Follow this podcast
Apple Podcasts
Spotify
iHeart Radio
Direct XML Feeds
The link(s) below can be pasted into your podcasting software.
Podcast (MP3) Oggcast (Vorbis)
-
'I wish I never met Nigel Murray' - former DHB chair
5:09 PM.Former Waikato DHB chairman Bob Simcock blames the accounts department for paying disgraced former CEO Nigel Murray's expenses, and says the State Services Commission's investigation doesn't… Read more Video, Audio
-
Glen Innes exhibition a reminder of the past
6:25 PM.Once full of state houses, the median price of houses in the Auckland suburb of Glen Innes is now more than $1 million. The Home Fires exhibition, held in locals' backyards, hopes to highlight what… Read more Audio
-
Prisoners question Corrections about strip search in court
6:21 PM.Arthur Taylor and Phillip John Smith have taken the Department of Corrections to the High Court in Auckland, alleging a strip search at Paremoremo of more than 200 prisoners was unlawful. Audio
-
Rodeos illegal and must be banned, report says
6:17 PM.Rodeos are against the law and must therefore be banned according to a new report released today by the Animal Law Association. Audio
-
Shane Jones 'obviously' accepts PM's telling off
6:08 PM.Cabinet minister Shane Jones has got a ticking off from the prime minister after he called for the chair of Air New Zealand to be sacked. Video, Audio
-
Gramma and Ginga: 103 and 99-year-old internet sensations
5:53 PM.Meet Gramma and Ginga, the 103 and 99-year-old West Virginia sisters with 900,000 Facebook followers. Video, Audio
-
Thumbs up for carrying pets on public transport in Wellington
5:51 PM.Wellington commuters could soon find themselves with a four legged seat-mate, as the rules are changed to let pets travel on buses. Audio
-
Antipodes Island finally free of rodents
5:47 PM.One of New Zealand's most remote islands, Antipodes Island, is officially free of the 200,000 mice that once lived there. Video, Audio
-
Barack Obama plays golf with Sir John Key
5:41 PM.Northland reporter Lois Williams joins Checkpoint live from near Kauri Cliffs, where Barack Obama and John Key have been playing golf. Audio
-
Checkpoint weather for 21 March 2018
5:36 PM.The latest weather forecast with MetService meteorologist John Law. Audio
-
Evening business for 21 March 2018
5:34 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
-
Further claims of spying by Thompson and Clark
5:27 PM.Thompson and Clark hasn't just been paid by the government to spy on Greenpeace and earthquake claimants in Christchurch. It's also been monitoring the activities of another three activist groups… Read more Audio
-
Shane Jones out of line over Air NZ comments - PM
5:24 PM.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has had to tell Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones to pull his head in after he called for the chairman of Air New Zealand's board to resign. Audio
-
Barack Obama spends first day golfing in New Zealand
5:19 PM.Barack Obama spent today travelling from Auckland to Northland, where he played golf with John Key. He will meet Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern tomorrow before attending an invite-only event with 800… Read more Audio
-
Rodeos illegal, go against Animal Welfare Act - report
5:14 PM.Rodeos cannot legally continue as the way animals are treated goes against the Animal Welfare Act, a 92 page report by the Animal Law Association says. Video, Audio
-
Theo Spierings steps down as Fonterra CEO
5:08 PM.Fonterra's chairman John Wilson denies CEO Theo Spierings' departure is linked to the co-operative's $348 million half-year loss, but dairy farmers say it's only right that he leaves. Audio
-
Outrage in Tonga over apparent ban on girls playing rugby
6:21 PM.Tonga's government has instructed female students at one of its high schools that they should not be playing sports like rugby or boxing because it goes against Tongan culture and traditions. Audio
-
Prisoners seek compensation after strip search
6:18 PM.Arthur Taylor and Philip John Smith are in court alleging a Department of Corrections strip search was illegally carried out after some inmates attacked staff at the prison in Paremoremo. Video, Audio
-
MPs face off in Parliament after Greens give up questions
6:14 PM.MPs faced off this afternoon in the first Question Time since the Green Party took the unprecedented step of handing over most of their questions to the National party. Audio
-
Penny Bright to fight house sale: 'I'm not going anywhere'
6:08 PM.Ms Bright said she found out in a letter from the High Court last week that her million dollar Auckland home will be sold to recover more than $30,000 in unpaid rates and penalty fees. Audio
-
From mining gold to liquid gold - Reefton distillery to open
5:55 PM.A new whisky distillery set to open in Reefton this year could eventually create as many as 50 jobs and is being hailed as a boon for the town, which has been affected by the downturn in mining and… Read more Audio
-
Uber to launch in Dunedin and Queenstown
5:51 PM.Controversial and popular ride-sharing service Uber will launch in Dunedin and Queenstown in May. Ian Telfer asked locals if they'll embrace the transport revolution. Audio
-
Crown argues insider trading accused sold shares after tip-off
5:47 PM.The Crown says Hamish Sansom sold shares in Eroad after getting a tip-off, but his lawyer argues he did so based on publicly available documents. The share prices plummeted days after he sold 15,000… Read more Audio
-
PM's oil and gas comments 'create uncertainty' in Taranaki
5:43 PM.Taranaki Engineering Consortium chairman Pat Hills says the prime minister's comments about the long-term future of oil and gas exploration are unsettling, and an end to exploration would impact on… Read more Audio
-
Uber suspends self-driving car tests after death
5:41 PM.A female pedestrian was killed in Arizona. It's the first fatality caused by an autonomous car and could deal a big blow to the burgeoning industry. Video, Audio
