Checkpoint for Tuesday 29 July 2025

5:46 PM.Australia correspondent Nick Grimm spoke to Lisa Owen about a row that has erupted in Australia over whether a pro-Palestinian protest should be prevented from taking place on Sydney's Harbour Bridge… Read more Audio

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

5:33 PM.New Zealand's best netballers may be turning to side hustles next season to make ends meet. Pay cuts for are on the cards in the ANZ premiership as the broadcast negotiations drag on. Sports reporter… Read more Audio

5:30 PM.Clucks and cackles around the the halls of Parliament today as MPs are told to ponder which chores children should be able to do on family farms. The Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Brooke van… Read more Audio

5:24 PM.An Auckland council committee's calling on the government to do more to combat homelessness. A government report released last week found homelessness has increased but it's unclear by how much. The… Read more Audio

5:11 PM.A woman who was off work for a year after she was seriously injured in a head on collision with a speeding dirt bike on a cycle track believes someone will be killed unless more is done to stop the… Read more Audio

5:07 PM.After three extreme weather events, people at the top of the South Island are bracing for a fourth drenching in a month. Locals in Nelson and Tasman, have spent the last two weeks cleaning up after… Read more Audio

4:54 PM.The company founded by Sir Michael Hill says the country has lost a special New Zealander. He died this morning aged 86, after becoming ill with cancer. Michael Hill Jeweller had humble beginnings in… Read more Audio

4:49 PM.Authorities in Nelson-Tasman have kept a close eye on the skies as they hope they are not in for yet more destructive flooding. It will be the fourth time this month that Tasman takes a pounding if… Read more Audio

4:36 PM.The jewel of the East Cape's coastline is under review for the first time in 25 years, with locals hoping the marine reserve will remain protected for many generations to come. Te Tapuwae o Rongokako… Read more Audio

4:31 PM.The Warriors CEO Cameron George feels an ANZAC day NRL game in New Zealand is now a given. It was announced today that the Warriors will play in Wellington on April 25th next year, making it the third… Read more Audio

4:24 PM.Three former Gloriavale members have told a court they were touched, grabbed and groped by the Overseeing Shepherd Howard Temple, on the second day of his trial in Greymouth. Mr Temple has pleaded not… Read more Audio

4:13 PM.US Correspondent Todd Zwillich spoke to Lisa Owen about a shooting in a Manhattan skyscraper that has killed four people. A 36-year-old off-duty police officer and a 27-year-old alleged shooter are… Read more Audio

4:06 PM.Singles are falling out of love with online dating apps, meaning a return to real world introductions, and for some younger daters that's a totally new experience. Match group, the US tech company… Read more Audio