All episodes
Thursday, 22 August 2019
- 5:10 Should Southern Response be investigated under Crimes Act?
- 5:17 Another day and state-owned Southern Response still silent
- 5:23 Southern Response, EQC botch-ups could cost more than $1b
- 5:26 Ihumātao hīkoi: Hundreds march in rain to Ardern's office
- 5:37 Evening business for Thursday 22 August
- 5:37 Levin prisoners escape: Police admit best practice not followed
- 5:41 Thousands of NZ homes at risk from rising seas - NIWA report
- 5:50 Titanic shipwreck seen again for first time in 14 years
- 5:55 Mayoral candidate threatens to move local rough sleeper
- 6:08 EQC settles with homeowner days before test case
- 6:18 Ariah Roberts murder trial: Toddler's twin died at birth, jury hears
- 6:22 Iwi urges lower limit after high-speed car crash at marae
- 6:25 Students banned from Parliament for Ihumātao protest in gallery
- 6:28 Severe thunderstorms forecast for northern NZ
Wednesday, 21 August 2019
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Wednesday 21st August 2019
- 5:08 What is Southern Response costing taxpayers?
- 5:18 Accused mosque shooter's manifesto printed, sold online
- 5:23 Foreign students stranded as tertiary provider deregistered
- 5:33 Evening business for Wednesday 21st August
- 5:38 Cardinal Pell loses appeal of child abuse conviction
- 5:41 'Poor quality planning stopping cities from growing' - Twyford
- 5:45 Kiingi Tuheitia urges patience as Ihumātao protesters plan hikoi
- 5:49 New Zealand's biggest drug bust: Last pair sentenced
- 5:52 Will ban on smoking in cars with kids really help?
- 5:56 E-scooter war heats up as tow-trucks get involved
- 6:08 Yellow-eyed penguins under threat from fishing nets - Forest & Bird
- 6:11 Blame game in Parliament over high petrol prices
- 6:14 UK Consulate worker detained in China after protest accusations
- 6:22 Twyford asked 'I step aside' - Civil Aviation Authority chair quits
Tuesday, 20 August 2019
- 5:08 Drivers pay too much as fuel companies own the pipes - report
- 5:14 Quake-hit homeowners baffled as Southern Response bosses silent
- 5:18 Ngawha prison conditions 'degrading' - Ombudsman
- 5:23 Hapū ready to occupy mountain to stop cellphone tower
- 5:34 Evening business for 20 August 2019
- 5:38 Schools unsure of legal rights in emergency lockdowns
- 5:41 Netball: Taurua's Silver Ferns coaching contract extended
- 5:45 Mangawhai murder-accused tells court he dropped toddler
- 5:54 Tennis legend Serena Williams heading back to Auckland
- 6:08 Petrol: Faafoi wants law change for better deal at pump
- 6:18 New design for Auckland development as scrap continues in court
Monday, 19 August 2019
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Monday 19th August, 2019
- 5:09 Southern Response boss silent as calls for inquiry grow
- 5:16 Brownlee denies knowledge of Southern Response deception
- 5:26 Cabinet considers more power to censor prisoners' mail
- 5:32 Evening business for Monday 19th August
- 5:35 Corrections CEO on ambitious plan to cut Māori prisoner numbers
- 5:42 Whānau Ora members blast govt over Oranga Tamariki
- 5:46 Petition urging better dolphin protection handed to govt
- 5:54 Will a new generation bring diversity to local councils?
- 6:08 Lawyer surprised Brownlee didn't know about Southern Response 'deception'
- 6:19 Reducing Māori prisoner numbers: Will Corrections deliver?
