Checkpoint for Friday 25 September 2020

10:07 AM.The West Coast was a campaign battleground yesterday - with both the National and Labour leader there trying to woo voters.

Judith Collins had a packed schedule visiting local businesses and mingling… Read more Video, Audio

5:11 PM.New Zealand First leader Winston Peters says a "dangerous settlement" at Ihumātao is just around the corner and only his party will stop it.

During a speech at Orewa to around 100 people today, Mr… Read more Audio

5:15 PM.Aucklanders fleeing the city for the school holidays are being urged to be patient as they hit the road out of town, with damage to the Harbour Bridge still causing some delays.

Two of the bridge's… Read more Video, Audio

5:20 PM.The Silver Ferns and the Black Caps will resume international play next month with both sports being given the all clear to host international teams.

The Silver Ferns will host England in a… Read more Audio

5:25 PM.Officials have identified 35 close contacts of the three community covid-19 cases who travelled to Taupo.

Eight have returned negative test results, while the rest have been or are in the process of… Read more Audio

5:34 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio

5:39 PM.Winston Peters says New Zealand's border will re-open sooner than people think and mass immigration should be consigned to the past.

With foreign arrivals flat-lining, we asked the main political… Read more Audio

5:44 PM.Some of Christchurch's earthquake damaged red-zone land is another step closer to having some long term decisions made about its future. Today the Minister of Greater Christchurch Regeneration, Megan… Read more Audio

5:48 PM.Today marks six months since the country entered full lockdown.

At 11.59 on March 25, the country moved into Covid-19 Alert Level 4, introducing some of the strictest public health measures seen… Read more Audio

4:03 PM.He's not your usual Sunday morning visitor, but a cheeky kea has managed to let himself into a Nelson living room as part of his new routine of calling in on houses in a suburban neighbourhood.

While… Read more Video, Audio

6:10 PM.Cricket and netball are the latest sports to be given the green light to host international tours and tests in New Zealand. It was confirmed that the West Indies and Pakistan cricket teams will tour… Read more Video, Audio

6:16 PM.A renters advocacy group says tenants around the country are looking at rent increases of up to 30 percent as a freeze comes to an end.

The government put a stop to rent increases from the start of… Read more Audio

6:22 PM.The continued rise of New Zealand MMA reaches a new high point on Sunday.

Four fighters from Auckland's City kickboxing gym will compete at UFC 253 in Abu Dhabi, headlined by world champion Israel… Read more Video, Audio