Checkpoint for Monday 27 January 2025

5:48 PM.United Kingdom correspondent Adam Hollingworth spoke to Lisa Owen about Prime minister Sir Keir Starmer and new US president Donald Trump trading a number of compliments, the UK has being hit by storm… Read more Audio

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

5:28 PM.Kerr was named the player of the tournament when the White Ferns triumphed at last year's T20 World Cup. Sports reporter Bridget Tunnicliffe spoke to Lisa Owen. Audio

5:24 PM.After more than a century of talks between council and hapu, a sacred urupa in Canterbury Banks Peninsula will be handed back to local iwi. This afternoon, community leaders voted unanimously to… Read more Audio

5:15 PM.Teams have spent the day assessing the damage and checking on residents following Sunday morning's devastating tornado in the Northland town of Mangawhai. Northpower said crews today discovered there… Read more Audio

5:08 PM.The Treaty Principles Bill is designed to "subjugate, humiliate, assimilate and oppress iwi Maori" - that's just a taste of the criticism presented to MPs on the justice select committee at today's… Read more Audio

4:47 PM.The government's rolling out the welcome mat to digital nomads, relaxing visa requirements to allow tourists to work remotely while visiting Aotearoa. A visitors visa can be extended for up to nine… Read more Audio

4:43 PM.It's been two years since extreme storms caused devastating floods throughout Auckland, but some residents who's homes were badly damaged say they're still stuck in limbo. There are hundreds of homes… Read more Audio

4:38 PM.Residents in the Northland town of Mangawhai are reeling after the weekend's suspected-tornado that devastated homes and landed two people in hospital. The storm was so powerful that power poles were… Read more Audio

4:30 PM.Italian tennis star Jannik Sinner is starting to look unbeatable after winning back-to-back Australian Open titles. Sinner had an emphatic victory over Alexander Zverev in the men's final last night… Read more Audio

4:24 PM.Thousands of children in Vanuatu will be starting the school year without proper classrooms after December's devastating 7.3 magnitude earthquake destroyed many of them. It's estimated more than a… Read more Audio

4:15 PM.A series of fragile ceasefire agreements are being put to the test on two of Israel's borders - and the US President has weighed in with some suggestions. Middle East correspondent in Doha, Perry… Read more Audio

4:06 PM.A children's charity expects demand for back to school financial assistance to out strip previous years with spiralling costs and growing unemployment. Many parents are struggling with expenses that… Read more Audio