Checkpoint for Friday 9 December 2022

6:08 PM.A Hamilton auctioneer has refused to accept an additional $500 bid on a house, choosing to sell it for less, because it was not going to earn him enough commission. During the online auction he… Read more Video, Audio

5:50 PM.American hard rock band Guns N' Roses is just the second international act to play Eden Park tomorrow night, after Billy Joel graced the stage last weekend. Opening for the Sweet Child O' Mine… Read more Audio

5:45 PM.She helped save his life and now they've forged a lasting friendship seeing each other almost every day for past the two years. Merrin Fairless is a Napier fruit vendor and Casper as he's now known is… Read more Video, Audio

5:42 PM.Otago is a step closer to the largest contiguous cycle trail in the Southern Hemisphere - with the Kawarau Gorge Trail now getting the green light after objections in the Environment Court were… Read more Audio

5:35 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6316859206112 Video, Audio

5:30 PM.A 10-month ordeal in a Russian penal colony is over for one of the biggest stars in one of the world's biggest sports. American basketballer Brittney Griner is back in the US tonight after a prisoner… Read more Video, Audio

5:25 PM.A deal has been done with the goverment to cut the use of Rotorua motels for emergency housing to close to zero over time. The controversial motel accomodation has been described by some as a "bloody… Read more Video, Audio

5:22 PM.The general election is still a year away - but Hamilton West voters will tomorrow get a trial run. The bellwether seat tends to swing left or right in line with the wider public - but already Labour… Read more Audio

5:14 PM.Dr Michael Daubs is co-director of The Internet, Social Media, and Politics Research Lab - Kotaha - at Victoria University of Wellington - and has researched the spread of disinformation. He's been… Read more Audio

5:10 PM.Meanwhile, a video filmed inside baby W's Starship hospital room last night shows exactly how things unfolded... It's a distressing situation for all involved, at one point there's at least eight… Read more Audio

5:07 PM.Te Whatu Ora has boosted security outside Auckland Hospital to keep staff safe as it works to provide life-saving surgery for a six month old baby. It comes as dozens of protesters sheltered from the… Read more Video, Audio