Checkpoint for Wednesday 9 October 2024

5:44 PM.Asia correspondent Erin Hale spoke to Lisa Owen about two Chinese nationals being killed in an attack near a Pakistani airport, a push to install thousands of new surveillance cameras across Hong Kong… Read more Audio

5:32 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report Audio

5:28 PM.The Black Caps have had a huge blow ahead of what is now set to be an even tougher tour to India. Kane Williamson has been ruled out of at least the first test with a groin stage, with no guarantee he… Read more Audio

5:25 PM.It might not spring to mind as tourist destination, but Mangere Town centre's manager is hoping the south Auckland hub can offer a unique pacific experience for international visitors as they head to… Read more Audio

5:15 PM.The mother of three Marokopa children missing with their father Tom Phillips for nearly three years has spoken for the first time since a sighting last week. Ember, Maverick and Jayda Phillips have… Read more Audio

5:08 PM.About 5000 square metres of reef has been damaged by HMNZS Manawanui as it went down in a marine reserve off the southern coast of Samoa. Clean up and salvage operations are underway as debris… Read more Audio

4:44 PM.The Auditor-General has criticised the awarding of a $24 million dollar government contract to fund Mike King's Gumboot Friday iniatiative. In a letter to the Health Minister, John Ryan said several… Read more Audio

4:36 PM."On the cusp of a significant outbreak," this is the warning from Plunket's Chief executive, if New Zealand doesn't improve immunisation rates among children with whooping cough and measles presenting… Read more Audio

4:30 PM.The government has asked Sport New Zealand to review and update its guidelines on the inclusion of transgender people in community sport. Sport and Recreation Minister Chris Bishop announced today… Read more Audio

4:24 PM.The big stink in Christchurch continues, with residents having to wait another three years for the rancid Bromley waste water treatment plant to be fixed. That's despite the council finally settling… Read more Audio

4:13 PM.United States correspondent Todd Zwilich spoke to Lisa Owen about a mass exodus being underway along Florida's Gulf Coast as Hurricane Milton strengthens into a rare Category five storm. Thousands of… Read more Audio

4:07 PM.A pain killer for mortgage holders or are there more economic aches to come? The reserve bank's sliced half a percentage point off the official cash rate; dropping it to 4.75 percent. It said the cut… Read more Audio