Checkpoint for Monday 5 May 2025

5:43 PM.United Kingdom correspondent Alice Wilkins spoke to Lisa Owen about police making a series of arrests in two separate anti-terror operations across England, a large group of people becoming ill after… Read more Audio

5:37 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

5:32 PM.The Black Ferns Sevens have completed a memorable double after adding the World Championship title to their World Series title today. The New Zealanders beat Australia in the winner-takes all final in… Read more Audio

5:27 PM.An Auckland charity is desperately appealing for help from the public following a report of serious dog abuse at a park late last week. The animal, which was on a leash, was filmed at Wattle Downs… Read more Audio

5:24 PM.Family and friends gathered in Auckland on Monday to plant a tree in memory of American student Kyle Whorrall. The PhD student was killed in a senseless attack at a Meadowbank bus stop on April 19… Read more Audio

5:12 PM.On the same day a nurse was held up at gunpoint at Palmerston North Hospital, another staff member was knocked unconscious and still hasn't returned to work three weeks on. Checkpoint has been told… Read more Audio

4:55 PM.A McDonald's restaurant is on fire in the east Auckland suburb of Pakuranga, closing a major arterial road in both directions. Reporter Victor Waters spoke to Lisa Owen. Audio

4:51 PM.There is a consensus forming in Australia that the Liberal Party's failure to make changes after its last election loss is what cost it Saturday's election. Labor appears to have won a clear majority… Read more Audio

4:47 PM.The Corrections Minister is looking at scrapping short prison sentences in favour of longer ones, in the hope of reducing reoffending. Opposition MPs are scoffing at the idea, saying it flies in the… Read more Audio

4:42 PM.The methamphetamine crisis sweeping towns like Kaikohe has been in the news a lot lately. But what of the organisations trying to turn that tide, one drug user at a time? Northland reporter Peter de… Read more Audio

4:34 PM.A primary school on Auckland's North Shore is overflowing with so many students, it's had to convert the library and the hall way into classrooms. Milford School has a roll of 550 and is struggling to… Read more Audio

4:30 PM.After many years in the making, the New Zealand under 85kg rugby side has played its first ever match in the Sri Lankan city of Kandy. Sports reporter Jamie Wall spoke to Lisa Owen. Audio

4:22 PM.Once upon a time, if someone didn't return a Wellington library book on time they got stung with a fine. But that story has been re-written, with the scrapping of over-due fees in July 2022 and a cost… Read more Audio

4:14 PM.Middle East correspondent Jacob Brown spoke to Lisa Owen about Israel investigating how a Houthi missile managed to evade its air defences and strike right near the country's biggest airport and how… Read more Audio

4:06 PM.An animal welfare group is calling for an investigation into what it said are misleading labelling on eggs, claiming some brands are fudging the fact their hens are caged. Safe said millions of eggs… Read more Audio