Checkpoint for Wednesday 17 March 2021

5:07 PM.Nick Truebridge is at the America's Cup village at Auckland's viaduct as what could be the final race (if NZ wins) of the America's Cup gets underway.

RNZ sports reporter Joe Porter joins Lisa Owen… Read more Audio

5:22 PM.Heather Burling, mother of Peter Burling, joins Lisa Owen and Joe Porter as she celebrates Team NZ's America's Cup win.  Read more Video, Audio

5:22 PM.Community health providers want a more regional focus on Covid-19 vaccine education, to reflect different attitudes to the immunisation across the country.

The government has announced 27,000 people… Read more Audio

5:27 PM.Lisa Owen and Joe Porter speak to Dean Stanley - the very proud father of Team NZ's offside control man Josh Junior

He's on a boat on the harbour celebrating Read more Audio

5:30 PM.Auckland Mayor Phil Goff says the infrastructure is there and he is keen to see the America's Cup hosted in Auckland again in 2023.

It comes as the govt has pledged an initial $5 million for Team NZ… Read more Video, Audio

5:41 PM.Team New Zealand has retained the America's Cup, with victory on the Hauraki Gulf this afternoon.

They've held off the challenge from Luna Rossa - to take the regatta 7-3.

There have been… Read more Audio

5:44 PM.AUT sailing expert Professor Mark Orams joins Lisa Owen and Joe Porter with his analysis of Team New Zealand and the latest America's Cup. Read more Audio

5:53 PM.RNZ reporter Katie Todd is on board the America's Cup media boat and joins Lisa Owen with the latest. Audio

5:53 PM.As fans at Auckland's Viaduct harbour await the return of Team NZ from the race course, Nick Truebridge, Lisa Owen and Joe Porter discuss the future of the America's Cup. Read more Audio

6:08 PM.Team New Zealand has tasted sweet victory in the America's Cup this evening holding off the challenge of Luna Rossa to take the oldest cup in sport. As the champagne-soaked crew coasted into home base… Read more Audio

6:12 PM.RNZ sports reporter Joe Porter discusses the magic partnership of sailors Peter Burling and Blair Tuke. Read more Audio

6:12 PM."The guys didn't just win the America's Cup this afternoon, they've been working at this for years," Royal NZ Yacht Squadron Commodore Aaron Young says. Read more Audio

6:12 PM.Former Prime Minister Helen Clark was out on the Waitemata Harbour to for what she says was an "absolutely unbelievable spectacle of sailing". Read more Video, Audio

6:22 PM.After a three and half year build up and ten races, Team New Zealand has defeated Luna Rossa to retain the America's Cup.

What began as tit for tat turned into a near whitewash, with Peter Burling's… Read more Audio