- 6:22 Online gaming may become $1b industry - Interactive Aotearoa
- 6:25 State abuse inquiry: Churches consider waiving confidentiality
Friday, 16 August 2019
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Friday 16th August 2019
- 5:08 Southern Response 'misleading, deceptive' - court ruling
- 5:18 Man on run after Australian tourist killed in Raglan
- 5:20 Fonterra's Spierings payout 'beyond belief' - Shane Jones
- 5:24 Rat numbers rocket: Exterminators busy, Forest & Bird worried
- 5:28 Gore gun thief arrested, one police pistol still missing
- 5:34 Evening business for Friday 16th August
- 5:37 Philip Arps accused of sending violent letters from prison
- 5:46 Hong Kong braces for more mass protests
- 5:54 Bledisloe Cup: Will the All Blacks keep the trophy?
- 6:08 Police arrest gun thief, call for help to find missing police gun
- 6:10 Pacific Islands Forum ends, unclear on fighting climate change
- 6:16 Chicken feet a delicacy, but are they on the menu?
- 6:19 Wellington divided on jaywalking
- 6:23 Rugby, horses, injuries - the life of Black Fern Aleisha Nelson
Thursday, 15 August 2019
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Thursday, 15th August 2019
- 5:08 Govt hopes $300m will fix quake-damaged onsold homes saga
- 5:14 Ellis case 'a witch-hunt against victims' - complainant's aunt
- 5:34 Evening business for Thursday 15th August
- 5:38 Police review how pistols were stolen from a patrol car
- 5:42 Accused mosque shooter's letter: Lawyer urges against knee-jerk reaction
- 5:46 Where will accused mosque shooter's trial be held?
- 5:49 Test case lawyer not told of quake-damaged homes payouts
- 5:55 Rugby: Hansen on dropping All Blacks stars for Bledisloe Cup
- 6:08 No duty of care for Canterbury onsold homeowners - EQC boss
- 6:22 Ardern pledges $150m at Tuvalu climate change talks
- 6:26 Secondary principals abandon pay talks, consider strikes
Wednesday, 14 August 2019
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Wednesday 14th August, 2019
- 5:08 'We're preferring potatoes' to urban sprawl - David Parker
- 5:19 Paula Bennett open to working with Winston Peters in 2020
- 5:26 Māori man rejected at airport security over walking stick
- 5:33 Evening business for Wednesday 14 August
- 5:35 Sexual violence victims' advocates urge funding for courts
- 5:40 South Auckland charity warming homes with bubble wrap
- 5:44 Hunt for Strickland ongoing one week after fatal hit & run
- 5:49 NZ international visitor levy money funds tourism projects
- 5:54 'Owha' the leopard seal moves to Hobsonville Pt
- 6:06 Tuvalu leader blasts Australia over coal mining
- 6:13 Pukekohe farmer relieved as land protected from development
- 6:19 Mosque shooting suspect sends letter from prison
Tuesday, 13 August 2019
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Tuesday 13th August, 2019
- 5:09 The head of Statistics NZ resigns after damning report
- 5:13 Shaw on stats: I didn't have the facts
- 5:21 Boats, yachts, ferries damaged in Auckland storm
- 5:28 Scott Barrett to miss Bledisloe as coaches shoulder blame for loss
- 5:34 Evening business for Tuesday 13 August
- 5:40 One man in custody after Sydney stabbing spree
- 5:49 Cow stoush in Southland over muddy graze
- 5:53 'Embarrassing' situation as more Wellington bus services cut
- 5:56 Women prisoners head to careers expo to boost hopes
- 6:08 Maori Council calls for 2018 census re-run
- 6:13 Maritime officer stops ferry from crashing into wharf
- 6:23 'Historic' day for Moriori as Settlement Deed signed
- 6:27 Leafy locals lash louts over liquor licence
Monday, 12 August 2019
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Monday 12th August, 2019
- 5:08 Tornado slams woman into house
- 5:14 Tornado damage in Auckland laid bare
- 5:18 Bleak outlook for farmers after Fonterra forecasts 675-million dollar loss
