Checkpoint for Thursday 21 November 2019

5:08 PM.Warning: This story and related coverage of the trial contains graphic and sexual details that may be distressing to some readers

Is the man accused of murdering British backpacker Grace Millane a… Read more Video, Audio

5:15 PM.A National MP has called for an inquiry into Pharmac after four people died following an epilepsy drug brand switch.

Two complaints have now been laid with the Health and Disability Commissioner… Read more Audio

5:20 PM.Winston Peters' personal lawyer and the trustee of the New Zealand First Foundation has threatened a $30 million law suit against a National MP, in the latest twist in the donations scandal.

The… Read more Audio

5:25 PM.Prince Andrew has walked away from royal duties for the foreseeable future, but should he also walk away from his royal title?

In a statement the Duke of York says the controversy surrounding his… Read more Video, Audio

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

5:35 PM.A storm is brewing in an affluent Auckland suburb, where residents are battling to stop the government building an Erebus memorial in a local park.

It's been 40 years since Air NZ flight 901 crashed… Read more Video, Audio

5:47 PM.Social Development Minister Carmel Sepuloni says she and her Ministry are working as quickly as they can on welfare reform and it's easier to make recommendations than to implement them.

Lisa Owen… Read more Video, Audio

6:08 PM.Warning: This story and related coverage of the trial contains graphic and sexual details that may be distressing to some readers.

The jury in the trial of the man accused of murdering Grace Millane… Read more Video, Audio

6:14 PM.More details have been laid bare of the controversial Provincial Growth Fund application by Future Forestry Products.

The Minister who oversees the fund, NZ First MP Shane Jones, is pleading… Read more Audio

6:18 PM.Microsoft and NIWA are pairing up and using artificial intelligence to computerise more than a million hand written weather records dating back more than a century.

The information will be used to… Read more Video, Audio

6:23 PM.Prince Charles is set to receive a one-of-a-kind reception when he arrives in the seaside town of Kaikōura this weekend.

The heir to the throne will be meeting locals on Saturday, and will see a… Read more Video, Audio