Checkpoint for Tuesday 16 February 2016
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, 16 February 2016
5:00 PM.Watch Tuesday's full programme here. It begins 5 minutes in. Video
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Father condemns police pepper spraying of six year old
5:09 PM.A man whose six-year-old son was pepper sprayed during a large brawl on a south Auckland street, says the police response was over-the-top. Police reporter Carla Penman spoke to angry residents. Audio
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Area Commander on pepper spray incident
5:12 PM.Counties Manukau West Area Commander Jason Hewett speaks with John Campbell. Audio
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Children's Commissioner slams residential tenancies bill
5:20 PM.Dr Russell Wills on the new bill being heard by a parliamentary committee which he says was originally intended to improve the poor quality of rental housing; but has now failed to achieve that. He… Read more Video, Audio
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Parents of triplets killed in mall fire hold out for justice
5:26 PM.In May 2012, two year old triplets, Jackson, Lillie, and Willsher Weekes were killed in a fire in the Villagio Mall in Doha. Their parents Martin and Jane Weekes won't give up until someone is held… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening Business for 16 February 2016
5:34 PM.Nona Pelletier with news from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Students react to the value of their qualifications
5:38 PM.Analysis by Universities New Zealand shows how much extra income each type of qualification is worth over a full-time working life. Education correspondent John Gerritsen has been asking students what… Read more Audio
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Separated couple unable to sell Christchurch home
5:42 PM.Clare and Graham Flynn's home is in Bower Ave in the Christchurch suburb of Parklands. The couple is insured with Southern Response and are part of a quake outcasts class action. The couple separated… Read more Video, Audio
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Rock face above sumner assessed
5:49 PM.In Sumner experts are trying to assess how much of the huge amount of rock above the community's CBD has been loosened by Sunday's earthquake. Brenden Winder from Land Information New Zealand joins… Read more Audio
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DHBs say millions in savings are simply business as usual
5:51 PM.The government is expecting cash-strapped district health boards to save well over $100 million this year. Health Correspondent Karen Brown reports. Audio
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Kendrick Lamar wins big at Grammys
5:54 PM.The 2016 Grammys, held today in Los Angeles, seemed to have been taken home by Kendrick Lamar, who had almost a clean sweep of the rap awards. Sasha Frere Jones is one of the world's most… Read more Audio
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Demand for counselling in Chch despite funding cut
6:08 PM.Counsellors, doctors and residents insist there is demand for counselling services in Christchurch, despite the Ministry of Social Development cutting funding to community based counselling… Read more Audio
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130 meatworkers wait for news after suspension
6:12 PM.130 meat workers in Southland are waiting for news about their jobs after being sent home suddenly a week ago. The Meat Workers Union's Otago-Southland secretary Gary Davis joins us. Audio
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Countdown to Super Rugby season begins
6:15 PM.It's only 10 days until the 2016 Super Rugby season kicks off, with the Blues hosting the Highlanders at Eden Park on Friday week. Nehe Milner-Skudder and Charlie Faumuina spoke with Matt Chatterton. Audio
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A special boat trip for a Wellington icon
6:21 PM.Wellington's Owhiro Bay "icon" and natural historian Sheila Natusch just turned 90, on Valentine's Day. To celebrate, the Wellington Police Maritime Unit took Sheila out for one last special boat… Read more Video, Audio
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Historic Titahi Bay mast comes down
6:26 PM.About a 150 people gathered on a hill in Porirua this morning to watch the demolition of an historic RNZ radio mast. Teresa Cowie was there. Audio
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Today In Parliament for 16 February 2016 - evening edition
6:50 PM.Finance Minister Bill English delivers this year's Budget Policy Statement to the Finance and Expenditure Committee - where he announces May 26 as Budget Day; Mr English also faces questions about the… Read more Audio