- 5:23 Arthur Taylor says Winston Peters biggest barrier to prisoners' right to vote
- 5:34 Evening business for Monday 12 August
- 5:38 Row between junior doctors and DHBs appears to be over
- 5:45 Controversial state owned insurer Southern Response to be wound up by end of year
- 5:51 All Blacks say they need an attitude change after heavy loss
- 5:55 Dunedin Airport first in NZ to introduce body scanners
- 6:08 Winston Peters on prisoners right to vote
- 6:11 John Palino has withdrawn from the Auckland mayoral race
- 6:16 Labour says it's willing to improve way it handles complaints
- 6:22 Jacinda Ardern to join Pacific leaders on Tuvalu
- 6:26 Wellington's Little Blue Penguins move on from sushi to burgers
Friday, 9 August 2019
- 5:10 Concerns drinking while breastfeeding message not reaching mums
- 5:12 Health delays having 'significant impact' on prisoners
- 5:17 Driver stops train, demands racist passenger get off
- 5:21 People encouraged to eat less meat and dairy to help climate
- 5:26 Government considers plastic refund schemes
- 5:34 Evening business for 9 August 2019
- 5:35 Urban Villages established in face of Queenstown’s housing woes
- 5:38 Protesters arrested after blocking train tracks
- 5:43 Businessman defamed by Cameron Slater buys Whale Oil website
- 5:48 Fears national treasures will leave NZ due to price wars
- 5:55 All Blacks seeking to send Bledisloe Cup message
- 6:08 ‘Ghost restaurants’ open to combat Uber Eats’ high prices
- 6:14 'This train's not going anywhere until you're off'
- 6:18 Chris Finlayson attacks Crown over shallow consultation
- 6:22 Children frightened by police raid - mother
- 6:25 Māori health nurses underpaid in ‘racist’ system - lawyer
- 6:28 50th anniversary of Beatles' Abbey Road crossing celebrated
Thursday, 8 August 2019
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Thursday 8th August, 2019
- 5:09 MPs debate abortion reform
- 5:14 Manhunt continues after homeless man killed in hit-and-run
- 5:20 Parcels of cocaine wash up on west Auckland beach
- 5:23 Mystery surrounds Canadian murder suspects’ deaths
- 5:32 Evening business for Thursday 8 August
- 5:35 Police to reduce numbers at Ihumātao after meeting organisers
- 5:39 Rates rebate for victims of gas explosion
- 5:46 NZ women donate bras to support Pacific sisters
- 5:49 Savea, Read and Cane to start for All Blacks test against Australia
- 6:08 Abortion bill passes first reading
- 6:13 Thousands farewell Sir Brian Lochore on pitch he used to play on
- 6:18 Mosque shooting victims, families make pilgrimage to Mecca
- 6:21 Confusion and frustration over water bottling consents
- 6:24 PNG's West New Britain struggling after second volcanic eruption
- 6:27 Port Taranaki boss praises staff for rescue effort
Wednesday, 7 August 2019
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Wednesday 7th August, 2019
- 5:08 Official Cash Rate slashed to 1 percent
- 5:14 Man killed by fleeing driver
- 5:17 Woman who killed granddaughter spared life imprisonment
- 5:21 Killer grandmother ‘prepared to punish herself’
- 5:27 Squawkzilla a world first parrot discovery
- 5:34 Evening business for Wednesday 7 August
- 5:36 Calls for Pharmac to be given more money to fund cancer drugs
- 5:41 Pharmac proposes funding for two cancer drugs
- 5:46 ‘This wouldn’t have happened to a white man’
- 5:53 Pressure mounts on Julie Anne Genter
- 6:08 Shamubeel Eaqub: Low OCR will help export sector
- 6:12 Pedestrian dies after being hit by fleeing driver
- 6:16 $12m in meth seized during major nationwide drug bust
- 6:22 Aucklanders urged to conserve water as dry spell continues
- 6:26 Tiny house dispute heading to court
Tuesday, 6 August 2019
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Tuesday 6th August, 2019
