Checkpoint for Thursday 22 August 2024

5:43 PM.Australia correspondent Peter Ryan speaks to Lisa Owen about the right to own a pet crocodile emerging as a divisive issue days out from the election in the Northern Territory. Audio

5:37 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

5:29 PM.Jonty Dine speaks to Lisa Owen about All Blacks assistant coach Leon MacDonald quitting and head coach Scott Robertson saying his departure is due to things not quite clicking between the former… Read more Audio

5:26 PM.A speech therapist said research which found too many children are starting school unable to speak coherently highlights how difficult it is for parents to access support. Research released from the… Read more Audio

5:14 PM.Australia has had its first ever case of Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus- on two properties in South Australia. Ministry for Primary Industries has paused some Australian exports but is still allowing… Read more Audio

5:08 PM.New Zealand authorities are warning growers not to use a herbicide that 's already been banned in America because of links to birth defects. Here Chlorthal Dimethyl also known as Dacthal or DCPA, is a… Read more Audio

4:50 PM.Transpower has announced it will allow generators to take more water from South Island hydro lakes to help stave off the the electricity shortage. It means another few weeks reprieve, but if there… Read more Audio

4:42 PM.Some principals fear new literacy and numeracy tests needed to pass NCEA will mean a backlog of students having to repeat years at school and some dropping out altogether. The NCEA co-requisites are… Read more Audio

4:36 PM.A survivor of torture at Lake Alice psychiatric hospital in the 1970s said he won't turn up to the government apology for abuse in care if he hasn't received compensation by then. This comes as New… Read more Audio

4:29 PM.Jonty Dine speaks to Lisa Owen about just days before the All Blacks side departs for South Africa, assistant coach Leon MacDonald resigned, in what is being described as a "mutual decision over… Read more Audio

4:24 PM.Ken doesnt need a bevy of suiters, he just needs true love to swan into his life. His tinder profile covers the basics, better in person, off grid, vegetarian and of course an early bird. Ken is a… Read more Audio

4:15 PM.United States correspondent speaks to Lisa Owen about day three of the Democratic National Convention, the current state of play coming up to the election and Independent presidential candidate Robert… Read more Audio

4:06 PM.Twenty million dollars of irreplacable treasures are a few sandbags and plastic sheets away from ruin as Nelson Provincial Museum struggles to fund a water tight storage facility. Now, it's resorting… Read more Audio