Checkpoint for Monday 16 February 2026

5:44 PM.United Kingdom correspondent Lucy Thomson spoke to Lisa Owen about health officials in the UK dealing with a growing measles outbreak in north-east London, as well as new analysis into the gender pay… Read more Audio

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

5:29 PM.The Winter Olympics has been hit with more controversy, as cheating allegations were thrown around across Curling teams. Sports reporter Bridget Tunnicliffe spoke to Lisa Owen. Audio

5:21 PM.The mother of a man who still has nerve damage more than a year after being hospitalised for huffing nitrous oxide and is unable to work in construction anymore is calling for tougher regulation… Read more Audio

5:12 PM.Fire and Emergency dealt with almost 800 callouts between midnight and this afternoon with more than 100 of those calls being for life threatening events or due to serious damage. Fire and Emergency… Read more Audio

5:08 PM.Some homes in Wellington may be without power until the end of the week, with the capital battered by heavy gales and flooding today. The dramatic storm cut power to more than 30,000 properties across… Read more Audio

4:46 PM.Thousands of properties are without power throughout Manawatu and Whanganui, as people were evacuated and schools closed for the day. Some have been restored but authorities are warning more wild… Read more Audio

4:37 PM.The boil water notice affecting thousands of households in Christchurch's east has been lifted for all but about 20 properties. About 14,000 households feared they'd face at least another day without… Read more Audio

4:33 PM.Officials have confirmed Auckland's Eden Park will host a State of Origin match in 2027. It'll be the first time the competition has been staged outside of Australia in 40 years. The move comes after… Read more Audio

4:24 PM.A Wellington plastic surgeon is patching up dog attack victims on a weekly basis with some injuries so severe they're life changing. She believes Aotearoa needs to review animal control laws and… Read more Audio

4:13 PM.Middle East correspondent Perry Wilton spoke to Lisa Owen about strikes in Gaza threatening the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas. It comes ahead of the first meeting of U.S. President Donald… Read more Audio

4:06 PM.It has been a day of weather chaos at the bottom of the North Island with thousands of properties still without power. Planes, trains and ferries were also disrupted. Five areas remain under local… Read more Audio