Checkpoint for Friday 10 June 2022

5:06 PM.Social housing developer Simplicity Living has launched a revolt against Fletcher Building that controls about 94 percent of the market, cancelling all its orders; instead opting to import another… Read more Video, Audio

5:16 PM.Australia's newly crowned Prime Minister Anthony Albanese looks set to soften his stance on his country's 501 policy following his first formal meeting with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.

Describing… Read more Audio

5:26 PM.In the US, a House committee investigating last year's Capitol riot has been laying out its case against Donald Trump.

The first public hearing into the attack on January the 6th has been taking… Read more Audio

5:27 PM.Winter is well and truly here. Stormy weather lashed much of the country today, from high winds in Taranaki to snow down south.

MetService reported 20,000 lightning strikes in Western regions in a 24… Read more Audio

5:35 PM.New Zealand's bus driver shortage could be about to get a whole lot more dire, with Australian transport companies keen to entice drivers across the ditch.

Australian transport companies offer better… Read more Audio

5:46 PM.Frustrated farmers in Canterbury's Selwyn district are wanting answers after storms and high tide surges continue to cause havoc on their properties.

Property owners along the coast of Southbridge… Read more Video, Audio

5:47 PM.The High Court has heard New Zealand First's former secretary once warned secrecy around the New Zealand First Foundation could compromise her job and expose the party to prosecution.

It's now the… Read more Audio

5:49 PM.A Mother Theresa to many. That's how 77-year-old Maria Brown is being remembered by relatives.

The Onehunga woman was found deceased in her home on her birthday by a family member. Police are now… Read more Video, Audio

5:53 PM.After 42 years, the iconic horse trekking business that put Pakiri Beach on the map is winding down.

Its owner Sharley Haddon is looking for extra special new homes for 40 beloved horses. Katie Todd… Read more Video, Audio

5:56 PM.Crusaders or Chiefs, Blues or Brumbies? Four teams go into this weekend's semifinals - but only two will emerge to play for the inaugural Super Rugby Pacific title.

Are we in for another all-New… Read more Audio

6:07 PM.A social housing developer's leading a revolt against Fletcher Building's effective monopoly on plaster board supplies that's brought some construction companies to their knees.

Simplicity Living has… Read more Video, Audio

6:14 PM.Jacinda Ardern appears to have had some success in her long-standing battle to convince Australia to review its contentious 501 deportation scheme.

Under the section 501 visa character test… Read more Video, Audio

6:19 PM.Hawke's Bay councils are launching a campaign on the controversial three waters reforms, getting locals to have their say, claiming the government hasn't listened to communities.

All councils in the… Read more Audio