Checkpoint for Thursday 30 January 2025

5:48 PM.A counter-terrorism investigation is underway following the discovery of a caravan packed with explosives on the outskirts of Sydney. Australia correspondent Nick Grimm spoke to Lisa Owen. Audio

5:39 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

5:30 PM.It's official - New Zealand's most decorated Olympian Dame Lisa Carrington is eying up the next Olympics in Los Angeles. Carrington was dominant at last year's Paris games, claiming three gold medals… Read more Audio

5:21 PM.In the first week of the ceasefire more than 350 have made it into both the north and south of the territory carrying water, hygiene kits, malnutrition treatments, warm clothes, tarpaulins and other… Read more Audio

5:18 PM.Winston Peters has conceded that Shane Jones' "send Mexicans home" comment could have been expressed differently. Mr Peters also told immigrant Green MPs to "show some gratitude" for being in New… Read more Audio

5:12 PM.Associate Education Minister David Seymour visited an Auckland High School today to see the results of his rejigged school lunches programme, which saw the cost of each school meal slashed to just… Read more Audio

5:08 PM.Associate Education Minister David Seymour visited an Auckland High School to see the results of his new school lunches programnme, which saw the cost of each school meal slashed to just three… Read more Audio

4:50 PM.The mayor of a top tourist town is urging the government to push ahead with a bed tax but says the money should not go into Wellington's coffers. Queenstown Mayor Glyn Lewers is desperate for an… Read more Audio

4:45 PM.Resources Minister Shane Jones is heading to the mining town of Waihi tomorrow, where he's set to announce the government's new strategy for minerals. But residents of the small town which is already… Read more Audio

4:30 PM.A new toilet block just off Auckland's Karangahape road is causing a stink with some residents, who say its location has attracted anti-social behaviour leaving them feeling unsafe. Luka Forman has… Read more Audio

4:24 PM.Aotearoa's most successful paralympian Dame Sophie Pascoe has announced her retirement. The champion swimmer, who wasn't at the Paris games last year said she remains passionate about giving back to… Read more Audio

4:14 PM.Donald Trump has signed an executive order to open a migrant detention centre at the US naval base in Guantanamo Bay, which could house up to 30,000 immigrants deported from the US. United States… Read more Audio

4:06 PM.It's the first week of the revamped scheme after the government carved 130 million dollars off the healthy school lunch programme last year and for some schools it hasn't been smooth dining. Massey… Read more Audio