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5:08 PM.An expert in trauma is sounding the alarm over the government's plan to increase speed limit - saying it will drive up deaths and injuries. In March, Transport Minister Simeon Brown announced he was… Read more Audio

4:50 PM.Ngapuhi leaders have walked out of a meeting with the Prime Minister in a protest over coalition government policies. Chair Mane Tahere said the delegation would not sit in the room in silence with a… Read more Audio

4:47 PM.Auckland council has left the door open for more contractors to operate its pools and leisure centres in the future. Audio

4:44 PM.The Black Ferns have returned home after winning big at this year's Olympic Games in Paris with emotions still running high. The team beat China, the US and Canada to defend their crown and walk away… Read more Audio

4:37 PM.Experts are calling for the flu vaccine for under 12-year-olds to be fully funded - again. Some GPs told Checkpoint they've seen a high number of children hospitalised with influenza this winter - and… Read more Audio

4:28 PM.Sports reporter Jamie Wall speaks to Susana Lei'ataua about Snoop Dogg at the Olympics in Paris and a story from the Olympics. Audio

4:25 PM.Money correspondent Susan Edmunds speaks to Susana Lei'ataua about the home loan space this week, with rules relaxing, rates changing and banks changing their test rates. Audio

4:18 PM.Canada correspondent Ashleigh Stewart speaks to Susana Lei'ataua about the aftermath of the wildfires that ripped through the mountain town of Jasper last week and more developments in the Canadian… Read more Audio

4:12 PM.The halcyon days of sipping champagne and martinis on Ponsonby Rd are over. Instead, hospitality veteran Luke Dallow told Susana Lei'ataua these tough economic times call for swappa crates and country… Read more Audio

5:46 PM.Australia correspondent Peter Ryan speaks to Susana Lei'ataua about evidence showing the life for indigenous people in Australia is slowly improving but the key problems of imprisonment and life… Read more Audio

5:32 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

5:28 PM.New Zealand could add five more medals to add its Olympic tally tonight at the Games. Four rowing crews and a sailing crew will contest finals where they are in medal contention. They'll be looking to… Read more Audio

5:24 PM.The culture of Parliament is in the spotlight again, as Green MP Julie-Anne Genter is made to apologise to the House for intimidating behaviour. It comes after ACT MP Karen Chhour said she feels… Read more Audio

5:15 PM.Iran has vowed to take revenge after the political leader of Hamas was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Tehran. The killing of Ismail Haniyeh came just 12 hours after a top Hezbollah commander was… Read more Audio

5:08 PM.Human error caused the disastrous incident that cut power to tens of thousands of people in Northland and cost an estimated $60 million. The investigator's report says the inexperienced work crew… Read more Audio

4:50 PM.A rope expert from Canada has given evidence at the murder trial for Philip Polkinghorne who is accused of killing his wife Pauline Hanna. The Crown argues Polkinghorne's financial situation, drug use… Read more Audio

4:46 PM.Health NZ will stop using an equity adjustor tool that prioritised ethnicity as one of five factors in non-urgent surgical waitlists. A review found the tool is "legally and ethically justifiable" but… Read more Audio

4:43 PM.An investigation into the collapse of a pylon, that led to widespread power outages in Northland, has found that two workers on site hadn't been trained for the work they were doing. One of… Read more Audio

4:33 PM.Sports reporter Jonty Dine speaks to Susana Lei'ataua about Crusaders coach Rob Penney keeping his job depsite the Crusaders failing to reach the Super Rugby playoffs for the first time since 2015 and… Read more Audio

4:26 PM.After 43 years working as a paramedic, the last seven years at Wellington Free Ambulance, Hank Bader is hanging up his uniform and retiring. He's given remarkable service to communities around the… Read more Audio

4:18 PM.United States correspondent Todd Zwillich speaks to Susana Lei'ataua about recent polls suggesting a stark turnaround for the Democrats after Joe Biden pulled out of the presidential race and a plea… Read more Audio

4:06 PM.At-risk children are no safer now than they were nearly three years ago, after the horrific death of 5 year old Malachi Subecz. This is according to a new report, that followed up on recommendations… Read more Audio

5:48 PM.Africa correspondent Elna Schutz speaks to Susana Lei'ataua about dozens of Russian mercenaries being killed in Mali, a high-profile court case about tuna and how African nations have been faring so… Read more Audio

5:45 PM.Submissions on the legislation to repeal Section 7AA from the Oranga Tamariki Act have been heard this week at parliament, the overwhelming majority of them in opposition to the Bill. Most have… Read more Audio

5:38 PM.The Dunedin City Council has upheld the findings of a code of conduct complaint investigation - into race-based comments made by councillor Lee Vandervis. It found Mr Vandervis breached the code by… Read more Audio