Checkpoint for Wednesday 11 November 2020

5:09 PM.A Wairarapa woman who is dying from brain cancer is begging the government to make an exception to get her UK-based sister home.

With managed isolation filled to capacity, the only option for Kiwis… Read more Audio

5:12 PM.More homes in Napier have been declared uninhabitable, following Monday's devastating storm.

Hawke's Bay Civil Defence says as of 4pm Wednesday, 225 homes have been assessed, and 30 are not fit to… Read more Video, Audio

5:16 PM.Peter Ellis' bid to overturn 13 remaining convictions for child sex offences has hit a speed bump after fresh allegations.

The former Christchurch Civic Creche worker died in September last year… Read more Video, Audio

5:23 PM.The touring West Indies cricket squad will be banned from training and confined to their hotel rooms after breaching the managed isolation rules on several occasions.

CCTV captured team members… Read more Audio

5:24 PM.The touring West Indies cricket squad will be banned from training and confined to their hotel rooms after breaching the managed isolation rules on several occasions. Director General of Health Dr… Read more Video, Audio

5:25 PM.The house price boom caught the Reserve Bank off guard - forcing it to consider bringing back loan-to value ratio restrictions on lending.

That's the opinion of one economist, as the RBNZ signals the… Read more Audio

5:41 PM.National's leader Judith Collins has unveiled her new line-up with some dramatic promotions and demotions.

Her two predecessors Simon Bridges and Todd Muller have tumbled down the new caucus… Read more Audio

5:44 PM.Decency is basically the only handbrake on the powers of outgoing President Donald Trump, as his days in the Oval Office near their end.

President-Elect Joe Biden will not be sworn in until January… Read more Video, Audio

5:51 PM.The Māori Party has requested a recount in Tāmaki Makaurau and Te Tai Hauāuru, claiming discrimination prevented many Māori from voting.

Its president Che Wilson says he was bombarded with… Read more Audio

6:02 PM.A mass brawl and numerous serious alcohol-related incidents in New Plymouth have been pinned on the city's alcohol control bylaw lapsing.

Police learned the bylaw was unenforceable in March - but it… Read more Audio

6:09 PM.A Northland farmer has been found guilty of mistreating rodeo animals after a group of lawyers took a private prosecution against him because the Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI) would not. 

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6:16 PM.Multiple mechanics say the bus involved in a fatal crash on Mt Ruapehu was mechanically sound, and pointed towards driver error.

The inquest into the death of 11-year-old Hannah Francis is into its… Read more Audio

6:19 PM.Wellington city councillors are in a tense meeting to decide whether to proceed with the sale and lease of a couple of controversial pieces of land at Shelly Bay.

They're discussing the future of the… Read more Audio

6:25 PM.Millions of online digital communications are being preserved to create a snapshot of Aotearoa's response to Covid-19.

The National Library and the Alexander Turnbull Library collection includes… Read more Video, Audio