Checkpoint for Wednesday 1 July 2020

7:18 PM.Police are now involved in a fast-moving scandal swirling around Team New Zealand and its events arm, America's Cup Events. Investigators are working with overseas authorities to get to the bottom of… Read more Video, Audio

6:16 PM.The fishing sector says it's feeling let down by its minister after comments comparing them to criminals surfaced last night. They were made by Stuart Nash in a recorded conversation in 2018, where he… Read more Audio

6:07 PM.The government's unveiled the first wave of funding for infrastructure projects it says will create 20,000 jobs. But how many are actually new? Read more Video, Audio

5:55 PM.The Chiefs are facing some uphill battles in the new Super Rugby season, but for some young players there are even tougher challenges on the home front. Twenty-year-old lock Naitoa Ah Kuoi has… Read more Audio

5:46 PM.The Wellington Council is telling residents on the city's south coast to make preparations in case they need to evacuate their homes tonight because of foul weather lashing the area. Audio

5:37 PM.Upgrades to the Auckland City Mission, East Coast's Rugby Park Grandstand, and Blenheim's Art Gallery - are among the projects getting a boost from the government's three billion dollar infrastructure… Read more Audio

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

5:27 PM.The Government has unveiled its multi-million screen sector recovery package to protect jobs and investment into New Zealand productions in the wake of covid-19. Read more Video, Audio

5:22 PM.In the midst of the worst water shortage in 25 years, Auckland now has a lifeline - its bid for more water from the Waikato River will be heard this year. Read more Video, Audio

5:12 PM.Maria Iatrou is the President of the Union Road Traders Association- a shopping strip in the Melbourne suburb of Ascot Vale. She also runs the Espresso 155 Cafe which seats 100 patrons. Part of Union… Read more Video, Audio

5:07 PM.More than 30 Melbourne suburbs will go into a four-week lockdown tonight in an attempt to bring an outbreak of Covid-19 cases across the city back under control. Read more Video, Audio