- 5:08 Tensions rise between police and protesters at Ihumātao
- 5:12 Police refute Pania Newton was pushed during confrontation
- 5:18 Winston Peters: Abortion law change may be put to the public
- 5:21 Sir Anand Satyanand resigns from Royal Commission
- 5:25 Low unemployment celebrations to be short-lived - economists
- 5:31 Evening business for Tuesday 6 August
- 5:37 Christchurch man’s futile attempt to get CYFS records
- 5:42 Hundreds protest Hong Kong bill at Auckland University
- 5:54 NZ man heading to Wales to claim back Dunedin’s steepest street title
- 6:08 Sir Anand ditches commission role for Waikato University job
- 6:17 ‘We want to protect Ihumātao for future generations’
- 6:21 Labour dodges questions about bullying investigation
- 6:24 600 public psychologists refusing to work overtime
Monday, 5 August 2019
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Monday, 5th August 2019
- 5:10 Bill introduced to remove abortion from Crimes Act
- 5:13 Snow closes roads, schools and isolates towns
- 5:20 Hong Kong ‘heading towards further confrontation’ – CNN correspondent
- 5:24 Construction worker injured at Auckland building site
- 5:26 Concerns Tarakihi may soon be fished out
- 5:33 Evening business for Monday 5th August
- 5:43 No time-frame yet on when Northland will receive radiation machines
- 5:55 Sir Brian Lochore remembered in Wairarapa
- 6:08 Abortion law reform doesn’t go far enough – ALRANZ
- 6:14 March for Life NZ: ‘The unborn child is not a choice’
- 6:19 Leadership 'lacking' in new conservation strategy
- 6:22 Len Lye visitor numbers plummet after door charge introduced
- 7:30 Disappointment as Bishop decides to demolish Chch cathedral
Friday, 2 August 2019
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Friday 2nd August, 2019
- 5:09 What are fees-free students actually studying?
- 5:14 Toxic dump fears as strong swells expected to lash West Coast
- 5:18 People trapped in their homes due to burst water-main
- 5:21 ACC appeals asbestos claim court ruling
- 5:33 Evening business for Friday 2 August
- 5:36 Answers sought over Christchurch house explosion
- 5:42 Cousins jailed for life for murder linked to Comancheros gang
- 6:08 International students will bear blame for fraud under new proposal
- 6:13 Queenstown streets flooded after water-main rupture
- 6:16 Huge waves expected to batter West Coast
- 6:26 Men impound thousands of e-scooters over safety fears
Thursday, 1 August 2019
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Thursday 1st August, 2019
- 5:08 Polytechnics set for biggest ever shake-up in NZ history
- 5:12 ‘Gloves off’ as Southland leaders fight govt over polytechnic merger
- 5:17 Vodafone to roll out 5G network in NZ
- 5:22 Parents deliver strong message to son's killer during sentencing
- 5:26 Hapu wants shooting club land recognised
- 5:33 Evening business for Thursday 1 August
- 5:37 Family says EQC’s offer is not enough to fix their broken home
- 5:49 Mixed reaction to national water regulator
- 5:54 Māori ministers helping resolve Ihumātao dispute
- 5:56 91-year-old petitions govt to re-open Manawatu Gorge
- 6:08 NZ’s polytechnics to merge into single super institute
- 6:18 Contractor says Christchurch building firm owes him $10,000
- 6:22 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup to expand from 24 to 32 teams
Wednesday, 31 July 2019
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Wednesday 31st July, 2019
- 5:08 Peter Ellis granted leave to appeal at Supreme Court
- 5:09 Former staff say building firm owes them thousands
- 5:15 MPs to propose changes to euthanasia bill back before Parliament
- 5:19 Do young children need adult supervision walking to/from school?
- 5:24 Retail workers storm shopping mall to demand living wage
- 5:27 Should vege products be able to use meat & dairy terms?
