Checkpoint for Wednesday 22 July 2020

6:23 PM.A controversial New Plymouth councillor says he will spearhead a citizens'-initiated referendum against the formation of a Māori ward in the city if no-one else steps up to the plate.

Last night, the… Read more Audio

6:18 PM.So what do people in the Palmerston North electorate think about their soon-to-be former MP and what's come to light today?

RNZ reporter Charlotte Cook and cameraman Dom Thomas visited the area. Read more Video, Audio

6:10 PM.A staffer for former Prime Minister David Lange says in his time sexual activity in Parliament was rife, and ousted Cabinet minister Iain-Lees Galloway is a victim of the current political climate.

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6:09 PM.In an explosive display in Parliament this afternoon, Winston Peters has named the people he believes are behind the leak of his superannuation details, describing it as a hit job inspired by the ACT… Read more Audio

5:58 PM.Options for managed isolation and quarantine facilities are close to being exhausted.

At a media conference this afternoon, it was revealed the government is introducing a quota system for passenger… Read more Audio

5:55 PM.Doctors say there were fewer babies born prematurely in New Zealand's lockdown - following a trend also seen overseas.

They say understanding what's behind the change could help save some babies from… Read more Audio

5:43 PM.A staffer for former Prime Minister David Lange says in his time sexual activity was rife in Parliament and Iain-Lees Galloway is a victim of the current political climate.

Lees-Galloway's affair… Read more Audio

5:38 PM.Big news for Central Otago today with news Christchurch International Airport Ltd has purchased 750 hectares of land near Tarras with a long-term proposal to build an airport on the site.

The site… Read more Video, Audio

5:30 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio

5:28 PM.An Auckland man has been sentenced to a year's home detention for selling millions of cage eggs as free range.

The Commerce Commission opened an investigation in 2017, following a complaint from an… Read more Audio

5:24 PM.Wealthy friends of the Foreign Minister Winston Peters were invited to go to Antarctica partly in the hope they may donate private money to the redevelopment of Scott Base, the New Zealand First… Read more Audio

5:16 PM.Professor Tony Blakely is an epidemiologist and public health specialist from the University of Melbourne.

He talks to Lisa Owen about compulsory face masks and the 484 new Covid-19 cases in… Read more Video, Audio

5:12 PM.The eastern states of Australia are on tenterhooks as Victoria recorded it's highest daily number of infections since the start of the Covid-19 outbreak.

There were 484 new cases overnight, and two… Read more Video, Audio

5:09 PM.The casualties just keep on coming - today it was Labour MP and Cabinet minister Iain Lees Galloway, after admitting an affair with a former staffer.

The Prime Minister says he's opened himself up to… Read more Video, Audio