Checkpoint for Thursday 2 October 2025

5:48 PM.Australia correspondent Nick Grimm spoke to Lisa Owen about some Australian workers calling for early retirement, as the population ages some workers in physically demanding jobs are having to quit… Read more Audio

5:44 PM.People in the Christchurch suburb of Bromley are feeling vindicated after health researchers have found environmental odours have damaging health effects. Locals living in the suburb believe they've… Read more Audio

5:35 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

5:31 PM.All Blacks have just announced their side to close out the Rugby Championship. Coach Scott Robertson has made six changes to the side which kept the Eden Park streak alive last week. Sports reporter… Read more Audio

5:26 PM.A leading animal welfare group says its been blindsided by the government quietly walking back a ban on pig crates weeks before it was due to come into force. Associate Minister Andrew Hoggard's… Read more Audio

5:14 PM.The Toitū Te Tiriti protest movement has cut ties with Te Pāti Māori - with its spokesperson accusing the political party of being ego-driven and having a dictatorship model. Te Pāti Māori has pushed… Read more Audio

5:08 PM.Australia is funding two and half times the modern medicines that Aotearoa is according to an ongoing study. The study comissioned by Medicines New Zealand has been tracking drug funding in both… Read more Audio

4:50 PM.The organisers of a humanitarian aid flotilla trying to break the Israeli blockade of Gaza say all three New Zealanders taking part have been detained by Israel. About 40 boats are reported to have… Read more Audio

4:38 PM.Technology teachers are worried the government's overhaul of the school curriculum and qualifications will ruin what they say is a world-leading curriculum. They worry creativity and problem solving… Read more Audio

4:30 PM.How long international rugby players spend on the field will be strictly monitored from next season. World Rugby has put a spotlight on player welfare and will restrict the number of games a player… Read more Audio

4:25 PM.There are calls for sunscreen to be subsidised as we count down to the peak sun season. It comes as almost two dozen sunscreens in Australia were recalled, paused or under review because of concerns… Read more Audio

4:14 PM.US correspondent Todd Zwillich spoke to Lisa Owen about the US government shutting down for the first time in nearly seven years. Republicans and democrats have been playing the blame game after a… Read more Audio

4:06 PM.Buy one get one free, multi deals for junk or unhealthy food and free refills for fizz are now banned in England. The range of foods included is vast, from potato chips, pre package pizza and… Read more Audio