All episodes
Monday, 25 February 2019
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Monday 25th February, 2019
- 5:09 Third Queensland fruit fly found in Auckland's North Shore
- 5:13 More than 100 kilos of meth and guns found hidden in golf carts
- 5:16 Auckland Council found out about Lime defects through media
- 5:24 Fishing company fined $1m for under-reporting catch
- 5:28 ¾ Black Sticks players had ‘serious concerns’ about environment
- 5:37 Evening business for Monday, 25 February
- 5:40 Jet boat community shocked by racer’s death
- 5:44 Rest home residents squeezed out by new development
- 5:51 Cop on trial says sexual contact was consensual
- 5:55 Poor housing could be costing $150m in ACC claims, health spending
- 6:08 Lime e-scooters remain off Auckland streets, for now
- 6:12 Brisbane experiencing issues with Lime e-scooters - councillor
- 6:21 Defence Minister urged to hurry over estate upgrade plan
Friday, 22 February 2019
- 5:10 Rewa verdict comes nearly 3 decades after Susan Burdett killing
- 5:13 Susan Burdett's brother talks to Lisa Owen
- 5:14 Malcolm Rewa victim believed him capable of killing
- 5:21 Auckland Council temporarily suspends Lime e-scooters
- 5:25 Australia deporting NZ criminals 'corrosive' - PM
- 5:33 Evening business for Friday 22 February
- 5:35 Work and Income places 81yo woman in pricey "dosshouse"
- 5:40 Guesthouse owner provides place for homeless
- 5:42 Viv Rickard is a deputy CEO of MSD's service delivery
- 5:49 Alosio Taimo sentenced to 22 years in jail
- 5:53 Second Christchurch earthquake - Eight years on
- 5:57 1st Kiwi to row solo across Atlantic spent 70 days on water
- 6:08 "Justice & truth have finally merged together in Rewa verdict"
- 6:10 Dunedin City Council pulls Lime e-scooters off streets
- 6:13 NZ First seek own advice on capital gains tax
- 6:15 Alternative education centres appeal for government funding
- 6:21 Rain, wind and cold temperatures to hit over the weekend
- 6:25 Te Matatini day two: blood, sweat and tears
Thursday, 21 February 2019
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Thursday, February 21, 2019
- 5:10 Coalition govt to hammer out consensus position on tax changes
- 5:17 Second Queensland fruit fly discovered in Auckland's North Shor
- 5:19 Kawerau man shot dead by police following armed robbery
- 5:20 Alternate theories presented in third Malcolm Rewa murder trial
- 5:24 Last evacuated Tasman residents return home
- 5:31 Evening business for Thursday 21 February
- 5:34 Finance Minister Grant Robertson on capital gains taxes
- 5:43 Paramedics at breaking point as pay negotiations stall
- 5:55 Biggest kapa haka festival in the world begins
- 6:08 Mongrel Mob member shot by police following bank robbery
- 6:14 Robin Oliver spoke to Lisa Owen about the tax working group's final report
- 6:22 56th Halberg Awards: Celebrating NZ sporting elite
- 6:25 DHB forecast deficit nearly double than last year despite fundi
Wednesday, 20 February 2019
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Wednesday 20th February, 2019
- 5:09 Lime told to prove safety of e-scooters, or remove them
- 5:23 New qualification rule splits home-based ECE sector
- 5:26 Susan Burdett was in secret relationship, best friend says
- 5:32 Evening business for Wednesday 20 February
- 5:35 Electricity paper rules out pricing caps and wholesale change
- 5:37 GCSB head: There was no pressure to deny Huawei
- 5:41 Winston Peters stands by criticisms about Dame Jenny Shipley
- 5:45 Is it time for charity-owned businesses to start paying tax?
