Checkpoint for Wednesday 13 August 2025

5:45 PM.United Kingdom correspondent Lucy Thomson spoke to Lisa Owen about migrant crossings to the UK reaching a new high, as well as millions of dollars worth of luxury cars being seized in central London. Audio

5:36 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

5:32 PM.The Black Ferns side has just departed for their Rugby World Cup defence in England. Sports reporter Jonty Dine was there, and spoke to Lisa Owen. Audio

5:28 PM.Education Minister Erica Stanford has been accused of overstepping the mark by excluding most Māori words from future books in a series for five year olds. An Education Ministry document shows… Read more Audio

5:24 PM.Green Party co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick has been 'named' by the Speaker, one of the most serious punishments Parliament can hand out. Swarbrick returned defiantly to Parliament today, refusing to… Read more Audio

5:14 PM.New documents have shed more light on who knew what about a police complaint laid against the disgraced Beehive press secretary Michael Forbes last year. Mr Forbes quit his job in the Prime Minister's… Read more Audio

5:10 PM.A Kiwi woman and her six year old son could soon be released from a Texas immigration detention centre after being locked up there for weeks. Sarah Shaw and her son Isaac were detained three weeks… Read more Audio

4:48 PM.Residential building consents are still heading south with 11 out of 16 regions around the country rubber stamping fewer builds compared to last year. Labour has accused the government of effectively… Read more Audio

4:44 PM.Supporters of a New Zealand woman and her young son being held in a US immigration centre are pinning their hopes on a second attempt to be released on compassionate grounds. Sarah Shaw and… Read more Audio

4:38 PM.A patient at an Auckland mental health programme that will close its doors next month says she's feeling anxious about the future. Rauaroha Segar House, a publicly funded intensive service for people… Read more Audio

4:30 PM.The expected exodus of New Zealand's top netballers has begun. Silver Ferns star Kelly Jackson has announced she's headed to Australia next season, signing with the Queensland Firebirds. There's… Read more Audio

4:25 PM.A nine year old has become Waikato's youngest indoor bowls champ, as part of a trio. Pixie Blake's team mates are a few decades older than she is. The trio took out the title at the Champion of… Read more Audio

4:15 PM.Asia correspondent Adam Hancock spoke to Lisa Owen about the wife of South Korea's jailed former president being arrested, as well as Nepal opening up Himalayan mountins for free to clear congestion… Read more Audio

4:06 PM.Secondary school teachers around the motu have announced they will strike for the day next Wednesday, after pay talk with the govenrment stalled. They will double down in September if there's no… Read more Audio