Checkpoint for Tuesday 14 May 2019

6:25 PM.Drivers eager to save money at the pump were happy to queue for today's opening of the new Waitomo petrol station in Upper Hutt. It's low prices have already forced other fuel retailers to drop their… Read more Video, Audio

6:21 PM.UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has expressed his solidarity with Christchurch's Muslim community, while visiting the two mosques in the city attacked by a lone-gunman on March 15. Video, Audio

6:15 PM.Businesses in downtown Auckland say their patrons are being driven away by trucks, dust and lack of access due to the City Rail Link construction outside their front doors. As the project’s deadline… Read more Video, Audio

6:08 PM.EQC has heightened security at all its offices after receiving an anonymous threat on May 1. Deputy chief executive Renee Walker says the letter referred to causing harm to staff and mentioned the… Read more Video, Audio

5:52 PM.US actress Felicity Huffman has pleaded guilty to her part in a college admissions rort, where she paid $15,000 to a fake charity to get her daughter into a top college. Boston Globe reporter Maria… Read more Audio

5:48 PM.The Council of Licensed Firearms Owners plans to go to the police about the way some firearms owners are being treated, in response to new legislation banning some weapons. Audio

5:38 PM.Eight years after her home started sinking, Beverley Guy has finally had a breakthrough in her battle with EQC to fix ongoing problems with her earthquake damaged home. Read more Video, Audio

5:35 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio

5:28 PM.Local and Canadian investors have bought Vodafone, dashing an initial plan for it to list on the New Zealand share market. Talk of the sale emerged on Friday and the deal was sealed over the weekend.

5:24 PM.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says tech companies will face questions about whether they're chasing profits at the expense of operating ethically, ahead of the Christchurch Call in Paris. Political… Read more Video, Audio

5:17 PM.National leader Simon Bridges says it's no surprise there's been low demand for the government's fees-free policy, because it was always set to 'fail'. He joined Checkpoint live to discuss the policy… Read more Video, Audio

5:13 PM.Finance Minister Grant Robertson insists the fees free tertiary policy is not a failure, despite reallocating a sizable part of the funding to poly-techs due to low demand. National has criticised the… Read more Video, Audio

5:09 PM.An anonymous letter sent to EQC threatened the safety of staff and referred to the Christchurch mosque attacks. Police are working with EQC, which has increased security at all its offices. Reporter… Read more Video, Audio

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