Checkpoint for Wednesday 8 May 2024

5:42 PM.South Africa correspondent Elna Schutz speaks to Lisa Owen about a disaster causing multiple fatalities, South Africa's power utility suing Johannesburg and some good news for online shoppers in the… Read more Audio

5:36 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

5:35 PM.As students wait to find out what the food will be like under the government's new school lunches regime, RNZ camera operator Marika Khabazi hit the streets to find out what the rest of us are having… Read more Audio

5:30 PM.Government says revamped school lunches programme for year 7-13 will do away with the likes of quinoa and hummus and return to basics. Louise Ternouth reports Audio

5:26 PM.The success of the FIFA Women's World Cup in New Zealand and Australia has set the benchmark for future hosts of the global tournament. FIFA are challenging potential hosts of the 2027 world cup to… Read more Audio

5:18 PM.A new study shows the road to many schools is paved with junk food adverts. Associate Professor Victoria Egli from Waikato University's School of Health speaks to Lisa Owen. Audio

5:14 PM.The victim of Sunday night's fatal shooting in the Auckland suburb of Ponsonby has been described as a hard-working man with a big heart. Felix Walton reports. Audio

5:08 PM.Associate Education Minister David Seymour speaks to Lisa Owen about the changes to the food in schools programme. Audio

4:50 PM.The major earthworks are finished and the pavement will soon be laid on a vital transport link between Manawatu and Hawke's Bay. Jimmy Ellingham reports. Audio

4:47 PM.Israeli forces are now in control of the vital Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt, meaning essential supplies and life line services cant get through according to aid agencies. Lisa Owen spoke with… Read more Audio

4:30 PM.There's been another twist in the long-running saga of NZ Rugby's bid for governance reform. The NZ Rugby board's announced a backdown of sorts today, agreeing to implement in full the recommendations… Read more Audio

4:23 PM.Stats NZ CEO Mark Sowden speaks to Lisa Owen about plans to radically overhaul New Zealand's census. Audio

4:16 PM.Asia correspondent Per Elinder Lijas speaks to Lisa Owen about Xi Jinping visiting Europe, Narendra Modi's BJP party under fire after posting an allegedly anti-Muslim video and the Philippines' joint… Read more Audio

4:06 PM.Co-owner of Soul Kitchen and high school lunch Belinda Philp Audio