Auckland Council suspended the company's licence. Audio
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Speedway organiser and Auckland mayor to meet
6:08 PM.Auckland Council is to meet with a Western Springs Speedway organiser after he wrote an emotional open letter to the mayor saying the council's handled the matter of the speedway's lease disgracefully… Read more Audio
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Barking drones used on farms instead of sheep dogs
5:53 PM.Drones that bark like dogs are being used on farms as farmers increasingly look to drone technology to help them with their work. Read more Video, Audio, Gallery
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Govt defends Sir Michael Cullen’s $1000 a day pay cheque
5:45 PM.The government is defending still paying Sir Michael Cullen $1000 a day as the head of the Tax Working Group, which delivered its final report last month. Audio
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Queenstown locals to have say on local visitor tax
5:40 PM.Tourists have warned they'll give Queenstown a second thought if a local visitor tax is imposed in the resort town. The Queenstown Lakes District Council has voted unanimously to hold a referendum on… Read more Audio
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Man seriously injured after vicious hammer attack
5:39 PM.Police are appealing to the public for help as they probe a vicious hammer attack in central Auckland. Audio
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'Troubling, terrifying’ alleged assault described in trial
5:35 PM.A man who claims he was sexually assaulted by a high profile businessman says he was told his career would be jeopardised if he didn't retract his police compliant. Audio
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Evening business for Thursday 7 March
5:31 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Newmarket footpath holes 'an accident waiting to happen'
5:24 PM.Newmarket business owners say they've been pleading with Auckland Council for months to fix the holes around footpath trees, but its only rushed in a temporary fix after an elderly man was injured… Read more Video, Audio
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The real origins of NZ Golf’s so-called ‘korowai’
5:19 PM.NZ Golf wouldn't tell us who made the so-called 'korowai' it bestowed on the winner of the NZ Open, but we can confirm it's faux fur, with rooster or turkey feathers and is sold by Rozcraft - starting… Read more Video, Audio
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Maniototo fires brought under control
5:15 PM.Firefighters in Central Otago have battled to bring a 300-hectare scrub fire that closed part of the main state highway and rail trail under control. Video, Audio
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Nelson family asks who will pay to repair their land after fire
5:09 PM.Who should pay to repair private land after emergency services carve massive firebreaks into farmland, leaving it unusable? That's the situation facing one family in Teapot Valley after the Nelson -… Read more Video, Audio
