Checkpoint for Thursday 13 June 2024

5:48 PM.Premier Li Qiang arrived in Wellington this morning - for what is the highest ranking official trip from China here in seven years, Craig McCulloch reports. Audio

5:46 PM.A detective told a key witness in the Scott Watson case he was "lying" when he initially said Watson wasn't the man he had seen on the night Ben Smart and Olivia Hope were murdered, Ruth Hill was in… Read more Audio

5:43 PM.Australia correspondent Peter Ryan speaks to Lisa Owen about climate change and renewable energy remaining a hot topic in Australian politics after Peter Dutton's U-turn on net zero targets. Audio

5:28 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

5:23 PM.New Zealand had to win today's match against the West Indies, but went down by 13 runs to leave them needing a miracle to get to the Super Eights. Audio

5:18 PM.Visual journalist Marika Khabazi asked people in the Waikato town of Otorohanga if they would give someone up for a reward. Video, Audio

5:14 PM.The police presence in the tiny King Country coastal settlement of Marokopa is into it's third night as the hunt for fugitive father Tom Phillips, and his three children Jayda, Maverick and Ember… Read more Audio

5:08 PM.Doctor Nigel Patton, a blood cancer doctor, who has cancer himself, speaks to Lisa Owen about being one of an unknown number of kiwis forced to import un-funded cancer drugs from the likes of India… Read more Audio

4:46 PM.Former SAS tracker Barrie Rice speaks to Lisa Owen about the hunt for Marokopa man Tom Phillips and his three children, he said Police need to be using a specialist army team. Audio

4:43 PM.China's Premier Li Qiang was in formal sitdown with Prime Minister Christopher Luxon at Government House this afternoon, where Mr Luxon acknowledged the two country's strong trading relationship, but… Read more Audio

4:38 PM.Retirement Commissioner Jane Wrightson is recommending people's default Kiwisaver contribution should be raised from three to four percent, Melanie Earley reports. Audio

4:33 PM.Some Massey University students affected by this week's online exam failures fear missing out on their assessments all together and a petition has been lauched to ditch the online system all together… Read more Audio

4:28 PM.United States correspondent Todd Zwillich speaks to Lisa Owen about a Florida law banning gender-affirming medical care for minors being blocked by a federal judge, an investigation that has exposed… Read more Audio

4:23 PM.Sports reporter Jonty Dine speaks to Lisa Owen about the black caps falling short in a high pressure match against the West Indies. Audio

4:15 PM.UNICEF said recent screenings in the middle and south of Gaza show cases of moderate and severe malnutrition are increasing, while aid's being severely restricted, James Elder speaks to Lisa Owen. Audio

4:10 PM.Staff at the Waiorea Community recyling centre in Western Springs in Auckland opened a donated old sewing machine case to find precious memories including family photos, Christine Wang speaks to Lisa… Read more Audio

4:06 PM.A potential sighting of Marokopa fugutive Tom Phillips and his three children at a remote hot springs has become a focus of the police manhunt, Natalie Akoorie reports. Audio