Checkpoint for Thursday 10 December 2020

5:07 PM.Auckland Mayor Phil Goff is refusing to express confidence in the chief executive or leadership of the Ports of Auckland, following major delays clearing cargo and a spate of serious accidents… Read more Video, Audio

5:14 PM.The fallout from crippling delays at the Ports of Auckland will be most visible on the road between Auckland and Whangārei over the coming days.

From Friday, Waka Kotahi says there will be 800… Read more Video, Audio

5:17 PM.New Zealand should prepare for a wave of former rugby players suffering degenerative brain disease, after repeated knocks on the field, an Australian player agent says.

Peter Jess, who fights for… Read more Video, Audio

5:37 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

5:41 PM.A woman gassed with pepper spray inside her prison cell is taking legal action to stop Corrections using the cell busting technique, which has been linked to two deaths in America this year.

Lawyers… Read more Video, Audio

5:55 PM.Christmas is still a few weeks away, but the country's retailers are getting an early gift. Shop owners lose thousands of dollars a year to contactless fees, but now the government has taken a big… Read more Audio

6:08 PM.A concussion expert believes New Zealand Rugby is doing all it to can to provide a safe workplace but players need to know there's a risk in contact sports.

A group of former international rugby… Read more Video, Audio

6:16 PM.A mayoral taskforce into Wellington's water woes has unanimously concluded the current approach is failing and major investment is needed to deal with decades of neglect.

Its findings have just been… Read more Audio

6:25 PM.The Black Ferns lock Joanah Ngan-Woo is an inspiration for young women on and off the field and she's breaking barriers as a Pasifika woman.

The 24-year-old has had a big 2020, juggling preparations… Read more Audio