Checkpoint for Monday 30 January 2017
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Ministry defends school building programme
6:21 PM.The Education Ministry says its keeping abreast of rapid school growth even though principals say they're having to use libraries, staff rooms and even hallways for teaching space. Audio
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Police appeal after judge dismisses case on semi-nude photos
6:19 PM.Police are appealing a judge's decision to dismiss a charge against a man accused of causing harm to his wife by posting semi-nude photos of her on Facebook. Audio
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PM insists response to US immigration ban isn't meek
6:16 PM.Prime Minister Bill English says he would never implement a ban such as the immigration ban US President Donald Trump has ordered. Audio
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Trump stands firm despite growing protests
6:09 PM.Donald Trump is standing firm over his controversial new executive order which temporarily bans refugees and citizens from seven mainly Muslim countries, despite growing protests. Nick Harper reports.
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Kapiti Coast council urge hedge owner to trim it back
5:58 PM.The Kapiti Coast District Council maintains that while a controversial 80-year-old macrocarpa hedge is a feature, it is also a traffic hazard. Audio
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Waikanae hedge a 'traffic hazard', neighbours say
5:51 PM.A Waikanae man has been given a deadline to trim his 80-year-old macrocarpa hedge after neighbours complained the the council, saying it was a traffic hazzard. Video, Audio
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Taranaki stream returns positive test for 1080
5:48 PM.Opponents of 1080 have accused the Department of Conservation of downplaying the discovery of traces of the pest control poison in a Taranaki stream. Audio
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Girl with Crohn's wants access to workplace toilets
5:44 PM.A Wainuiomata school girl is seeking a law change to make workplace toilets accessible to certain groups where there are no public restrooms. Video, Audio
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Is the Wellington Sevens tournament on death row?
5:39 PM.Just 20,000 people attended the Wellington Sevens over the weekend, making the event unsustainable. Is its future in Dunedin? Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull responds. Audio
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Evening business for 30 January 2017
5:36 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Havelock North water inquiry focuses on faeces in pond
5:29 PM.The Government Inquiry into Havelock North's water contamination has opened with the focus immediately going on a pond that sits near the drinking water bores on Brookvale Road. Video, Audio
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Nathan Guy defends Peter Thiel citizenship
5:25 PM.Nathan Guy has spoken for the first time since it was revealed last week he granted citizenship to American billionaire and Donald Trump campaign donor Peter Thiel in 2011. Video, Audio
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PM condemns Trump's Muslim immigration ban
5:23 PM.Prime Minister Bill English says it's important to wait and see what President Trump's policy is at the end of the three month immigration ban, because those decisions will have an impact on New… Read more Audio
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Arab-Americans shocked & vow to fight Trump's immigration order
5:17 PM.National President of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, Samer Khalaf, says he's shocked at Donald Trump's immigration order and his group is vowing to fight it. Video, Audio
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Dreams die as Trump's immigration order enforced
5:15 PM.New York senator Chuck Schumer has demanded President Trump reverse his immigration order, while an Iraq family says their dreams of emigrating were dashed as they were barred from entering. Video, Audio
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States begin legal action to fight Trump order
5:10 PM.Sixteen states have begun legal action against US President Donald Trump's executive order restricting entry into the country for travellers from seven Muslim-majority nations, while thousands… Read more Video, Audio
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At least 5 killed in attack on Canadian mosque
5:07 PM.At least five people have died in an attack on a mosque in Quebec, Canada, and there are fears the death toll may rise. CBC news anchor Sean Henry talks to Checkpoint. Audio
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Monday 30 January 2017
5:00 PM.Watch Monday's full show here. Video
