Checkpoint for Monday 29 August 2016
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Monday 29th August 2016
5:00 PM.Watch Monday's full show here. Video
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Police to attend all home burglaries from today
5:09 PM.Police will now attend every burglary in New Zealand. Police Acting Deputy Commissioner Allan Boreham joins Checkpoint. Video, Audio
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All Blacks have scanned for bugs 'for quite a long time'
5:15 PM.New Zealand Rugby CEO Steve Tew says police should have been contacted earlier when a bug was discovered in the All Blacks hotel room in Sydney. Read more Audio
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Beauden Barrett stays in All Blacks until 2019
5:22 PM.All Blacks star first-five, Beauden Barrett is to stay with the team until 2019. Meanwhile, his younger brothers Scott and Jordie are turning heads in provincial rugby's Mitre 10 Cup. Video, Audio
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Evening business for 29 August 2016
5:32 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Chinese unhappy with efforts to tackle crime
5:37 PM.Nine in 10 Chinese people in New Zealand are unhappy with how police are tackling crime. Audio
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PM seeks to reassure Chinese that they aren't criminal targets
5:40 PM.Prime Minister John Key says some members of the Chinese community feel they are being targeted by criminals, but he's moved to reassure them they're not. Audio
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Motorcyclists' deaths investigated by coroner
5:44 PM.Malcolm Foster and Kevin Waugh were killed in 2012 and 2014 respectively while competing in the Cliffhanger Hill Climb near Carterton. A coroner has completed an inquest into their deaths. Audio
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Call for improvements to ship pilot training
5:48 PM.Calls are being made for improved training of ship pilots after a cruise ship hit a rock in the Marlborough Sounds. Audio
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Nelson zoo has new lease of life
5:54 PM.Nelson's Natureland Zoo was on the brink of extinction until 2013 when a young American zoologist and her New Zealand husband turned up with big plans. Video, Audio
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Hastings mayor searching for answers after water contamination
6:09 PM.Hundreds of people are expected to attend a public meeting in Havelock North tomorrow evening. Hastings mayor Lawrence Yule joins Checkpoint, warning people to stay away if they're sick. Video, Audio
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Police investigate claims officer shoved teenager
6:13 PM.Police are investigating claims a police officer shoved a teenager off his bike and up against a fence. A video of the incident has been widely circulated on social media. Audio
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The All Blacks and Wallabies varying fortunes
6:16 PM.The Wallabies' losing streak has dragged on after they were once again beaten by the All Blacks on Saturday night. Audio
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290 killed in Italy earthquake
6:21 PM.At least 290 people have been confirmed to have died in last week's 6.2 magnitude earthquake which destroyed and damaged dozens of towns in central Italy. Video, Audio
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Libyan forces advance into final IS strongholds in Sirte
6:23 PM.Libyan government forces are closing in on the last Islamic State militant holdouts in the coastal city of Sirte. Video, Audio
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Melanoma patient Jeffrey Patterson dies
6:27 PM.Melanoma patient Jeffrey Patterson spoke to Checkpoint earlier this year as he prepared to take a petition to Parliament calling for an immunotherapy drug to be funded. He died on Saturday night. Video, Audio
