Checkpoint for Thursday 15 October 2020

5:07 PM.New Zealand's highest watchdog is asking for a please explain over Auckland University's purchase of a $5 million house in one of the city's poshest suburbs for its vice chancellor to live in.

The… Read more Video, Audio

5:17 PM.It was all broadway and boxing on the campaign trail in Auckland today, although the Labour and National Party leaders say there won't be any fisticuffs or dance routines on show tonight.

Judith… Read more Audio

5:23 PM.RNZ political editor Jane Patterson talks to Lisa Owen about the end of the election campaign for 2020, and what we might see on election day. Read more Video, Audio

5:29 PM.More than 400 foreign fishers are headed to New Zealand to crew deep sea trawlers because Kiwis can't fill the jobs.

A charter flight from Russia will arrive in Christchurch tomorrow, where the first… Read more Audio

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

5:40 PM.The number of people on the jobseeker benefit is now up more than 40 percent compared to the same time last year.

To make matters worse, there's a prediction today a double-dip recession is on the… Read more Audio

5:43 PM.An independent report has found police were not justified in carrying out a pursuit, which led to the death of an innocent man in Christchurch.

The report was highly critical the police's conduct… Read more Audio

5:47 PM.Police have confirmed they're investigating complaints of drug taking at a prison unit where child sex offenders live.

Te Korowai is based on the grounds, but outside the wire of Rimutaka prison, in… Read more Audio

5:50 PM.A grieving UK family wanting to sell their yacht in New Zealand could have it imported here - but it will cost them tens of thousands of dollars.

The family's application to sail to New Zealand on… Read more Audio

5:56 PM.Fancy an elevated sea view, close to the airport for a weekend getaway, rich in history and in character?

A prime piece of land is for sale in Wellington - the only catch - it's got an old air… Read more Video, Audio

6:07 PM.There has been a surge in support for Greens in the latest 1 News Colmar Brunton political poll, which shows Labour needing their support to govern.

The poll shows Labour with 46 percent, National 31… Read more Video, Audio

6:16 PM.It's just two more sleeps until election day, and there's been a last minute push to get more young people enrolled to vote.

Historically, the under-30 voter turnout is low compared with other… Read more Audio

6:20 PM.From Friday, New Zealanders will be able to say g'day to our Aussie neighbours without having to isolate on arrival across the ditch.

The one-way travel bubble is with New South Wales and the… Read more Audio

6:22 PM.New Zealand is being branded a 'climate criminal' in the wake of a new report that warns of rapidly increasing fire danger and punishing traffic pollution.

The 84-page report, from the Ministry for… Read more Audio

6:26 PM.It's been a slow and fraught process, dragged out over 30 years, but the Maori community in the Auckland suburb of Te Atatu are one step closer to having a marae in their neighbourhood.

For decades… Read more Audio