Checkpoint for Tuesday 19 August 2025

5:46 PM.Australia correspondent Nicole Johnston spoke to Lisa Owen about a row that has broken out between the Australian government and a far-right Israeli politician.  Audio

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

5:32 PM.Despite making their way back into the win column the Warriors have one less thing to be happy about. Warriors forward Jackson Ford has been handed a three match ban after he was sighted for a… Read more Audio

5:24 PM.The lawyer for a New Zealander detained in US believes Sarah Shaw's case attracted international attention because she's a young pretty white mum, and said there are thousands of other immigrants… Read more Audio

5:18 PM.The Education Minister Erica Stanford has said test results from last year show the government's action on reading, writing and maths is more urgent than ever. The results show only 24% of pupils in… Read more Audio

5:08 PM.Fears are growing in the disability community that a vital travel subsidy scheme could be capped. The Total Mobility Scheme that is co-funded by the government helps disabled people who cant use buses… Read more Audio

4:55 PM.From curling tongs you heat in the fire, to a shaving and tooth pulling bowl, a new display in Christchurch is showing off a range of grooming techniques from over the centuries. Christchurch… Read more Audio

4:50 PM.
"The carnival's over". Those were the words of Foreign Minister Winston Peters who appeared to be celebrating Trevor Mallard's early exit as ambassador to Ireland. Mallard is being replaced by… Read more Audio

4:34 PM.Invercargill will soon have a new mayor, but this vote is different to recent ones. It's the first election since the 1990s that an incumbent hasn't sought re-election, with current Mayor Nobby Clark… Read more Audio

4:30 PM.After six years in the international football wilderness All Whites midfielder Ryan Thomas is back. Thomas is one of 23 players named today in coach Darren Bazeley's squad for two matches against… Read more Audio

4:24 PM.A Dunedin cafe is looking for keen home gardeners to supply it produce, in a trial backyard to plate project. To begin with Taste Nature hopes to contract four gardeners for 12 months, but would like… Read more Audio

4:13 PM.US correspondent Todd Zwillich spoke to Lisa Owen about whirlwind talks to bring an end to the war in Ukraine which wrapped up in Washington DC today. Flanked by European leaders - Ukraine's president… Read more Audio

4:08 PM.A public health expert is calling for the health star ratings on packaged food to be compulsory, but said it needs to be a more rigorous scheme. It's a voluntary system and the most recent figures… Read more Audio