Checkpoint for Wednesday 5 February 2025

5:34 PM.An international panel of medical experts have concluded British serial killer Lucy Letby did not kill any babies. The now 35 year old was convicted of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder… Read more Audio

5:26 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

5:24 PM.Police are investigating an attack on a woman who was found critically injured in a Christchurch park. They're appealing for public help to work out what happened to her at Richmond Village Green on… Read more Audio

5:22 PM.The government has done a U-turn on Christchurch's Brougham Street upgrade, today confirming it will give the busy Road of Regional Significance a facelift after all. The brakes were put on the 90… Read more Audio

5:18 PM.In May New Zealand's top women's and men's basketballers will re-ignite a long standing rivalry with their Australian counterparts in the inaugural Trans-Tasman Throwdown. Sports reporter Felicity… Read more Audio

5:17 PM.A "circus" and a "cheap stunt." That's how NZ First's Shane Jones is labelling an interuption during the powhiri for politicians at Waitangi today. He even went so far as to say funding for the… Read more Audio

5:08 PM.The unemployment queue just got a whole lot longer. Another 33,000 people, pretty much a capacity crowd at Wellington's Sky stadium, have joined the ranks of the unemployed in the past year. The… Read more Audio

4:51 PM.ACT Party leader David Seymour faced the wrath of Ngapuhi and Toitu Te Tiriti at Waitangi today, briefly losing his microphone and getting drowned out by song when he spoke. He was among government… Read more Audio

4:48 PM.The closure of the Desert Road is increasing freight costs a hundred thousand dollars a day, for consumers and businesses, according to an industry group. State Highway One between Turangi and Waiouru… Read more Audio

4:35 PM.From surgical risk assessments at Health NZ, to fishing vessel camera monitoring for MPI - RNZ can reveal artificial intelligence is taking on diverse roles across New Zealand's public service.The… Read more Audio

4:31 PM.RNZ's Jamie Wall spoke to Lisa Owen about former All Black Karl Tu'inukuafe announcing his retirement from rugby. Audio

4:22 PM.Dozens of schools are giving their students and some teachers a four day weekend, choosing not come back to class on Friday after the Waitangi Day holiday. That is despite Associate Education Minister… Read more Audio

4:14 PM.Asia correspondent Erin Hale spoke to Lisa Owen about China hitting back against Donald Trump's tariffs with its own set of levies against the United States, Thailand cutting power off to some parts… Read more Audio

4:06 PM.Choosing between putting food on the table or paying essential bills, while applying for hundreds of jobs - and not hearing back. That's the reality for many of the people who've found themselves out… Read more Audio