Checkpoint for Monday 30 September 2019

6:25 PM.With nearly 40 percent of Porirua city's population under the age of 25, mayoral hopefuls are making their pitch to the youth.

But an annual council stock-take shows children and young people are… Read more Audio

6:18 PM.Spark Sport is defending its Rugby World Cup service, saying all but one of the games it has streamed have been without issue.

The tournament's New Zealand broadcast rights holder apologised and… Read more Audio

6:15 PM.The government is being urged to do more to crack down on pay for top officials and executives in the state sector.

Finance Minister Grant Robertson has already told the chairs of Air New Zealand and… Read more Audio

5:55 PM.It's the mystery of the missing roast. Long-time Great Barrier resident and chef Tim Andrews lovingly cooked up a pork belly at home on Friday afternoon, but then something very odd happened. He tells… Read more Video, Audio

5:45 PM.Most public hospitals were under intense pressure on Monday, caring for patients without routine access to x-rays and scans.

Hundreds of radiographers belonging to the Apex union walked off wards… Read more Audio

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

5:28 PM.The All Blacks have made a raft of changes to the team to play Canada in their second Rugby World Cup pool match in Oita on Wednesday with an entirely different front row, midfield and wings.

The… Read more Video, Audio

5:25 PM.The police have just finished a briefing following the arrest of a man for Christchurch builder Michael McGrath.

Michael McGrath, who was 49 when he went missing, was last seen in May 2017 at his… Read more Audio

5:22 PM.Police have described the death of an elderly couple found dead in their Christchurch home in a suspected murder suicide as an absolute tragedy.

They received a call at 4am from an elderly man who… Read more Audio

5:18 PM.A flying student who died in a plane crash in the Tararua Ranges was only one training flight away from getting his pilot's licence.

The man died with his instructor when the light plane went down… Read more Video, Audio

5:14 PM.The country's biggest banks have announced they will be trialing regional hubs, and have shelved further closures of branches outside the main centres, for now.

The government has announced four… Read more Audio

5:10 PM.Thirty-six different flights were delayed around New Zealand on Monday as smoke in an air traffic control tower caused a fire alarm and evacuation.

Airways, the company controlling New Zealand air… Read more Video, Audio