- 5:51 Powerful welcome for teams arriving for Te Matatini competition
- 6:08 Kiwibuild teams up with Mike Greer Homes
- 6:12 Homeowners ‘living in sheer hell’, claim roadworks damaged homes
- 6:21 Bella Vista homes removed after long-running saga
Tuesday, 19 February 2019
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Tuesday, February 19 2019
- 5:09 Second species of fruit fly found in Auckland
- 5:13 Malcolm Rewa: Susan Burdett was my friend
- 5:18 Otago uni students to be able to test illegal drugs
- 5:25 Christchurch rest home residents under threat of eviction
- 5:29 Horse dies after being stabbed 41 times
- 5:35 Evening business for 19 February 2019
- 5:38 Cremation costs swell: Paying more for weighing more
- 5:41 Nelson-Tasman struggling with driest weather in decades
- 5:46 Eels found dead, dumped on Hawke’s Bay river bank
- 5:54 Sallies takes on mobile traders with the Good Shop
- 6:08 Capital Gains Tax would drive NZers to Aus – National
- 6:13 Tasman homeowners wonder who will pay for fire-damage
- 6:20 Wellington Town Hall repair bill swells to $112m
- 6:23 Kunekune pigs in the market for a new home
Monday, 18 February 2019
- 5:09 Graffiti scrawled on St John ambulances over pay dispute
- 5:18 Auckland dad suffers broken jaw after Lime sends him flying
- 5:25 Are Lime e-scooters too dangerous to be on our roads?
- 5:30 Govt proposes digital tax for online services
- 5:35 Evening business for Monday 18 February
- 5:39 Where is the missing Pike River evidence?
- 5:43 Govt funds research into alternative to 1080
- 5:51 Julian Savea refuses to leave French club Toulon
- 5:54 Northland principals urge crackdown on truants' parents
- 6:14 Corrections identified 'Māori nationalist groups' as potential threats
- 6:20 Bryce Edwards: Judith Collins 'the big rival to watch'
- 6:26 US Coast Guard ice cutter stops in Wellington
Friday, 15 February 2019
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Friday, February 15, 2019
- 5:09 Could the NZ, China 'year of tourism' be over?
- 5:12 Lime pass 1million rides as ACC claims rise
- 5:17 "Unfortunately she trusted that Lime would not steer her into trouble"
- 5:28 Free diver swimming Cook Strait for endangered dolphins
- 5:36 Evening business for Friday 15 February
- 5:38 Warehouse announces 'carbon neutral' certification but how green has it gone?
- 5:48 Famous mermaid pools to be closed off to the public
- 5:54 Hawke's Bay growers say long term labour solution needed
- 5:56 11 yr old boy's Tasman fire painting attracts global attention
- 6:08 Queensland fruit fly found in Devonport
- 6:09 Crown closes case against Malcolm Rewa
- 6:13 Dredging company given green light to dump off Great Barrier
- 6:18 Dunedin woman recovering after Lime scooter injury
- 6:21 Avondale Business Association at odds with members
- 6:24 Super Rugby season starts again
Thursday, 14 February 2019
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Thursday, February 14, 2019
- 5:08 Police won't enter Pike River until entire drift is searched
- 5:13 Eugenie Sage slams the selling of Crown land to farmers under tenure review
- 5:16 Redwood Valley residents still waiting to go home.
