Checkpoint for Thursday 2 November 2023

6:14 PM.The woman who hosted a mushroom lunch that ended in the deaths of three of her four guests has been arrested by police in Australia. Erin Patterson has denied any wrong doing. In July, Erin's… Read more Video, Audio

5:55 PM.Wanted: three to four acres of flat land in the Napier-Hastings area. Reward: the money-can't-buy joy of giving local dogs a new home away from home. Owners of a Hawke's Bay doggy daycare decimated by… Read more Audio

5:50 PM.As Massey University proposes to slash staff and courses while facing a huge financial deficit, students and staff affected by the possible cuts are operating in limbo. And their anxiety is hanging… Read more Audio

5:43 PM.The first paramedic inside Al Noor Mosque following the Christchurch terror attack says if policy was followed, medical staff would NOT have gone in at all. The inquest has heard eight to ten victims… Read more Audio

5:29 PM.A flood of puppies is not as delicious as it sounds, when they've been dumped on your doorstep at just eight weeks old. And right now Auckland Council is drowning in them. Twenty-nine puppies have… Read more Video, Audio

5:24 PM.The injury toll and losses are mounting for the Black Caps at the Cricket World Cup. With two more games left to play in the round robin New Zealand are in a battle for the last semifinal spot. Sports… Read more Video, Audio

5:18 PM.A collective of pharmacists wants National to back track on its policy to ditch free prescriptions for everyone, while the cost of living crisis persists. National plans to reverse what it calls an… Read more Video, Audio

5:15 PM.A justice advocate says people being remanded in custody are pleading guilty to crimes they haven't committed just to get out of prison. Others are effectively serving jail sentences for charges… Read more Audio

5:07 PM.A former Gloriavale resident's revealed students were made to "put on a good show" for inspectors. Her comments follow a recent ERO report which slams the private school inside the secretive South… Read more Video, Audio