Checkpoint for Tuesday 15 April 2025

5:43 PM.Housing has emerged as the key election battlefield between the major parties in the Australian election campaign ahead of the May 3rd ballot. Australia correspondent Nick Grimm spoke to Lisa Owen. Audio

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

5:31 PM.A New Zealand football referee will be wearing a body camera when he officiates at the Club World Cup in June. Waikato's Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh is among 35 referees who will take control at the… Read more Audio

5:26 PM.A Northland man's been forced to fashion a prosthetic foot out of back shed bits and bobs after someone pinched the real deal. Russel Blank, had sent his prosthetic foot off for repairs at the… Read more Audio

5:22 PM.We all know someone who's been sitting on their restricted license for years or perhaps struggling to get a test slot. The Government says scraping the second practical test needed to get a full… Read more Audio

5:08 PM.Nutty, irrational policy, that is costing a New Zealand toy company billions of dollars a year in trade tariffs. That's how Zuru Toys co-founder Nick Mowbray describes US import taxes and said… Read more Audio

4:48 PM.The Public Service Association said hundreds more jobs could go at Health NZ - and affected staff have told RNZ they feel despondent, exhausted and anxious. Health NZ has confirmed it's consulting… Read more Audio

4:44 PM.Transgender researchers are disappointed Health New Zealand has been told to stop using the term "pregnant people" in favour of "pregnant women". The coalition has told the agency the use of inclusive… Read more Audio

4:34 PM.An iconic New Zealand music school, which trained many award-winning kiwi artists, has been given a second life after being canned due to financial difficulties two years ago. Former staff from MAINZ… Read more Audio

4:30 PM.18 year old Braxton Sorenson McGee is aiming to wear the Silver Fern in three different codes. But it was the rookie fullback's defining play in the Super Rugby Aupiki final on Saturday that has got… Read more Audio

4:24 PM.A new social supermarket has opened its doors to Hastings families struggling to cover the cost of groceries. People referred by social agencies are allocated a certain number of points to spend at… Read more Audio

4:14 PM.Donald Trump met El Salvador's president in the White House on Tuesday. The main issue on the agenda was a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador and locked up in a notorious prison… Read more Audio

4:06 PM.Digital technology recommendations on the Ministry of Education website say children two to six years old should have minimal screen time, with a sessions a maximum of 15 minutes at a time. It's… Read more Audio