Checkpoint for Friday 23 August 2019

5:08 PM.Waikato-Tainui and the Kiingitanga have not ruled out buying back Ihumātao to put an end to the Māori land dispute in south Auckland.

But they say no deal has been struck despite rumours that they're… Read more Audio

5:12 PM.The former Minister for Southern Response Megan Woods says while it's too early to call for a criminal investigation into the state insurer, the issue of the double detailed repair analysis (DRA) and… Read more Video, Audio

5:26 PM.A member of the government's justice advisory group says the resignations of - quote "two Pakeha men" - isn't going to derail the work that's already been done.

JustSpeak spokesperson Julia Whaipooti… Read more Video, Audio

5:33 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio

5:43 PM.A plan for a green corridor cutting though Christchurch's red zone all the way to the coast has been given the green light.

Dubbed the Greenprint, the plan supports the regeneration of the Otākaro… Read more Video, Audio

5:43 PM.For 100 days - rain, hail, and shine - Ollie Langridge has been camped out at Parliament with one message. He wants politicians to declare a climate emergency. Unfortunately, that call to action has… Read more Video, Audio

5:50 PM.Thousands of Indonesian soldiers have been deployed to the province of Papua as violent riots resulted in a parliament building being set on fire.

Papuans are reacting to what they called a 'racist… Read more Video, Audio

5:55 PM.A Rotorua farmer reckons he is the proud owner of the ugliest lamb he has ever seen.

One of a set of triplets - the lamb is woolless, basically bald - and a genetic rarity.

There will be no woolly… Read more Video, Audio

6:07 PM.The ambassador of Ukraine has vowed to track down anyone distributing the accused Christchurch gunman's manifesto and prosecute them.

A neo-Nazi in Ukraine is reproducing the document in paperback… Read more Video, Audio

6:12 PM.Pressure is mounting on Auckland ferry company Fullers to hand over control of its operations to the council after a rough few months.

On Thursday, hundreds of passengers were left stranded in… Read more Audio

6:16 PM.More than 75 prohibited firearms and 200 accessories have been handed in at the latest buyback in Otago.

The event at the Toko Rugby Club in Milton comes a day the Royal Commission of Inquiry into… Read more Audio

6:20 PM.It's rained every single day this month in Auckland -- but there's one organisation - Watercare - that doesn't want the wet weather to let up yet. Chen Liu reports. Read more Audio

6:23 PM."A pair of walkers, one casual, and two pairs of dress shoes..."

Four is all you need according to 'sole' sister Sally Summers, who will celebrate 70 years on the shop floor at Saunders Shoes in… Read more Video, Audio