- 5:21 Rohit Singh's actions "evil", judge says
- 5:26 Reserve Bank issue warning over Kiwibuild
- 5:31 Evening business for Thursday 14 February
- 5:39 Courses are inconsistent around the country, say Polytech students
- 5:41 Sir Tim Shadbolt says the polytech 'mega merger' will be disastrous
- 5:51 Sewing - a life saver for Palmerston North refugee family
- 5:56 Wellington couples opt for axes this Valentine's day
- 6:07 Assistant Police Commissioner says staff won't enter mine yet
- 6:13 Gisborne council say only 24 hours of water left in reservoir
- 6:23 Solomon Islands poised for historic election
- 6:25 Vietnam war veterans honoured in Auckland
Wednesday, 13 February 2019
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Wednesday 13th February, 2019
- 5:09 55 Hawke’s Bay patients at risk of infection
- 5:18 Government proposes massive polytechnic merger
- 5:21 Inside bloody crime scene where Susan Burdett was killed
- 5:24 Families forced out due to asbestos contamination
- 5:32 Evening business for Wednesday 13 February
- 5:37 Fire evacuees desperate to return home
- 5:41 SkyCity convention centre delayed for another 6 months
- 5:45 Hawke’s Bay DHB used inadequately sterilised equipment
- 5:56 PM admits there are 'challenges' with China
- 6:08 Three children among those at risk of infection
- 6:11 DHB chair shocked at sterilisation issue
- 6:15 More off-shore refugees to head to Australia after historic vote
- 6:19 What's changed for NZ families under Labour-led govt
- 6:22 Request for new coroner's investigation highly unusual - QC
- 6:26 National, Labour clash over select committee representation
Tuesday, 12 February 2019
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Tuesday 12th February, 2019
- 5:08 Malcolm Rewa’s lawyer accuses victim's son of murder
- 5:10 Terminally ill breast cancer patients plea: Fund drugs or we die
- 5:21 Tasman State of Emergency extended for another week
- 5:24 China-NZ Year of Tourism event postponed, but why?
- 5:31 Evening business for Tuesday 12 February
- 5:34 No leadership 'chopping and changing like Labour' for National: Judith Collins
- 5:40 Man’s murder charge dropped on day of trial
- 5:47 Call for Far North council to act on bird deaths
- 5:50 Ma'a Nonu eyes return to All Blacks
- 6:09 Rocky start for National as MPs return to Parliament
- 6:12 Firefighter hospitalised due to dehydration
- 6:15 David Clark on Pharmac, drugs and a life’s worth
Monday, 11 February 2019
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Monday 11th February, 2019
- 5:09 Wakefield evacuees allowed to return to their homes
- 5:15 Arthur Taylor: From ‘breaking’ the law to ‘enforcing’ it
- 5:25 Arthur Taylor on life outside of prison
- 5:32 Evening business news for 11 February 2019
- 5:35 Malcolm Rewa on trial again for Susan Burdett's murder
- 5:39 Zoi Sadowski-Synnott wins World Champs
- 5:47 Public briefed on Nelson-Tasman fires
- 5:56 The cats go missing as the fire rages
- 6:08 Emotional return for Wakefield evacuees
- 6:13 Wakefield residents looking forward to sleeping in their own beds
- 6:15 Nelson-Tasman fire situation improves
- 6:20 National down 3.6 points, Labour up 4.9 points in Newshub poll
- 6:25 Police officer abused trust of women, court told
Sunday, 10 February 2019
- 5:08 Firefighters conduct controlled burn-off to suppress fire
- 5:14 Evacuees given access to homes, stock
- 5:21 Gillian Wilkie: Waiting to be evacuated
- 5:28 Civil Defence Minister Kris Faafoi
- 5:33 Police want to hear from 3 men seen in central Nelson
- 5:36 Community donates, volunteers in response to fire
- 5:40 Bellyful busy making meals for firefighters
- 5:43 Huge volunteer effort from Nelson-Tasman locals
- 5:45 400 evacuated animals being cared for at show grounds
- 5:50 Pigeon Valley local forced to leave animals behind
