Checkpoint for Friday 9 May 2025

5:45 PM.United Kingdom correspondent Alice Wilkins spoke to Lisa Owen about a tariff deal between the UK and the United States, how criminals in the UK could face sanctions for refusing to attend court for… Read more Audio

5:35 PM.Evening business for 9 May 2025 Audio

5:30 PM.The escalating tensions between India and Pakistan has forced several kiwi cricketers out of the region. Security concerns will see nine current or former Black Caps fly from Pakistan to the UAE on… Read more Audio

5:26 PM.Catholic churches across New Zealand are celebrating the new pope today, by holding mass and praying for him for the first time. The first American to hold the post, Chicago-born Robert Prevost, was… Read more Audio

5:19 PM.Angry women who rallied around the country on Friday say they're under attack from the government's sudden change to pay equity laws. The changes, rushed through parliament this week, make it harder… Read more Audio

5:13 PM.The government will not be setting up a new compensation scheme for survivors, as it had promised for so long, and as the Abuse in Care Royal Commission of Inquiry had recommended. Instead, 774… Read more Audio

5:08 PM.Appalling; insulting; another broken promise; and a total kick in the guts - those are the words of abuse in care survivors, who are united in their view that the government has betrayed them with its… Read more Audio

4:53 PM.An eleven-year-old boy has stitches on his leg after he was attacked by a pair of roaming dogs in south Auckland. There have been multiple dog attacks in Mangere Bridge this week. Another resident… Read more Audio

4:42 PM.774 million dollars in this year's budget is earmarked for payments to survivors and making the claims process faster and more effcient. Minister Erica Stanford said it increases the average redress… Read more Audio

4:31 PM.The Black Ferns kick off their journey towards the 2025 World Cup this weekend. That's just a taster from a solid menu of games this weekend to satisfy even the fussiest of rugby connoiseurs. Sports… Read more Audio

4:27 PM.One Malborough Sounds property is facing a particularly steep rise in its power prices - with a 600 percent increase in one aspect of its power bill. The factors driving this increase are quite… Read more Audio

4:12 PM.A youth support service is worried a proposed blanket ban on social media for under sixteens could stop young people accessing much needed mental heath help. National is pushing for a new law that… Read more Audio