Checkpoint for Friday 21 April 2023

6:11 PM.Local communities around Christchurch's port are calling for urgent action to slow the spread of huge sea worms.

In some cases, Mediterranean fanworms have grown to more than half a metre long.

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6:07 PM.The Prime Minister expects a significant announcement will be made this weekend regarding the rights of New Zealanders living in Australia.

Chris Hipkins flies to Brisbane on Saturday, ostensibly to… Read more Audio

5:54 PM.There are renewed concerns for the safety of New Zealand hostage Phillip Mehrtens in West Papua as fighting between Indonesian security forces and his captors the West Papua Liberation Army intensify.

5:48 PM.Police are expecting people to maximise Anzac day and take a long weekend - meaning the roads could be chocka, with people returning from school holidays too.

Last year 12 people died on the roads… Read more Video, Audio

5:43 PM.Otago University is facing the prospect of hundreds of staff redundancies in the face of a $60 million budget shortfall.

Overall student numbers are down on what the university forecast but… Read more Video, Audio

5:29 PM.A lack of investment in training has left Aotearoa short of telco technicians, and a long queue of people waiting to get high speed fibre installed, a union says.

Chorus, New Zealand's main provider… Read more Video, Audio

5:24 PM.Roger Tuivasa-Sheck says he was nervous to tell the world he was switching back to rugby league next season and calling time on his rugby experiment.

The code-hopping star has spent three years… Read more Video, Audio

5:19 PM.Despite the government doubling its support for retail crime some businesses say the process is flawed.

Today the government announced a $9 million boost to their crime prevention fund, bringing the… Read more Audio

5:11 PM.Universities New Zealand executive director, Chris Whelan, talks to Lisa Owen about the possibility of several hundred job losses at the University of Otago.

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5:07 PM.University of Otago staff are grappling with news that several hundred people could lose their jobs there due to a $60 million budget shortfall.

The university revealed it is in a worse position than… Read more Audio