Checkpoint for Friday 2 May 2025

5:43 PM.United Kingdom correspondent Alice Wilkins spoke to Lisa Owen about the London luxury department store Harrods being the latest victim of a series of cyber attacks affecting UK businesses, the UK… Read more Audio

5:40 PM.An executive order from US president Donald Trump aimed at fast-tracking seabed mining is causing ripples in the Pacific region. Anti-deep sea mining advocates say the order likely risks Nauru's… Read more Audio

5:34 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

5:31 PM.The Warriors will look to conjure some tricks against the Cowboys as the NRL takes magic round  to Brisbane this weekend. It's been a spell-binding resurgence so far for the side in 2025, but the… Read more Audio

5:26 PM.A woman who damaged a piece of artwork worth 335,000 dollars while attending a ball at Auckland Art gallery last month has been granted name suppression. Guests at The Curious Ball last month were… Read more Audio

5:23 PM.There have been some wobbly stomachs for people flying in and out of Wellington since flights resumed on Friday morning. The red wind warning introduced for Thursday's destructive gales has been… Read more Audio

5:15 PM.The Australian election will be the first in which Gen Z and millennials, those under 45, outnumber baby boomers. Just how much young voters will influence the result is far from clear, with analysis… Read more Audio

5:11 PM.Phill Mackay from Regional Emergency Management Canterbury spoke to Lisa Owen. Audio

5:08 PM.A local state of emergency remains in place for Christchurch and Banks Peninsla due to widespread flooding and slips. It's just been lifted in the Selwyn District. Although weather warnings have now… Read more Audio

4:45 PM.The government's competition watchdog is keeping a close eye on the cost of domestic air travel, but the chair of the Commerce Commission's all but ruled out a market study suggesting it would do… Read more Audio

4:39 PM.The State of Emergency in Selwyn has been lifted, but it will continue in Christchurch and Banks Peninsula until at least tomorrow, as the region starts the clean up process after being inundated in… Read more Audio

4:30 PM.These days some weddings are more than just a free drink, snazzy snacks or a full slap up meal, they can even be multi day events. In recent times, about 18,000 of us have got married each year - and… Read more Audio

4:26 PM.The defending champs the Blues need to win all four remaining games and that winning streak needs to start on Friday against the Western Force. Sports reporter Jamie Wall spoke to Lisa Owen. Audio

4:17 PM.There will be a national vote on Saturday in Australia to determine if Labor prime minister Anthony Albanese can win a second term. It's looking like either will go down to the wire, even though Peter… Read more Audio

4:13 PM.The Canterbury communities of Little River and Akaroa are both still cut off from the rest of the country after yesterday's torrential rain flooded their areas. A state of emergency is still in place… Read more Audio

4:06 PM.The 40 hour work week in New Zealand was largely cemented in the 1930's. It was argued it would increase work opportunities in an economic depression. French law on the other hand defines the full… Read more Audio