Checkpoint for Thursday 16 November 2023

6:25 PM.A scorching day in the Garden city brought masses of people to the second day of the New Zealand Agricultural show. Tens of thousands have flocked to see animals big and small, as the event marks its… Read more Video, Audio

6:10 PM.The Israeli military has published a video, which has not been independently verified, which it says shows Hamas weapons and equipment found in Gaza's Al-Shifa hospital. Israel's army mounted an… Read more Video, Audio

5:51 PM.The worst year for business in over 20 years, that's how one business owner describes the last ten months living without the Coromandel Peninsula's vital link, State highway 25A. The route between… Read more Video, Audio

5:45 PM.Dramatic recordings of police radio communications as the Christchuch mosque attacks unfolded show emergency services scrambling to respond. The coronial inquest into the 2019 terror attacks continued… Read more Audio

5:39 PM.The US and Chinese presidents looked to have made progress in calming tensions at a summit on the sidelines of the APEC summit in San Francisco today. President Biden and Xi-Jinping met for the first… Read more Audio

5:31 PM.The Black Caps fell short in their quest for World Cup glory in Mumbai last night. India proved too strong for the kiwis and will progress to the final against either Australia or South Africa. Sports… Read more Audio

5:22 PM.Death and Taxes; apparently the two certainities of life and both could cost you big time. A report from the Funeral Directors Association shows a growing number of New Zealanders are chosing… Read more Audio

5:17 PM.Auckland city council is a step closer to hitting peak hour commuters in the wallet - in a bid to coax some of them off the city's congested motorways. Council's Transport and Infrastructure Committee… Read more Audio

5:11 PM.Coalition negotiations are 'scooting' along. That was the message from the leaders of National and New Zealand First, as speed-date-style talks to form the government reached their 13th day in… Read more Audio

5:07 PM.A man has been shot dead by police in the suburb of Wainuiomata whilst holding a woman hostage. And early this morning in a separate incident, a woman was killed in a hit-and-run in the suburb of… Read more Audio