Checkpoint for Thursday 24 October 2019

6:25 PM.RNZ business reporter Nona Pelletier asked SkyCity chief executive Graeme Stephens when the precinct would be back to business.

He says the claim that SkyCity staff were told they would have to take… Read more Audio

6:20 PM.The massive fire burning at SkyCity's Cconvention Centre has dampened down but fire crews are still battling flames and flare-ups.

While the fire is still active, firefighters say they're now in a… Read more Audio

6:15 PM.Farmers won't have to start paying for their emissions until 2025, as long as they make progress in finding ways to measure and price emissions at the farm level.

But in the meantime legislation will… Read more Video, Audio

6:10 PM.The government has announced what's its calling a world first to ensure the agricultural sector is responsible for its emissions, but will it be enough to keep farmers and environmentalists happy?

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5:55 PM.The Olympic games has come to Whanganui - but not as we know it. More than 50 kaumātua - Māori elders - have taken part in the Taipahake Olympics - trying their hand at javelin, shot put and even a… Read more Video, Audio

5:50 PM.More than a hundred years since armed constabulary troops desecrated the peaceful Taranaki settlement Parihaka, the Crown is owning up to its wrongs, and the people of Parihaka are starting to heal.

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5:48 PM.The government is under pressure to limit harm from measles as it spreads to vulnerable Pacific Islands countries.

In Samoa, an outbreak was declared after a toddler died in Apia's hospital of a… Read more Video, Audio

5:35 PM.The Green Party has struck an eleventh hour deal on anti-terrorism legislation after a breakdown in negotiations between Labour and National.

The tough measures clamping down on returning foreign… Read more Audio

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

5:25 PM.Environmentalists are accusing the government of selling out over its deal with farmers.

Agriculture makes up nearly half of New Zealand's carbon emissions.

But under a new plan unveiled on… Read more Audio

5:20 PM.What is going to happen to the eight million litres of firefighting water in the SkyCity Convention Centre basement carpark?

Auckland Council officials are waiting on tests to see what if any… Read more Video, Audio

5:15 PM.After more than 50 hours fighting the fire at the SkyCity Convention Centre in central Auckland, firefighters say the blaze is under control, but it is not over.

Eight million litres of… Read more Video, Audio

5:09 PM.The All Blacks have made a bold call, selecting Scott Barrett ahead of Sam Cane for Saturday's Rugby World Cup semi-final against England in Yokohama.

As reported by RNZ, Barrett will start in the… Read more Video, Audio