Checkpoint for Tuesday 15 August 2023

6:07 PM.A deadline is looming for investment giant BlackRock to respond to a please explain from a US congressional committee. The select committee is investigating whether the firm that manages an estimated… Read more Audio

5:53 PM.While government-funded school lunches have only been around for a few years, for some schools, they've already become absolutely essential. But after this year's Budget, the free meals programme… Read more Video, Audio

5:50 PM.Labour says it would've liked to have offered more paid parental leave, but times are too tough. It's promising four weeks of paid leave for partners, but only if re-elected and it will be phased in… Read more Audio

5:47 PM.Children arrived at the steps of Parliament today to tell politicians how worried they are about climate change. Climate Change Minister James Shaw received notes from children as young as six calling… Read more Audio

5:42 PM.Would you be happy sitting next to a workmate who has covid? If you're the boss, can you tell people they have to stay away if they've tested postive? Are workers obliged to tell you if they have the… Read more Video, Audio

5:32 PM.Experts are urging people to remain vigilant against the spread of Covid-19 following the government's decision to scrap the last remaining Covid mandates. From today, there's no more mandatory seven… Read more Audio

5:21 PM.New Zealand's role as co-hosts for the Football World Cup ends tonight. The semi-final between Spain and Sweden in Auckland is the last of 29 games to be held in Aotearoa during a tournament that has… Read more Video, Audio

5:13 PM.The jury in the High Court trial of Lauren Dickason, has spent much of the day deliberating its verdict. Mrs Dickason is charged with murdering her three girls. She has pleaded not guilty, with her… Read more Video, Audio

5:07 PM.The investigation into the murder of a Christchurch real estate agent is now focused on finding three crucial items, a spade, a tracksuit and a striped sweater. 44 year old Yanfei Bao went missing on… Read more Video, Audio