- 5:35 Evening Business for 31 July 2019
- 5:39 Family says driver's sentence doesn't fit crime
- 5:42 SOUL leader, Māori Minister meet over Ihumātao dispute
- 5:48 Good chance wanted Canadian teens already dead – survival expert
- 5:52 Five All Blacks cut from squad ahead of Bledisloe Cup
- 6:08 National regulator to oversee NZ’s drinking water
- 6:12 Sinkhole opens up on Tauranga road
- 6:15 Father welcomes coroner’s call for alarms on rubbish trucks
- 6:26 Govt won’t investigate Lumsden’s maternity downgrade
Tuesday, 30 July 2019
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Tuesday 30th July, 2019
- 5:08 Protesters' message for politicians: ‘Hands off our Tamariki’
- 5:12 PM under fire for leaving NZ during Ihumātao dispute
- 5:21 Suspected influenza virus spreads through Westport school
- 5:28 High Court orders Napier council to halt pool contract
- 5:33 Evening Business for 30 July 2019
- 5:38 AUT denies political pressure behind room cancellation
- 5:40 Beautiful Berani: Zookeeper remembers Auckland’s last Sumatran tiger
- 5:56 Ski fields welcome heavy snowfall after dry winter
- 6:08 Simon Bridges: Jacinda Ardern a 'part time prime minister'
- 6:11 Govt, council discuss assistance for businesses affected by CRL
Monday, 29 July 2019
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Monday, 29th July 2019
- 5:09 Four killed in head-on crash with logging truck
- 5:12 Work begins to break through first barrier in Pike River Mine
- 5:15 Ihumātao protest leaders waiting for govt invitation
- 5:18 Winston Peters: ‘Outsiders’ won’t influence Ihumātao resolution
- 5:19 Kane Williamson: ‘Someone’s idea’, not cricket decided CWC final
- 5:27 Winston Peters slams National’s record on cancer agency
- 5:32 Evening business for Monday 29th July
- 5:40 Sir Mark Todd to leave racing, return to training
- 5:43 Social housing residents sick of freezing, mouldy homes
- 5:55 Sikh community urges council to let it build temple on agricultural land
- 6:08 Four dead after van collides with logging truck
- 6:09 Crown returns key projects to Christchurch City Council's care
- 6:12 Man found guilty of being a lookout during violent dairy attack
- 6:18 Winston Peters criticises National’s record on cancer
- 6:23 Cricket World Cup loss ‘still a bit raw’ – coach
- 6:24 Insurers warn buyers over crash-avoiding cars
Friday, 26 July 2019
- 5:07 Southern DHB patients dying while waiting for diagnosis - report
- 5:20 Nine people arrested in Northland drug bust
- 5:24 Marama Davidson: PM can end Ihumātao dispute
- 5:27 200 protesters march in Dunedin over Ihumātao dispute
- 5:33 Evening Business for 26 July 2019
- 5:38 Mourners urged to not adorn graves with plastic
- 5:40 Chronic shortage of midwives at Hutt Valley DHB - review
- 5:46 Over-50s driving NZ’s growing alcohol consumption - academic
- 5:49 Six60 entertains as All Blacks fans meet the team
- 5:55 Kieran Read - All Blacks ready for Springbok storm
- 5:58 Indian artist paints Jacinda Ardern's portrait - on an almond
- 6:07 Guilty verdicts in McLaren Falls killing
- 6:11 Southland bowel cancer patients waiting too long for treatment
- 6:25 Real parks to replace some car parks in Auckland CBD
Thursday, 25 July 2019
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Thursday 25th July, 2019
- 5:08 ‘Bus loads’ of people heading to Ihumātao protest
- 5:12 Akl councillors vote for urgent meeting on Ihumātao protest
- 5:20 Coroner’s inquest into toddler’s death wraps up
- 5:22 Cars ‘disintegrated’ in head-on collision on SH1
- 5:28 $178,000 raised to establish Queenstown’s first mosque
- 5:33 Evening business for Thursday 25 July
- 5:35 More time needed to fix Wellington bus problems
- 5:44 All Blacks’ experiment adds exciting element to big match
- 5:49 Suspected killers believed to be hiding in small Canadian town
- 6:08 Police, protesters remain at Ihumātao as councillors voice regret
- 6:11 PM: Government won't intervene over Ihumātao dispute
- 6:14 Schools upset at having to pay extra teachers’ bonuses
- 6:15 Cyclone Fehi used as benchmark for sea level rise projections
- 6:21 Silver Ferns players to get $25,000 pay out
- 6:24 ‘My lucky, unlucky day’
Wednesday, 24 July 2019
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Wednesday 24th July, 2019
- 5:10 Ihumātao day two: Hundreds turn out to protest
- 5:15 Ihumātao: Live report
- 5:17 Brexit under Boris Johnson: Deal or no deal?
