Checkpoint for Friday 12 September 2025

5:48 PM.UK correspondent Lucy Thomson spoke to Lisa Owen about Prime Minister Keir Starmer sacking his US ambassador due to his links with billionaire paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. Audio

5:45 PM.Tomorrow night's test against the Springboks will be a special one for All Blacks wing Leroy Carter. The Chiefs star will make his test debut in the Rugby Championship clash in Wellington and he will… Read more Audio

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

5:33 PM.The s are now at the business end of their Rugby World Cup campaign. The side is into the knockout stages and will meet South Africa for the second time ever in this weekend's quarter final in Exeter… Read more Audio

5:27 PM.The Golf Warehouse is pitching a $20 million redevelopment of the Takapuna Golf Course on Auckland's Northshore. Auckland Council plans to turn half of the 18-hole golf course into a floodwater… Read more Audio

5:09 PM.Should shopkeepers be allowed to defend themselves with pepper spray? It is an idea the Ministerial Advisory Group on Retail Crime has consulted on with industry players. But, the proposal faces stiff… Read more Audio

4:46 PM.Bowled over by a lack of cricket in Queenstown this summer, a local mum is on a mission to the bring the game back to the town's oval. Queenstown's picturesque John Davies Oval has in past hosted… Read more Audio

4:45 PM.Secondary teachers want more support and more money as they get ready to strike again next week. The Post Primary Teachers' Association says its members voted overwhelmingly to reject an improved… Read more Audio

4:33 PM.Locals in the Auckland suburb Henderson hope a new police beat team patrolling the streets will help to bring down crime. Police data shows there were 3,500 victimisations in Henderson in the year to… Read more Audio

4:29 PM.The All Blacks are set to meet the Springboks in Wellington after a much-hyped first meeting which saw Scott Robertson's side maintain a three-decade unbeaten streak at Eden Park. Sports reporter… Read more Audio

4:25 PM.Inland Revenue is cracking down on student loan borrowers who are overseas, and while it is pulling in the money, people based offshore say they are struggling with its approach. Money correspondent… Read more Audio

4:14 PM.US correspondent, Nick Harper spoke to Lisa Owen about FBI releasing footage of an assassin fleeing the scene after shooting dead conservative influencer Charlie Kirk. Kirk was hosting an event in… Read more Audio

4:09 PM.A regional airline is spreading it's wings, taking over a vital South Island route that was soon to be abandoned. Originair will start flying Blenheim to Christchurch from late October after Sounds… Read more Audio