Checkpoint for Monday 11 November 2024

5:45 PM.Almost a year on from the Auckland anniversary floods and cyclone Gabrielle, residents in Auckland's Muriwai are still picking up the pieces from their ruined homes and trying to move on. The area of… Read more Audio

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

5:31 PM.Sports reporter Bridget Tunnicliffe spoke to Lisa Owen about a broadcaster being taken off air indefinitely after making a remark about Wimbledon tennis champion Barbora Krejcikova and Christchurch… Read more Audio

5:27 PM.A tongue in cheek tweet by a New Zealand oncologist after Donald Trump's presidential win, could entice sought after cancer specialists to Aotearoa. On the night of the United States election… Read more Audio

5:17 PM.The Prime Minister has promised that tomorrow's national apology to survivors of abuse in state care will be more than just words - announcing a raft of law changes he hopes will stop it ever… Read more Audio

5:08 PM.Any government investment in reviving the mothballed historic Tongariro Chateau will end up costing it financially according to advice from the Department of Conservation. A briefing paper to the… Read more Audio

4:53 PM.From the misty peaks of Cape Reinga to the rain soaked streets of Kawakawa, the national hikoi mo Te Tiriti today rolled through the north and will soon arrive in Whangarei. Since setting off this… Read more Audio

4:42 PM.Tourism businesses in Westland are facing uncertainty heading into their busy season - as the main highway remains closed after this weekend's storm - with no firm re-opening date. State Highway 6 is… Read more Audio

4:35 PM.A lower North Island free counselling service is facing an uncertain future after one of its government contracts was drastically reduced this year. The Marton Counselling Centre's annual budget's… Read more Audio

4:31 PM.New Zealand golfer Steven Alker has had a $2.1 million payday on the seniors Champions Tour in Phoenix, Arizona. Alker finished atop the tour's points list for the second year running. He just fell… Read more Audio

4:23 PM.Gulls are well known for swooping in and flogging food off your plate or picnic and now they are making a complete menace of themselves in Christchurch's New Regent street. Local businesses are being… Read more Audio

4:16 PM.Middle East correspondent Perry Wilton spoke to Lisa Owen about Qatar stepping down from its role as mediator in the Hamas and Israeli ceasefire talks, what a Trump vistory means for the conflict and… Read more Audio

4:06 PM.The research from Age Concern found 59 percent of kiwis aged 65 plus had recently felt lonely or socially isolated. But up to 30% feel that way a lot or all the time. Last year, the US surgeon general… Read more Audio