Checkpoint for Friday 16 May 2025

5:46 PM.United Kingdom correspondent Alice Wilkins spoke to Lisa Owen about the man arrested over a number of fires at properties connected to UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer being due to appear in court… Read more Audio

5:34 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

5:29 PM.Auckland FC kick off their A-League semi-finals campaign on Saturday in enemy territory. They'll take on the Melbourne Victory as Auckland have chosen to take the first leg of the home and away series… Read more Audio

5:24 PM.Twice this week, we've heard first-home buyers told that they have a rare opportunity to get into the property market. When both the Real Estate Institute and QV released their latest data, it came… Read more Audio

5:17 PM.Constraints on Auckland's water infrastructure could push up prices in the city's central suburbs. That is the warning from one economist as demand is increasing for land that is not affected by… Read more Audio

5:08 PM.Woolworths claims supermarket competition is intense in New Zealand despite conceding the top two players still have about eighty percent of the market. It claims contrary to popular misconceptions… Read more Audio

4:51 PM.10,000 New Zealanders may have lost vision - sometimes permanently - due to toxoplasmosis, an infection caused by a parasite spread by cats. Otago University researchers estimate 40-thousand people… Read more Audio

4:42 PM.Popular getaway destination Waiheke Island's has just welcomed a group of VIPs, but they're more than just weekend visitors. Ten Kiwi have been released on the eastern side of Waiheke, Te… Read more Audio

4:36 PM.Residents of the the tiny coastal village of Herbertville on the lower north island - are anxious about the build up of debris in the river running under the only bridge in and out of town. The town… Read more Audio

4:29 PM.A couple of blockbuster kiwi derbies could well determine how the remainder of the Super season shapes up, while the Black ferns clash with the Canadians in Christchurch. Sports reporter Jonty Dine… Read more Audio

4:24 PM.Wairarapa police are urging to people to dial 111 if they suspect car theives are at work after a significant jump in the number of vehicles being nicked in the district. 29 cars have been stolen in… Read more Audio

4:16 PM.Asia correspondent Erin Hale spoke to Lisa Owen about India killing 31 Maoist rebels, how 17 arrest warrants have been issued over the Bangkok building collapse and Bloomberg writing about how Gen Z… Read more Audio

4:06 PM.Checkpoint is aware of two customers who've been turned away from VTNZ because inspectors deemed their cars too dirty, with dog hair. Lynne was going for a Warrant of Fitness but the fallout from her… Read more Audio