Checkpoint for Tuesday 15 July 2025

5:43 PM.In Australia there's relief following the discovery of a young German traveller who was lost in the outback for 12 days. Our correspondent Nick Grimm can bring us more. Audio

5:25 PM.The Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour has agreed to withdraw a scathing letter he wrote to the United Nations - after being hauled into line by his coalition partners and the Prime Minister. But… Read more Audio

5:16 PM.Significant pressure at Auckland's major hospitals this winter is being felt across almost all the different parts of the health system, including at general practice, private urgent care and in the… Read more Audio

5:10 PM.New Zealand Police is tackling the challenge of officers going to Australia head on. Yesterday Checkpoint heard from a recruitment officer for Northern Territory Police who had no qualms about luring… Read more Audio

5:10 PM.The Baby Blacks are back on the big stage. The New Zealand under 20 rugby side are through to the final of the World Championships in Italy after a dramatic win over France. Sports reporter Jonty Dine… Read more Audio

5:10 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

4:53 PM.Holiday-makers in the Far North are counting their lucky stars after what locals are describing as a twister ripped through their campground, damaging campervans and destroying a caravan. A… Read more Audio

4:47 PM.The team trying to tame Auckland's problem with roaming dogs is calling for an overhaul of national dog control laws. Auckland Council suggests tools like fencing requirements for dog owners and… Read more Audio

4:36 PM.Auckland's business leaders and key decision makers have been warned the city risks being cast into obscurity as "a global city" according to a report released today. The State of the City report… Read more Audio

4:31 PM.The most unwanted record in test cricket history remains New Zealand's, thanks to a fielding fumble by a young Australian. For the past 70 years, New Zealand has held the record for the the lowest… Read more Audio

4:24 PM.The huge task of moving millions of New Zealand's most precious documents to their new home begins in Wellington this week. Archives New Zealand is moving just across the road from its current… Read more Audio

4:12 PM.Washington DC correspondent Zach Montellaro spoke to Melissa Chan-Green about. US president Donald Trump threatenin Russia with massive tariffs if an imminent end to the war in Ukraine isn't achieved… Read more Audio

4:10 PM.Wellington Pools is looking for a lifeguard over 50 years old according to an advertisement, which told applicants "forget your preconceptions of what lifeguard looks like...we want people from all… Read more Audio