Checkpoint for Monday 4 April 2016

5:15 PM.Judith Collins joins Checkpoint to discuss whether there is a possibility of Serco running Mt Eden in the future. Audio

5:20 PM.After the approval of another non-pharmaceutical grade cannabis-based medicine, Associate Health Minister Peter Dunne joins Checkpoint. Audio

5:27 PM.The Prime Minister has defended New Zealand's tax system, rejecting any suggestion it acts as an international tax haven. Audio

5:28 PM.Aged just 18, Lydia Ko is the world's best golfer and the youngest person since 1869 to win back-to-back major tournaments. Her coach David Leadbetter joins Checkpoint. Audio

5:33 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

5:37 PM.Ashburton Residents are outraged the local council is in the process of selling the right to extract billions of litres of water to a bottled water company. Audio

5:46 PM.Students overloading the balcony of a Castle Street property was the cause of its collapse last month at a Six60 concert, not building non-compliance. Audio

5:48 PM.Inland Revenue have seen an increase in student loan repayments from people living overseas after a man was arrested at the border in January for failing to pay his debt. Audio

5:52 PM.Three Taranaki men have received home detention for causing the death of a Hawera grandmother after they deliberately blocked State Highway 3 with metal barriers. Audio

5:55 PM.The Crown says two teenagers accused of murder sent text messages to each other, planning to beat and rob their victim so badly he'd end up in hospital. Audio

5:59 PM.Hong Kong product and graphic designer Ricky Ma has done what so many have dreamed of. He's built a robot modelled on Holywood actor Scarlett Johansen in his spare time on the balcony of his home. Audio

6:09 PM.The Government is rejecting any suggestion that New Zealand is acting as an international tax haven. Audio

6:13 PM.Professor Michael Littlewood is an expert on tax law who lectures at Auckland University and has provided advice to the New Zealand government amongst others. Audio

6:16 PM.Serco has apologised for the way it ran Mt Eden Prison, but says a sudden influx of prisoners made its task more difficult. Audio

6:22 PM.Lydia Ko has become the youngest two-time major winner in LPGA Tour history after winning the ANA Inspiration in California by one shot;Also this morning, the West Indies became the first team to win… Read more Audio

6:25 PM.Some people in the Bay of Plenty are upset small vessels as well as fishing and diving will be allowed in the waters around the Astrolabe reef as of tomorrow. Audio