Checkpoint for Monday 16 September 2024

5:43 PM.Europe correspondent Diane To spoke to Lisa Owen about more pressure on the British and European governments over migrant issues, after eight of them died trying to cross the Channel from France to… Read more Audio

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

5:28 PM.The Black Caps could face more games of hallway cricket this week as rain is again forecast to disrupt another Test match. New Zealand's one-off Test against Afghanistan was abandoned on Friday… Read more Audio

5:25 PM.A judge has told jury members in the trial of a Christchurch man accused of multiple sex offences that they need to decide if they can trust the evidence of the 15 female complainants. John Hope… Read more Audio

5:14 PM.Someone took up to 31 Cavalier King Charles and Cavoodle dogs and puppies from a Mangapai property on the sixth of September because animal welfare. Rescue charity HUHA, travelled up the North Island… Read more Audio

5:08 PM.Multiple investigations are underway after what appears to be a second failed assassination attempt in just nine weeks on former US President Donald Trump. The man, armed with an AK47, had apparently… Read more Audio

4:46 PM.The coalition's much-publicised goal of reducing violent crime is at risk, with figures showing the trend heading in the opposite direction. Back in April, the government set itself nine public… Read more Audio

4:43 PM.Philip Polkinghorne's wife was in the way of his life with his "intoxicating" mistress, according to the Crown lawyer who today delivered her closing remarks in the trial of the former eye surgeon. He… Read more Audio

4:36 PM.New Trans Tasman flights will soon be taking off in Hamilton and Dunedin just in time for the next winter school holidays. Jetstar has announced new services from Hamilton to the Gold Coast and… Read more Audio

4:31 PM.New Zealand Football doesn't want former Football Ferns coach Jitka Klimkova to leave and said it was all her decision to resign after months of turmoil. Klimkova has left the head coach role three… Read more Audio

4:25 PM.A human rights lawyer believes tougher tweaks to the government's gang patch law are over reach and will suppress free speech. Amendments to the proposed patch prohibition will give police… Read more Audio

4:19 PM.Middle East correspondent Perry Wilton spoke to Lisa Owen about an Israeli investigation into the deaths of three hostages last year uncovering some difficult details, and Houthi rebels successfully… Read more Audio

4:14 PM.Could you put your phone down for six hours or the duration of a school day? Reporter Anna Sargent hit the streets of Christchurch to see what people reckon. Audio

4:06 PM.Ditching cellphones at school has led to new real world connections according to one of the country's largest seondary schools. The government ban came into force in April but Mount Albert Grammar… Read more Audio