Checkpoint for Monday 21 March 2016
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Monday 21st March 2016
5:00 PM.Watch Monday's full programme here. It begins five minutes in. Video
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Taxpayers may foot bill for PM's defamation suit
5:07 PM.Taxpayers could help foot the Prime Minister's bill to settle a defamation suit with a journalist over the so-called Teapot tapes. Video, Audio
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Wicked Campers slogans could soon be banned
5:12 PM.The controversial slogans emblazoned on Wicked Campers could soon be banned after the country's chief censor confirmed he's received his first complaint about them. Video, Audio
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Police search for man who beat woman with metal pole
5:16 PM.A Hamilton woman is in hospital after she was attacked in her home late last night by a man wielding a metal bar. Audio
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US president on historic trip in Cuba
5:18 PM.US President Barack Obama arrived in Havana this morning, to start an historic trip and end a diplomatic stand-off that had outlasted the Cold War. Audio
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What's on the agenda for Obama in Cuba?
5:20 PM.US correspondent Simon Marks reports from Cuba, where President Obama arrived today. Audio
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Last day for sending back flag voting papers today
5:26 PM.The fate of New Zealand's flag could be known as soon as Thursday evening. Audio
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Evening Business for 21 March 2016
5:33 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Govt continues with hunt for black gold
5:37 PM.The government is pressing ahead with the search for off-shore oil, despite the Paris Climate Change Conference, environmental protests, and low oil prices. Audio
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Iwi closely watching government moves on water ownership.
5:41 PM.Iwi leaders are watching carefully as the government maintains its line that 'no one owns the water'. Mihingarangi Forbes reports. Audio
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Onus on council to prevent drunken brawls - police
5:47 PM.The police say there is nothing more they can do to reduce alcohol fuelled brawls in Auckland, so the onus is on the Council to close bars earlier. Audio
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Record level of migrants in year to February
5:50 PM.Firms are still crying out for skilled workers despite the surge in foreigners coming to New Zealand to live and work. Patrick O'Meara reports. Audio
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Is there still a place for the hard-copy phonebook?
5:53 PM.Millions of phonebooks for the year ahead are being delivered to homes and businesses around New Zealand - but do people still want them? Audio
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New home required for Hobbit horses
5:56 PM.Two Auckland sisters are looking for a home for their three Clydesdale horses, which have starred on-screen and been a tourist attraction in Auckland's Devonport. Video, Audio
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Aucklanders expect to save for a decade for first home
6:09 PM.A new survey suggests that a large number of Aucklanders expect to save for over a decade to buy their first home - at a budget of close to $700,000. Audio
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What will $700,000 get you in Westport?
6:12 PM.$700,000 might buy you a first home in Auckland - but what will it get you in Westport? Audio
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What will $700,000 get you in Te Anau?
6:13 PM.Real estate agent discusses what $700,000 gets you in Te Anau. Audio
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What will $700,000 get you in Russell?
6:14 PM.Real estate agent discusses what $700,000 gets you in Russell. Audio
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What will $700,000 get you in Taupo?
6:16 PM.Real estate agent Peter Bell from LJ Hooker in Taupo shows us 78 Harvey Street. Audio
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Petition launched in protest of Wicked Campers
6:21 PM.An Australian woman has launched a petition in protest of 'sexually explicit' campervan slogans. Audio
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Planned convention centre hailed as next Te Papa
6:26 PM.A convention centre and film museum double whammy planned for Wellington is tipped to have a similar impact as Te Papa. Audio
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Penguin returns to his saviour in Brazil
6:28 PM.Every year for the past five years a Patagonian penguin has returned to an island off of Rio de Janeiro to visit a retired bricklayer who saved him five years ago. Audio
