Checkpoint for Thursday 6 June 2019

6:24 PM.Muslims around New Zealand gathered at gymnasiums and halls this morning for prayers and a bite to eat as they marked the end of Ramadan. In Christchurch, where 51 Muslims lost their lives in the… Read more Video, Audio

6:17 PM.A Christchurch housing trust says hundreds of people are waiting for social housing but can't use empty temporary homes originally set up for quake victims. Read more Video, Audio

6:13 PM.A woman whose husband was shot dead has described how she was shot in the head and told a gunman she was pregnant to try to spare her life. Yolanda Tuuheava gave evidence during Fisilau Tapaevalu and… Read more Audio

6:08 PM.As teachers' unions and the Education Minister meet to negotiate contracts, Checkpoint reporter Nita Blake-Persen heads into the classroom, where teachers say they're simply fed up. Video, Audio

5:53 PM.About 100 people gathered in Wellington today to commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day. Among the crowd at Pukeahu National War Memorial Park were three veterans who took part that day. Reporter… Read more Video, Audio

5:42 PM.Maternal hubs in Lumsden and Te Anau were meant to be up and running seven weeks ago after the birthing unit in Lumsden was downgraded, but locals say that's far from reality. Audio

5:38 PM.Just a week into the official flu season, nearly 1.3 million people have already had the flu vaccine - close to the same number as the whole of last winter. As stocks run low, the vaccines will now… Read more Video, Audio

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

5:29 PM.The tiny farming settlement of Hauturu in Waikato is in shock after a suspected shooting left one person dead and three injured. Reporter Jordan Bond is in the area and joins Checkpoint with the… Read more Video, Audio

5:21 PM.With 11,000 people and households waiting for public housing, how soon can they expect to get into a state home? Lisa Owen interviews MSD Auckland Regional Commissioner Mark Goldsmith. Video, Audio

5:15 PM.The Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment investigated Debbie Iskandar and says her behaviour and deception was the lowest kind of behaviour for a landlord, and she wilfully broke laws… Read more Video, Audio

5:09 PM.A dodgy landlord who allegedly rented out substandard accommodation including illegal garage conversions has been ordered to stump up nearly $180,000 after the Tenancy Tribunal found she knowingly… Read more Video, Audio

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