Checkpoint for Tuesday 5 November 2024

5:49 PM.A new service at Taranaki Base Hospital is transforming the life an Opunake farmer. Mark Walsh has had kidney function issues most of his life and travelled out of region for specialist dialysis… Read more Audio

5:44 PM.Australia correspondent Peter Ryan spoke to Lisa Owen about how voters are bracing for what could be a long election campaign as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese seeks another term amid a cost of… Read more Audio

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

5:34 PM.The smokefree minister has been accused of intimidating health officials - after she hit back at their feedback and accused them of undermining her efforts. That's the accusation from the Public… Read more Audio

5:25 PM.United States correspondent Todd Zwillich spoke to Lisa Owen about Election Day tomorrow, Donald Trump trying to overturn the last election and whether he could again and an election worker in the… Read more Audio

5:16 PM.Pharmacists are being swamped with patients who can't get doctors appointments or are faced with massive wait times. The workload is unsustainable, according to their professional body. A work place… Read more Audio

5:08 PM.The number of guns being made in New Zealand using 3D printers is on the rise and police say the technology is getting better and better. Last month an Otago man became the first person in New Zealand… Read more Audio

5:08 PM.The race that stops a nation has come and gone for 2024, and here with more on the winner is sports reporter Jonty Dine. Audio

4:44 PM.It's the stuff of nightmares for any student on the eve of a big exam. But more than a hundred Canterbury University students have been struck down by what they believe was a dodgy chicken dish served… Read more Audio

4:33 PM.Pushing for pay parity is one way our first all female owned and coached basketball team is trying to change the narrative of women's sport.The BNZ Kahu basketball team was recently bought by five… Read more Audio

4:30 PM.All Blacks in Dublin for rematch of last years quarter final. Audio

4:26 PM.The government is defending its decision to allow those running youth boot camps - including 'third-party providers' - to use force against young offenders. The Prime Minister was seemingly unaware… Read more Audio

4:14 PM.In just a couple of hours the first election day polls will open in the United States. With the campaign in its final stages, the race to the White House remains on a razor's edge. Both presidential… Read more Audio

4:08 PM.A report from the Coalition for the protection of Race Horses puts the race day death toll at 151 horses in the past year across the industry. SAFE Campaign Manager Emma Brodie joins me now. Audio