Checkpoint for Friday 4 October 2024

5:42 PM.Asia correspondent Erin Hale spoke to Lisa Owen about some developments from the tragic bus fire that killed multiple children and school teachers on Tuesday, Communist China hitting its 75th… Read more Audio

5:35 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

5:32 PM.A neighbouring bar is setting trading rivalries aside to raise money for the owner of an under-construction Wellington music venue hit by thieves before it's opened its doors. L-B-Q is collecting… Read more Audio

5:29 PM.Sports reporter Jonty Dine spoke to Lisa Owen about the Women's T20 Cricket World Cup underway with New Zealand set to open their campaign against India in Dubai and a historic weekend for female… Read more Audio

5:17 PM.An odd assemblage of papers that could expose Aotearoa to a radical and potentially harmful experiment. That's how one public health expert describes the five documents that make up minister Casey… Read more Audio

5:08 PM.More properties are underwater and a city is completely cut off - as the rain continues to pummel the lower south island. Flooding, slips and holes forming on SH 1 have made driving trecherous - and… Read more Audio

4:47 PM.There's a fair bit of housing jargon getting thrown around these days, Capital Gains Tax is one we've heard a lot about lately. But one we don't hear much of in Aotearoa is "Negative gearing." That's… Read more Audio

4:43 PM.Schools can forget about flash architecturally-designed classrooms. Instead, the government wants more pre-constructed buildings and fewer bespoke designs. It is overhauling the way school property is… Read more Audio

4:37 PM.Dunedin residents who watched helplessley as floodwaters rose up around their homes are hoping the worst of the wet weather is over ... and yet the rain keeps on falling. The city has experienced its… Read more Audio

4:31 PM.Jamie Wall spoke to Lisa Owen about Black Ferns midfielder Grace Steinmentz calling an end to her playing career at just 26 and some good news for Australian Rules Football in New Zealand. Audio

4:25 PM.A warning to spring gardeners, chuck a mask and gloves on if you're using potting mix or compost to protect yourself from a potentially life threatening lung and chest infection. So far there's been… Read more Audio

4:18 PM.Canada correspondent Ashleigh Stewart spoke to Lisa Owen about Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau surviving another non-confidence vote, a man in Canada being exonerated for a murder he was… Read more Audio

4:07 PM.A road test of how people feel about New Zealand's health system is about to get underway. Patient Voice Aotearoa chairman Malcolm Mulholland is driving around the country urging people to sign a… Read more Audio