Checkpoint for Monday 22 August 2016
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Sir Ngatata Love gives evidence in his own trial
6:25 PM.Sir Ngatata Love has given evidence in his own defence at the High Court in Wellington, where he is accused of selling his influence on a $1.5 million property deal. Audio
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Peter Dunne on medicinal cannabis
6:19 PM.Associate Health Minister Peter Dunne joins Checkpoint to discuss why medicial cannabis is so hard to obtain in New Zealand. Video, Audio
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Helen Kelly on why she uses medicinal cannabis
6:13 PM.For former Council of Trade Unions president Helen Kelly, access to medicinal cannabis is a personal issue. Read more Video, Audio
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Govt releases terms of reference for water inquiry
6:08 PM.An inquiry into Havelock North's water won't consider civil or criminal charges - that's for police or the council to decide, Prime Minister John Key says. Audio
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DoC accused of neglecting historic building
5:55 PM.Architects around the country are fighting to save the visitors centre at Te Urewera National Park, which they say has been wilfully neglected by the Department of Conservation. Read more Video, Audio
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Man accused of trafficking 16 Fijians to work in NZ
5:51 PM.A man accused of trafficking 16 Fijian nationals into New Zealand to work could face 20 years in prison or a $500,000 fine if convicted. RNZ reporter Sally Murphy joins Checkpoint. Video, Audio
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Fiji welcomes home Olympic Sevens champions
5:44 PM.Tens of thousands of people in Fiji have welcomed home the country's champion Olympic Sevens team, which won the nation's first ever Olympic medal. Audio
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Sports funding under the gun again despite NZ's best medal haul
5:40 PM.As the Rio Olympic Games close, sports officials are promising a thorough review of high performance funding. Audio
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Cross-party homeless inquiry holds first public hearing
5:37 PM.Te Puea Marae spokesperson Hurimoana Dennis has told a homeless inquiry that bad decisions and bureaucracy are the main reasons people end up on the streets. Video, Audio
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Evening business for 22 August 2016
5:34 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Sex offender moved out of Lower Hutt community
5:26 PM.Lower Hutt residents are delighted the Department of Corrections has moved a sex offender out of their neighbourhood following a community outcry. Video, Audio
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Hawke's Bay Regional Council chairman on water contamination
5:18 PM.It is still not clear how faeces ended up contaminating Havelock North's water supply, Hawke's Bay Regional Council chairman Fenton Wilson says. Video, Audio
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Fresh water results worst ecology professor has seen
5:10 PM.Samples taken from fresh water near Havelock North shocked Massey University professor Russell Death, who says he's never seen such low MCI levels. Read more Video, Audio
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Inquiry into Havelock North water deliberately broad - PM
5:08 PM.An inquiry into Havelock North's campylobacter outbreak will look into how the water was contaminated and how local and central government responded. Video, Audio
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Monday 22nd August 2016
5:00 PM.Watch Monday's full show here. Video
