Checkpoint for Monday 4 November 2024

5:38 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

5:28 PM.The Black Caps have pulled off a memorable Test series whitewash in India and in doing so have kept dreams of another World Test Championship final alive. The team returns home for a white ball series… Read more Audio

5:24 PM.Puerto Rican's in Philadelphia say comments from a comedian at a Trump rally last week labelling their homeland Island as garbage have energised members of the community to get out and vote. This… Read more Audio

5:14 PM.Skinny, the mobile company is on the hunt for someone who will be the face of their new brand campaign - but it won't actually be their face, they will be cloned digitally and used to promote the… Read more Audio

5:08 PM.A senior nurse said he's filled with dread at the prospect of police pulling back from their involvement with mental health patients. Starting today, Police are reducing the time they'll spend on… Read more Audio

4:51 PM.Stressed and over-worked staff and patients unable to receive the help they need. Medical professionals say these are the consequences of a mental health workforce crisis, which will take years to… Read more Audio

4:47 PM.The government is spending $2 million on a trial of catch-up maths lessons for children in Years 7 and 8 next year. About two thousand students will take part in the programme which runs for the first… Read more Audio

4:37 PM.The Crown's failure to purchase a Taranaki couple's farm for a major roading project has seen its cost skyrocket. The mayor of New Plymouth said the Crown's inability to buy the 11 hectares of land… Read more Audio

4:28 PM.The countdown is on - there are just two days to go until Americans head to the vote in the US presidential election. The Donald Trump campaign machine was back in the swing state of Pennsylvania… Read more Audio

4:24 PM.New Zealander Liam Lawson has equalled his best Formula One result in wet conditions at the Brazilian Grand Prix. The conditions in Sao Paulo were as treacherous as they've been at any point in this… Read more Audio

4:15 PM.Middle East correspondent Perry Wilton spoke to Lisa Owen about how the neck and neck race for the White House has stalled progress on high stakes negotiations between Israeli and Palestinian… Read more Audio

4:08 PM.We spend more time scrolling on social media than we do eating and exercising a day according to a new study. A Canterbury university study surveyed almost 400 social media users aged 18 to 44 years… Read more Audio