Checkpoint for Tuesday 24 January 2023

5:07 PM."Thank you from the bottom of my heart, for the greatest privilege of my life." Jacinda Ardern has bowed out of her Prime Ministerial duties with one final trip to Rātana.

Politicians of all stripes… Read more Video, Audio

5:11 PM.There is no excuse for speeding - that's the message from police, who are ramping up their crackdown on dangerous driving.

About 500 people are killed or seriously injured a year in speed related… Read more Video, Audio

5:18 PM.Brewers who run bars are being bitten twice by a shortage of carbon dioxide. The gas is integral to beer production, used in tap rooms to push it through the pipes, and in breweries to carbonate it to… Read more Video, Audio

5:24 PM.Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic is the only player left in the men's draw at the Australian Open to have won a grand slam.

The nine-time champion will face fifth seed Andrey Rublev tomorrow in… Read more Video, Audio

5:30 PM.The Rocket Man has blasted back to New Zealand - after breaking Auckland fans' hearts in 2020.

Sir Elton John cut his last Auckland performance short after he lost his voice and needed medical help… Read more Video, Audio

5:35 PM.Regulations can't come soon enough for Buy Now Pay Later loans, according to financial mentors who say their services are the busiest they've ever been.

Festive season spending creating a debt spiral… Read more Audio

5:49 PM.A New Plymouth man has run away with the unofficial world record for speed golfing. And run he did - playing 311 holes of golf in a day which is more than 17 full rounds. Shanon Stallard teed off at… Read more Video, Audio

6:07 PM.Fixing damaged roads should be a top priority for the incoming Prime Minister according to a freight industry group.

The National Road Carriers Association is pleased Chris Hipkins is going to focus… Read more Video, Audio