- 5:53 Volunteers, workers busy caring for evacuated animals
- 5:55 Latest weather conditions for Nelson-Tasman
Friday, 8 February 2019
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Friday 8th February, 2019
- 5:09 Central Nelson fire likely suspicious - FENZ
- 5:14 Wakefield residents prepare to evacuate
- 5:19 Govt announces support for Nelson-Tasman farmers, growers
- 5:23 Ahipara scrub fire suspicious - Fire and Emergency
- 5:28 Record temperatures prompt water, fire restrictions
- 5:33 Evening business for Friday 8 February 2019
- 5:38 Govt plans to 'abolish' all polytechnics, National says
- 5:42 Dunedin may send rubbish to Canterbury
- 5:46 Tasman Glacier sheds millions of tonnes
- 5:51 Crowds descend on Eden Park for T20 series
- 5:54 1000 people run, bike, kayak in biggest ever Coast to Coast
- 5:58 Walters Bluff fire flares up again
- 6:08 More Wakefield residents told to evacuate
- 6:12 Don't be complacent, Nelson mayor urges
- 6:18 Red Cross supporting 'psychological first aid' during fires
- 6:23 PM moves to reassure businesses about economic headwinds
Thursday, 7 February 2019
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Thursday 7 February 2019
- 5:09 Teapot Valley residents ordered to evacuate
- 5:12 Fire ‘roaring away’ in Teapot Valley
- 5:14 State of Emergency as Nelson fire continues to rage
- 5:15 Evacuated residents counting the costs
- 5:21 Govt contributes $20,000 to Tasman fire relief fund
- 5:25 'Gentle giant's' family outraged at killer's sentence
- 5:32 Evening business for 7 February 2019
- 5:36 National MPs swing behind Sarah Dowie at party retreat
- 5:39 Five new refugee re-settlement destinations announced
- 5:43 The Auckland town desperate for water
- 5:49 Wild West festival slammed for 'entrenching racist stereotypes'
- 5:53 No plans to ban rodeos, but Greens have a different idea
- 6:08 Tasman firefighters ‘winning’ despite wind intensifying
- 6:14 Evacuees pack precious belongings before leaving their homes
- 6:16 Tasman farmers warned severe drought likely
- 6:18 Porirua teen on a mission to Mars
- 6:23 Indians disappointed after missing out on T20 tickets
Tuesday, 5 February 2019
- 5:00 Checkpoint, 5 February, 2019
- 5:10 Chinese migrant workers: ‘We’ve been cheated’
- 5:20 PM to Waitangi: There’s still so much to do
- 5:26 Protesters disrupt Don Brash’s Waitangi speech
- 5:27 Huge fire threatens homes in Nelson
- 5:32 Evening business for February 5, 2019
- 5:35 Waitangi trespass ban ‘a kick in the teeth’ – activist
- 5:40 ACC client’s plea for help: ‘I’m imprisoned in my own home’
- 5:49 15-year-old sentenced to life for ‘brutal’ murder
- 5:53 Cyclists want law change after near-misses with buses
- 5:56 19th Century letters warned of fears for future NZ
- 6:08 Commerce Commission: Viagogo broke the law
- 6:12 Eves Valley, Tasman residents ordered to evacuate
- 6:15 Taranaki man sentenced for killing landlord
- 6:20 Towbar manufacturers tell NZTA to pay up
- 6:24 Boil notice continues for Martinborough
Monday, 4 February 2019
- 5:08 Townsville, QLD declared disaster zone
- 5:15 Fires close SH1 in Templeton, Christchurch
- 5:20 Govt announces $80m to get youth into work
- 5:24 Waitangi roars into life as Hek Busby becomes Sir Hek
- 5:27 Marama Fox convicted for drink driving
- 5:34 Evening business for 4 February 2019
- 5:38 Cape Kidnappers nightmare: ‘I really thought I couldn’t make it’
- 5:40 Major changes to commercial fishing proposed
- 5:46 Pioneering guitarist Peter Posa dies
- 5:52 More women coaching rugby than ever before
- 5:55 Aged athletes dust off their kit for Masters Games
- 6:08 SH1, south of Christchurch closed due to fires
- 6:10 Māori landowners support $100 million fund for loans
- 6:14 Dildo-throwing activist trespassed from Waitangi
