Checkpoint for Thursday 7 November 2024

5:44 PM.Australia correspondent Peter Ryan spoke to Lisa Owen about how children under the age of 16 will be banned from using social media under landmark legislation that will force the social media… Read more Audio

5:36 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

5:32 PM.As Donald Trump prepares to return to the White House, many people in this part of the world are asking what his presidency could mean for the New Zealand economy. With his stated plans to impose… Read more Audio

5:30 PM.The All Blacks have named their side for their much anticipated test against the Irish. Just two changes to the team that sneaked past England at Twickenham, the biggest being Damian McKenzie to take… Read more Audio

5:25 PM.Around a hundred protestors blocked traffic in the Auckland suburb of Newmarket this morning to oppose the ACT Party's Treaty Principles Bill. The controversial bill was introduced to parliament today… Read more Audio

5:15 PM.Reporters, producers, camera people and presenters at TVNZ are all in line to lose their jobs. The state owned broadcaster told staff of its plans to cut a net 50 Jobs at a series of meetings today… Read more Audio

5:08 PM.Presidential hopeful Kamala Harris has officially waved the white flag after the Democrat's comprehensive election defeat. Donald Trump convincingly won the presidential race with 291 electoral votes… Read more Audio

4:54 PM.Our coalition government is expressing varying degrees of enthusiasm over the re-election of Donald Trump. Prime minister Christopher is promising to make the most of it and strengthen the… Read more Audio

4:50 PM.Rotorua residents claim they've been have been spat at and abused, and have seen car windscreens smashed by emergency housing tenants from the city's motels. Such concerns are behind a resounding… Read more Audio

4:45 PM.A South Auckland food bank left with boxes and boxes of ruined meat, will be able to stay open until the end of the year thanks to a flood of community support. Earlier this week David Letele, who… Read more Audio

4:37 PM.The owner of a horse that's had to be euthanised due to catastrophic injuries caused by fireworks, is calling for private sale of crackers to be banned. Remi, a 14-year-old retired race horse, got… Read more Audio

4:31 PM.One of the most controversial athletes from the Paris Olympics has called time on her competitive career after going viral for all the wrong reasons. Australian breakdancer Rachel Gunn, known as… Read more Audio

4:24 PM.Americans are either celebrating or lamenting what is probably the most dramatic political comeback in US history. Millions of people voted to give Donald Trump a second chance at the Presidency… Read more Audio

4:10 PM.Over 100,000 households or about 1 in 16 are experiencing cramped conditions. It's been gradually trending upwards for more than a decade. Gisborne has the highest rates of over crowding at more than… Read more Audio