Checkpoint for Thursday 17 February 2022

5:22 PM.New Zealand Rugby Players Association chair and former All Black Captain David Kirk originally hated the idea of a deal with Silver Lake. He joined the programme to explain what changed. Audio

5:08 PM.A high powered security meeting has been convened to find a way through to resolve the protest at Parliament.

Police have rowed back the rhetoric on towing the cars and instead say they're taking the… Read more Video, Audio

5:16 PM.Checkpoint has been trying to reach some of the protest intermediaries who met Act leader David Seymour to discuss what he called a "mature de-escalation" of the stand-off at Parliament.

Checkpoint… Read more Video, Audio

5:19 PM.After a year a half of at times bitter wrangling New Zealand Rugby has finally got its much sought after deal with US private equity firm Silver Lake.

The deal will see Silver Lake invest $200… Read more Audio

5:29 PM.Shoppers say meat is increasingly off the menu in favour of cheaper alternatives.

Protein prices are on a steady climb, so we sent reporter Nick Truebridge and cameraman Nick Monro back to the… Read more Video, Audio

5:36 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report.  Read more Video, Audio

5:40 PM.Nurses say they've been vindicated by an independent report that's found what they've been saying for years - they're overworked and under stress - and patients are suffering.

The review into safe… Read more Video, Audio

5:44 PM.The price of petrol continues to climb, edging closer to $3 for 91. A large slice of that is made up of taxes.

In Auckland it's 52 percent of the bill.

Right wing lobby group the NZ Taxpayers' Union… Read more Video, Audio

5:48 PM.Exams can be stressful at the best of times, but imagine how it feels when you pit yourself against students around the globe and come out on top.

But top of the world is exactly where Justin Yang… Read more Video, Audio

5:55 PM.Bike theft is an ongoing issue especially in Tāmaki Makaurau and it's an issue that has grown, with the popularity of e-bikes.

Now cyclists have an online tool to help track down their stolen bike… Read more Video, Audio

6:07 PM.With the number of New Zealand schools with Omicron cases at 320, Principals Association President Steven Hargreaves says they're basically back to remote learning like last year.

"It's right in… Read more Video, Audio