Checkpoint for Wednesday 26 March 2025

5:46 PM.United Kingdom correspondent Alice Wilkins spoke to Lisa Owen about how politicians have been debating a new assisted dying law but it could take four years for it to come into effect and London… Read more Audio

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

5:32 PM.The White Ferns are chasing a big total against the Aussies in Wellington with the Black Caps and Pakistan set for later Wednesday evening. Sports reporter Jonty Dine spoke to Lisa Owen. Audio

5:26 PM.Quarter of a century on from a murder on a remote west coast beach police are appealing to people in Kakapotahi to hand in their firearms for forensic testing. David John Robinson was killed execution… Read more Audio

5:23 PM.The widow of late Green Party MP Fa'anana Efeso Collins is calling for an inquest into his death accusing the organisers of the charity event he was attending at the time of failing him. Faanana Efeso… Read more Audio

5:12 PM.The free open source technology being used by top US officials to communicate highly sensitive information can have up to a thousand people in a single group chat, making it hard to keep track of… Read more Audio

5:08 PM."Dumbing down the profession," that's the fear of some psychologists who are worried a government proposal to create new assistant psychologist roles will paper over workforce shortages and could lead… Read more Audio

4:53 PM. The Prime Minister said the Greens are in la la land - and Winston Peters said they're for anarchy. Even Labour's Chris Hipkins is unimpressed and said the Greens' position is ill-advised - and an… Read more Audio

4:45 PM.Flu season has hit the northern hemisphere hard - with many countries experiencing their highest case numbers in years. Many will be lining up at workplaces or doctors offices to get the annual flu… Read more Audio

4:43 PM.Treated wastewater could pour into a Queenstown river within days despite protesters pleading for councillors not to treat it like a sewer. The Queenstown Lakes District Council plans to use emergency… Read more Audio

4:35 PM.Auckland's water provider plans to spend over 13 billion dollars fixing the city's water infrastructure but households can expect to pay more for the upgrade. Watercare said it will embark on 1000… Read more Audio

4:29 PM.An overseas news outlet is reporting Liam Lawson is set to be dumped by Red Bull Racing just two races in to the 2025 Formula One season. Dana Johannsen spoke to Lisa Owen. Audio

4:23 PM.Wairoa Little Theatre is putting on its first production in five years after battling through Covid-19 and Cyclone Gabrielle that devastated the region. The theatre has also struggled to coax locals… Read more Audio

4:15 PM.Asia correspondent Erin Hale spoke to Lisa Owen about wildfires in South Korea reportedly killing more than a dozen people and a controversial church known as the 'Moonies' being ordered to disband by… Read more Audio

4:06 PM.News that top United States security officials accidently added a journalist to their group chat discussing their war plans may have struck fear for some who have suffered a messaging misfire. The top… Read more Audio