- 6:24 Farmers fear for future of agriculture training
- 6:27 Fire-fighting effort hampered by drone sightings
Friday, 1 February 2019
- 5:00 Checkpoint for 1 February 2019, 2019
- 5:08 CTV designer fights attempt to investigate him
- 5:12 Police shoot at car speeding wrong way down busy road
- 5:16 Winter woolies out as heatwave passes
- 5:23 Freezing temperatures paralyse US Midwest
- 5:25 PM: No one iwi has mandate to speak for all Māori
- 5:29 Man petitions to make 'Aotearoa' official, alongside 'NZ'
- 5:37 Evening business for Friday 1 February
- 5:40 1/4 of people diagnosed with bowel cancer after visit to ED
- 5:48 Israel Adesanya prepares for biggest fight yet
- 5:56 Search continues for dog missing after car crash
- 6:12 Property developer opens up flats to students for cheap
- 6:15 Migrants vulnerable to torture forced labour and rape
- 6:17 From troubled teen to powerlifting champ
- 6:27 Shanghai locals wait for hours for Shake Shack burgers
Thursday, 31 January 2019
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Thursday 31st January, 2019
- 5:08 Employers fight back against proposed industrial agreements
- 5:12 Cancer patient’s wife tells government it’s ‘failed’ NZ
- 5:16 Temperatures drop to -48C in America’s Midwest
- 5:19 US weather reporter explains just how freezing it is
- 5:25 Going skiing in the midst of a heatwave
- 5:27 Teachers censured for pushing or pulling children
- 5:33 Evening business for Thurs 31 Jan
- 5:36 Tiny Ponsonby section ‘only $750,000’
- 5:43 Pool prices in Ngāruawāhia slashed to keep kids off rail tracks
- 5:47 Defence Force embraces new approach to combat substance abuse
- 6:08 EMA: Fair pay agreements not fair to bosses
- 6:15 Councils can’t tackle climate change alone – LGNZ
- 6:22 Young people leaving state care with little support
- 6:26 Christchurch volunteers begin training to work with refugees
Wednesday, 30 January 2019
- 12:00 Checkpoint for 30 January, 2019
- 5:09 Government scraps interim KiwiBuild targets
- 5:13 Minimalist living: Life inside a container home
- 5:19 National pledges no new taxes in its first term of govt
- 5:23 NZers try to keep cool as hot weather lingers
- 5:26 Woman attacked by stranger on Waiheke Island
- 5:34 Air NZ losing out to cheaper competition - industry observers
- 5:38 Evening business for Wednesday 30 January
- 5:44 Pike River re-entry nears, but will police go in?
- 5:48 Evasive and bullying: Life insurance customers describe tactics
- 6:08 Labour reconsiders targets for flagship housing policy
- 6:14 Uber drivers deactivated following customer complaints
- 6:21 Health crisis denial astounds PNG doctors
- 6:24 Nelson grandma shares tips on how to keep cool
Tuesday, 29 January 2019
- 12:00 Checkpoint for 29 January, 2019
- 5:09 Life insurance industry putting profits before people – report
- 5:18 Take the heat seriously, medical experts warn
- 5:21 Cancer Society challenges Consumer NZ over sunscreen tests
- 5:32 Evening business for Tuesday 29 January
- 5:37 Migrant restaurant owners warned to sell up and leave
- 5:43 PM: Kiwibuild progress slower than hoped
- 5:47 Doctors threaten further strike action
- 5:50 Tourist refunded $900 for five-minute taxi ride
- 5:54 Is tunnel tooting a hoot or should it get the boot?
- 6:08 Another scorching hot day smashes Wellington records
- 6:13 Hundreds of commuters stranded in Wellington
- 6:16 Life insurance industry slammed for prioritising profits over people
- 6:20 Fears raised over e-coli as Kawerau pipes are flushed
- 6:25 Landowner could face prosectution over unpermitted fire
Monday, 28 January 2019
- 5:09 Former Kiwibuild boss bites back at government
- 5:12 MetService close to declaring official heatwave
- 5:17 Kaikoura homeless sent 260km away as housing units sit empty
- 5:25 Are the summer school holidays too long?
