Checkpoint

Australia correspondent Nick Grimm.

News from the business sector, including a market report.

The race that stops a nation has just wrapped up - with the 166th Melbourne Cup just run. Sports reporter Jonty Dine spoke to Lisa Owen about all the results.

A couple of rogue sheep weighed down by seriously woolly coats have finally been caught and given potentially life saving haircuts. The sheep have been roaming free on Hawkes Bay's rugged Te Mata peak for some time, with their coats growing along with concerns for their health. Napier SPCA inspector, Jade Van Syp spoke to Lisa Owen.

A US consumer group is pushing for a recall of a nappy brand that's on shelves here too. Millie Moon nappies are named in hundreds of complaints to the United State Consumer Product Safety Commission. Some claim children have suffered severe burn like rashes or needed medical attention. Here, MBIE has had five complaints about the nappies. US advocacy group Consumer Reports wants the nappies recal...

Within the next five years, the number of people aged 65 and over is expected to hit one million. While most can happily ignore it, for some, ageing isn't to be avoided, but rather confronted head on. Mary Argue spoke to couples who are prepping for the next 20 years, now.

There are just four days to go until the election and every party is out campaigning for every last vote as the race is tighter than ever. TVNZ has its final poll of the campaign tonight, which comes on the back of RNZ's Reid Research poll on Thursday showing National on 25 percent and Labour on 31. Political editor Jo Moir spoke to Lisa Owen.

A Christchurch teenager says he's about to live his dream after winning at $400,000 scholarship to study at a world-renowned music college in Boston. 17-year-old Corban Blackwell has been hooked on the guitar since he was eight, as Anna Sargent reports.

All Whites coach Darren Bazeley has named a national team squad for the final time today. Bazeley's New Zealand contract has not been extended and the two upcoming matches against India will be his last in charge. Sports reporter Felicity Reid spoke to Lisa Owen.

An advocacy group is calling for equal access to financial and medical support for stroke survivors, regardless of what caused their brain injury. Some people get ACC, including rehabilitation assistance and income support if their brain injury was caused by an accident. But the vast majority of strokes are not covered by ACC, and those survivors have to rely on a disability or other benefit. Stro...

Middle East correspondent Madeline Croad spoke to Lisa Owen about threats flying back and forth between Iran and the US, amid a proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, as well as an investigation that has revealed that Hamas considered cancelling the October 7 attacks on Israel.

Residents at a makeshift camp for the homeless in Christchurch have been given a deadline to move, but say they've got nowhere to go. The community of about 60 people is on red zoned land in the east of the city - some have been there since 2024. After several meetings with Christchurch City Council, the campers have been given a February deadline to move out. Trudy Burrows operates the New Bright...

United Kingdom correspondent Lucy Thomson spoke to Lisa Owen about a former British chancellor weighing in on Brexit, saying the UK's future should ultimately be back inside the European Union, as well as London's Mayor wanting to cap the number of self driving cars in the city.

News from the business sector, including a market report.

Kimi Antonelli has become Formula One's youngest ever drivers' champion on a chaotic day at the Mexico Grand Prix. The Mercedes driver avoided crashes that stopped the race to secure enough points to win the championship with four rounds remaining. Sports reporter Felicity Reid spoke to Lisa Owen.

A base jumper who became stuck on the side of an Auckland hotel by his parachute has pleaded guilty to two charges of criminal nuisance and has agreed to pay $22,000 in reparation. Reporter Matthew Theunissen was in court and spoke to Lisa Owen.

A Palmerston North woman's war efforts have been recognised with the polish presidential medal of virtue, more than eight decades on. 82 years ago hundreds of Polish refugees settled in Pahiatua, where they were cared for and supported by the Polish Army League. The league founders Anna Jacques and Lorna Bale have now been recognised by Poland. Lorna's grandson, Peter Bale collected the medal in W...

With the election coming down to the wire, National has begun the last week of its campaign fighting on two fronts. The Greens say National has been engaging in Mean Girl-esque cyber-bullying, having lost focus on what matters. But National's own coalition partners have been trying to pinch its supporters too. Deputy political editor Craig McCulloch reports.

A nappy business has been told by MBIE that it expects a product to be recalled if it is not safe. MBIE confirmed it had five reports about Millie Moon nappies, with the complaints referring to a "rash/blisters forming" after using the nappies. It's asked the company, which is part of the Zuru Edge group, to investigate. In the US the Consumer Product Safety Commission has received hundreds of com...

After months of turmoil, an under-pressure lower North Island medical clinic has a new owner. Several staff members at the Pahiatua Medical Centre had resigned due to over-work and safety concerns. It's now been bought by the Ngati Kahungunu ki Tamaki-nui-a-Rua Trust - a decision that's allowed locals to breath a sign of relief. Jimmy Ellingham reports.

Netball New Zealand says it has a plan B after players were completely blindsided by the collapse of negotiations for a privately run premiership league. Last week it was revealed the national body had pulled the pin on a deal with investors Ali Williams and Anna Mowbray. Netball NZ says the way things unfolded is regrettable. Chief executive Jennah Wootten spoke to Lisa Owen. 

Prospective home buyers are being warned about getting LIM reports from third-party online providers, who are charging hundreds of dollars more than local councils for the same service. The Whanganui and Waitaki district councils have both gone public about the issue, pointing out one website charging up to five times what they would for the report. Robin Martin has more.

The dust is still settling on Netball New Zealand's decision to walk away from negotiations with investors Anna Mowbray and Ali Williams over a proposed privately run league. Sports reporter Bridget Tunnicliffe spoke to Lisa Owen. 

There's no evidence of anti-forestry bias at Gisborne Council, or that it's driving companies away, according to a just released independent report. The review led by former National Party Minister Chris Finalyson followed industry and government criticism that the council was being too tough on forestry. Review chair Chris Finalyson spoke to Lisa Owen.

Middle East correspondent, Madeline Croad spoke to Lisa Owen about the election that has left Israel in political deadlock with more than 97 percent of votes counted and neither incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, nor key challenger Gadi Eisenkot looking set to win a majority.