Checkpoint for Thursday 13 November 2025

5:53 PM.A wet and windy day in the Garden City didn't put off crowds of punters turning out to the first day of Canterbury's agricultural and pastoral show. An annual fixture in Christchurch - and back with a… Read more Audio

5:44 PM.Middle East correspondent Jacob Brown spoke to Lisa Owwen about Donald Trump wading into a controversial court case surrounding Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as well as Israel opening up… Read more Audio

5:33 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

5:30 PM.The Black Caps' T20 series against the West Indies has concluded in Dunedin today and an Otago fast bowler was one of the stars. Sports reporter Felicity Reid spoke to Lisa Owen. Audio

5:25 PM.Scheming, a liar, and a cover up. That is some of the language used to describe the behaviour of a disgraced top cop Jevon McSkimming, and the way his colleagues handled allegations against him. An… Read more Audio

5:08 PM."I've been trying so long to shine light on the fact that this person is dangerous". That from a woman who survived sustained abuse by a man who stalked and kidnapped her, almost 15 years ago. Today… Read more Audio

4:48 PM.A scathing IPCA report into the way police handled sexual assault allegations against one of their own recommends a raft of changes around the management of integrity and conduct issues in the force… Read more Audio

4:44 PM.They're purveyors of some of the world's most sought-after culinary delicacies, but Mahurangi's oyster farmers have been reduced to eating beans on toast most days, their hair going grey, their nerves… Read more Audio

4:36 PM.The final stage of a $160 million dollar revamp to New Zealand's only vet training school is complete. At Massey University's Palmerston North campus today new building Nga Huia officially opened its… Read more Audio

4:30 PM.The All Blacks face a big test this weekend at Twickenham. Scott Robertson names his side tonight to face England, which is expected to have a few changes to the one that beat Scotland last weekend… Read more Audio

4:25 PM."Way below the line". That's how ousted Te Pāti Māori MP Takuta Ferris has described how the political party has treated him and fellow MP Mariameno Kapa Kingi. The pair was expelled from the… Read more Audio

4:15 PM.US correspondent Todd Zwillich spoke to Lisa Owen about the longest ever US government shut down coming to an end after 43 days, after the House of Representatives narrowly approved a bill that will… Read more Audio

4:08 PM.What used to be a quick, cheap and cheeky take-away has turned into a whopper of a bill. Between September 2005 and September 2025, the consumer price index had risen 66 percent, the food price index… Read more Audio