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5:42 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio

5:34 PM.The government has called in the GCSB to help get to the bottom of the cyber attacks on the NZX.

The stock exchange has been hit four times in as many days - crippling its website and bringing a halt… Read more Video, Audio

5:22 PM.While many businesses around the country are taking a battering because of Covid-19, a real estate agent in the Coromandel Peninsula is enjoying his best August in five years.

The Coromandel is… Read more Video, Audio

5:18 PM.More than 156,000 jobs are being supported by the latest round of the wage subsidy scheme and businesses say it's a desperately needed lifeline to get them through a second lockdown.

The so-called… Read more Audio

5:14 PM."We are nearly there, but the job is not quite done". That's according to the Finance Minister, Grant Robertson, who says Auckland will leave Covid-19 alert level 3 on Sunday night, despite another… Read more Audio

5:09 PM.The government is refusing to back down on a controversial decision to put nearly $12 million into a privately-owned Green School in Taranaki.

Green Party co-leader James Shaw, who championed the… Read more Audio

5:06 PM.The government has pulled in the heavyweights to investigate attacks on the NZX.

The stock exchange has been the victim of attacks for four days in a row. Its website has been to its knees and as a… Read more Audio

6:24 PM.Checkpoint's programme finishes with voices of those whose lives have been changed forever because of the events of March 15 last year.

There were nearly 100 victim impact statements delivered in… Read more Video, Audio

6:19 PM.The Director General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield was greeted by hundreds of protesters this morning when he arrived at a meeting with the beleaguered Canterbury District Health Board.

The top… Read more Audio

6:08 PM.The government has injected hundreds of millions of dollars into a fund to secure a Covid-19 vaccine, but it will not say exactly how much, as it does not want to compromise its ability to do a deal.

5:53 PM.Vegetable growers in Pukekohe say lessons need to be learnt for any future Covid-19 lockdowns, as some essential workers are still being turned away at the border.

The Ministry of Health is swamped… Read more Audio

5:45 PM.People who refuse to wear a mask or face covering on public transport from Monday could be fined up to $1,000.

However, despite six new cases of Covid-19 in the community today and another at the… Read more Audio

5:42 PM.A Covid-19 vaccine for New Zealanders could still be up to two years away, but the government is shelling out hundreds of millions of dollars to make sure the country doesn't miss out.

The exact… Read more Video, Audio

5:35 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio

5:27 PM.NBA players, including New Zealand's Steven Adams, have boycotted the latest game in their playoff series in protest at the shooting of Jacob Blake.

The Milwaukee Bucks refused to take the court… Read more Video, Audio

5:24 PM.After being tasered, pepper sprayed and heavily restrained, Alo Ngata was left face-down in a police cell with an incorrectly-fitted spit hood covering his face.

Although police policy required him… Read more Audio

5:13 PM.Air NZ could become a domestic operator only if it does not get another cash injection from the government.

The airline today revealed a loss of $454 million for the year ended June as it wrote down… Read more Video, Audio

5:08 PM.Warning: Report contains details that will distress some listeners.

'New Zealand's worst murderer' will spend the rest of his life in prison - with no possibility of ever getting out.

Brenton… Read more Video, Audio

6:23 PM.A Wellington heritage house gutted by fire last night will be demolished.

The property at 128 Abel Smith Street was built in 1898 and was a popular hang-out for political and community groups before… Read more Audio

6:20 PM.A Wellington City councillor who turned his back during a supporting waiata says he meant no disrespect.

After the singing stopped Councillor Sean Rush then blocked an attempt by other councillors to… Read more Video, Audio

6:16 PM.'Gone by lunchtime.' That is how the National Party has described its plan to roll back new Freshwater Standards coming into force from next week.

The legislation, only passed earlier this month… Read more Audio

6:13 PM.The Prime Minister says she has complete confidence in the border regime, and the government's ability to keep people in isolation facilities if they refuse to be tested as their release date… Read more Audio

6:08 PM.Warning: Content of this report may upset some listeners.

On Wednesday evening it was revealed convicted terrorist Brenton Tarrant will not address the court at his sentencing.

Checkpoint reporter… Read more Video, Audio

5:57 PM.Auckland Zoo has announced the arrival of its much-anticipated baby rhino, the first calf born at the zoo in 20 years.

The baby girl rhino was born on August 14 and is the first child of 30-year-old… Read more Video, Audio

5:53 PM.It seems New Zealanders are pretty rubbish at recycling, with 70 percent of recyclable material going to landfill - but it may not be entirely our fault.

A new report out today on standardising… Read more Audio