- 5:38 Evening business for Monday 28 January
- 5:40 Schools struggle to fill teacher vacancies as students return
- 5:47 National welcomes push for new environmental party
- 5:55 Sewage spill kills dozens of fish in New Plymouth
- 6:07 High temperatures set to continue for several days
- 6:11 The rush to save Australia’s bats dying from the heatwave
- 6:17 Police investigate South Auckland knock-out fight
- 6:19 Tourist demands force rural GPs to ignore local patients
- 6:22 Aid workers warn of Ambae evacuee's vulnerability
- 6:25 MP floats idea to help parents struggling with school holidays
Friday, 21 December 2018
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Friday, 21 December 2018
- 5:09 NZ data hacked by Chinese nationals linked to government
- 5:11 NZ ‘big and bold enough’ to call China out over hacking
- 5:19 Tenants evicted over meth test still paying debt
- 5:23 James Mattis quits over clash with Trump
- 5:25 Lamb this cute and expensive is off the menu
- 5:32 Evening Business for 21 December 2018
- 5:35 Family settles with govt over paid care dispute
- 5:39 Māori warden: 'You don't have to fight violence with violence'
- 5:42 Will wallabies be the possum problem of the 21st Century?
- 5:46 Desperate for a home, but nowhere to go
- 5:51 Water safety initiative launched
- 5:54 Free Theatre may have found a home in time for Christmas
Thursday, 20 December 2018
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Thursday, 20 December 2018
- 5:09 Haumaha belittled and humiliated staff, but won’t be sacked
- 5:12 Police Commissioner retains 'absolute confidence' in Wally Haumaha
- 5:24 First insight into what caused helicopter crashes that killed Wallis brothers
- 5:27 New chair appointed for Southern Response
- 5:38 Gdp growth slows to 0.3% in September quarter
- 5:41 Evening business for 20 December 2018
- 5:44 Huge demand for Christmas food parcels across NZ
- 5:56 Prisoners spruce up bikes to spread Christmas cheer
Wednesday, 19 December 2018
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Wednesday, 19 December 2018
- 5:08 Minimum wage to be raised by $1.20 an hour
- 5:12 Nothing to see here - National responds to spying report
- 5:16 Southern Response chair resigns following spying report
- 5:18 Red-stickered homeowners’ ‘nightmare’ battle with council
- 5:25 Six houses in Dunedin now uninhabitable following land slip
- 5:28 Baby seal pups' beheaded bodies found in Banks Peninsula
- 5:33 Evening business for 19 December 2018
- 5:36 Family tells govt it must aim for zero suicides a year
- 5:40 45% of Napier Port to be sold to pay for climate change protection
- 5:43 Man's photo published next to paedophile's description
- 5:52 Middlemore nurses protest over unsafe parking
- 5:56 Inside the Disgusting Food Museum
Tuesday, 18 December 2018
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Tuesday, 18 December 2018
- 5:09 Government spying ‘an affront to democracy’
- 5:14 Megan Woods ‘disappointed’ with Southern Response
- 5:20 Russel Norman: ‘MBIE took the side of the oil industry’
- 5:22 Binding referendum to be held on legalising cannabis
- 5:22 Simon Bridges: 'anti-democratic' for govt to spy on public
- 5:27 Grieving parents present petition to Parliament
- 5:33 Evening business for 18 December 2018
- 5:36 Police investigated for passing information on to Thompson & Clark
- 5:45 Woman jailed for 14.5 years for moving $3.5m in drug money
- 5:48 Victoria University loses bid to change its name
- 5:51 Visa application changes aimed at helping regions secure workers
- 5:55 'Cage free doesn't mean cruelty free'