- 5:25 Government to overhaul Resource Management Act
- 5:31 Evening Business for 24 July 2019
- 5:35 Christchurch Adventure Park gets $5m bailout days before bust
- 5:39 Archives NZ 'breaches human rights'
- 5:43 NZ's top athletes prepare for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
- 5:53 Many Silver Ferns return home to day jobs
- 6:08 Crowdfunding campaign set up for Gloriavale escapees
- 6:12 Former Gloriavale resident: "The world isn't as evil as it's made out to be"
- 6:19 Māori ministers steer clear of Ihumātao conflict
- 6:23 Mosque attack survivor Farid Ahmed speaks about meeting Donald Trump
Tuesday, 23 July 2019
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Tuesday, 23rd June 2019
- 5:09 Protesters at Auckland's Ihumātao site served eviction notices
- 5:13 Hundreds march to Parliament for abortion law reform
- 5:18 Volunteers help clean up hundreds of kilometres of rubbish on Fox river
- 5:24 Relationship break-up laws must change - Law Commission Report
- 5:34 Evening business for Tuesday 23rd July
- 5:38 Greens back down on Simon Bridges attack ad
- 5:48 INF says more sponsors needed to cover Silver Ferns prize-money
- 5:55 Leopard seal captures attention at Wellington's Oriental Bay
- 6:08 Three people arrested at Ihumatao
- 6:12 Comancheros gang member jailed for 'execution style' murder in Māngere
- 6:20 Mozambique scam: NZ banker Andrew Pearse likely negotiated plea deal
Monday, 22 July 2019
- 5:09 Silver Ferns claim gold after staging ultimate comeback
- 5:20 National register among firearms law changes announced
- 5:27 Couple return to home badly damaged by gas explosion
- 5:34 Evening business for 22 July 2019
- 5:38 Schools on high alert as more measles cases confirmed
- 5:41 Permanent resident threatened with deportation over e-visa fail
- 5:52 Great Barrier Islanders take fight over waste to High Court
- 6:08 Govt proposes sweeping changes to gun licensing regime
- 6:12 Fans glued to game as Silver Ferns become world champions
- 6:15 Norma Plummer: Taurua key to Silver Ferns' World Cup win
- 6:15 Netball World Cup victory raises questions about pay parity
- 6:21 Officials quizzed on future of medicinal cannabis
- 6:25 Teen ice hockey sensation heads to Canada on scholarship
- 7:30 No prize money for Silver Ferns despite epic win
Friday, 19 July 2019
- 5:09 Six injured in Christchurch house explosion
- 5:12 House reduced to rubble following massive explosion
- 5:21 ‘It’s amazing no one was killed’ - police on Christchurch explosion
- 5:25 Driver jailed for road rampage that targeted Asian family
- 5:28 Australia not backing down from deportation policy
- 5:31 Govt ministers silent on disabled teen’s need for accessible HNZ home
- 5:37 Evening business for 19 July 2019
- 5:42 90 people hand over guns at Otago buyback event
- 5:46 Govt spends record amount on emergency housing
- 5:53 Instagram gets mixed reaction to decision to scrap "likes"
- 6:08 Christchurch homes rocked by explosion
- 6:12 Several houses damaged by Christchurch house explosion
- 6:15 Man admits stealing guns from police station
- 6:19 Ryan Fox cards lowest ever back nine at British Open
- 6:22 Three charged over false fees-free declarations
- 6:25 Agriculture minister promises overhaul of Biosecurity Act
