Checkpoint for Thursday 8 May 2025

5:42 PM.The fallout from Labor's election landslide continues with two of the three major parties losing their leaders. The race is now on to replace the biggest casualty - Peter Dutton who led the Liberal… Read more Audio

5:36 PM.The government plans to remove the legal requirement for the early learning sector to acknowledge Maori as tangata whenua, support children's cultural confidence, and teach about Te Tiriti o Waitangi… Read more Audio

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

5:31 PM.The Black Ferns have four test matches before the Rugby World Cup kicks off later this year in England. The first test is against traditional rivals Australia on Saturday in the Pacific Four Series… Read more Audio

5:25 PM.Pakistan's Prime Minister has vowed to "avenge" the deaths of 31 people killed in missle strike by India's airforce, raising fears of a wider conflict between the two nuclear powers. India hit sites… Read more Audio

5:16 PM.Newmarket's Broadway precinct has in the past been a go to for shoppers. About five years ago it even got a brand new upmarket Westfield mall, but still had a mix of one off boutiques and stores… Read more Audio

5:08 PM.The government on Wednesday rushed through controversial law changes that raised the threshold for proving work, that's mainly been done by women has been historically undervalued when compared to… Read more Audio

4:54 PM.A massive new sorting facility aims to supercharge New Zealand's postal service and catch illegal drugs more often. Ministers and stakeholders toured the Auckland Processing Centre today, a warehouse… Read more Audio

4:46 PM.A nasty gastro parasite is making its presence felt in the capital with twice the number cryptosporidium cases that would be normal around this time of the year. As of last Thursday, there were 81… Read more Audio

4:42 PM.A group of rough sleepers in New Plymouth are backing a propsoal to allow them to use a council car park as a place to hang out. But they warn a police crackdown on their antics in the CBD will only… Read more Audio

4:34 PM.For a third consecutive year, NZ Rugby has recorded a financial loss. At its AGM on Thursday it was announced the game's governing body saw a nearly $20 million deficit for 2024. Sports reporter Jonty… Read more Audio

4:25 PM.Bridging the gap between two generations around the card table. 83 year old Jan Cormack has been representing New Zealand in Bridge since 1977. Card carrying prodigy Leon Meier is 21; together they'll… Read more Audio

4:12 PM.Is the twinkling train of lights we sometimes in the night sky a way to get out of Trump's trade tariffs? According to the Washington Post, the US is pushing some nations facing hefty tariffs to… Read more Audio

4:08 PM.It's a tough time for business in one of Auckland's top shopping districts, with many empty shopfronts lining once-bustling streets. Newmarket businesses say high rent, a tight economy and changing… Read more Audio