Checkpoint for Monday 10 July 2017
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RNZ Checkpoint with John Campbell, Monday 10th July 2017
5:00 PM.Watch Monday's full programme here. Video
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Family dob in youth after Northland classrooms trashed
5:08 PM.Five children aged under 14 are believed to have trashed three classrooms at Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Kaikohe, a Maori immersion school in Northland. John Campbell reports. Video, Audio
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Property developer to pay for $50m Wgtn children's hospital
5:14 PM.Property developer Mark Dunajtschik will build a new children's hospital in Wellington, and pay for it. Bill English made the announcement today, but some are questioning why a philanthropist had to… Read more Video, Audio
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Intellectually disabled daughter 'robbed' by WINZ, father says
5:18 PM.Cliff Robinson is questioning how Minister of Social Development Anne Tolley can sleep at night after Work and Income suspended his daughter's benefit because she went on a holiday. Read more Audio
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It's going to get cold - very, very cold, MetService warns
5:24 PM.The coldest week of the year is on the way with a polar blast expected to bring freezing temperatures to the lower North Island and much of the South Island. Metservice's Georgina Griffiths joins… Read more Video, Audio
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Parents struggle to keep kids busy in the holidays
5:27 PM.School holiday programmes can cost as much as $114, but one solo mum in Te Karaka is offering a novel idea for just $5 a day. Jacob McSweeny reports. Video, Audio
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Evening business for Mon 10 July
5:34 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Hurunui Mayor frustrated by lack of earthquake support
5:42 PM.Winton Dalley is disappointed only two businesses in his area are benefiting from a government support grant to help quake-hit businesses. Audio
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Couple desperate to take terminally ill son to the US
5:51 PM.Chris Gard and Connie Yates are battling to take their 11-month-old critically ill son Charlie to America for a clinical trial, and say they have the support of Donald Trump and the Pope. Video, Audio
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PM appears to soften on inquiry into state abuse
5:54 PM.The government appears to be softened its position on holding an inquiry into the historical abuse of children in state care. Audio
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Doggy daycares: SPCA calls for stronger industry regulations
5:56 PM.A new doggy daycare code of conduct is being drawn up, but the SPCA says current regulations are too general, and don't go far enough. Video, Audio
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Woodville businesses struggling amid gorge closure
6:08 PM.Business owners in the small Tararua town of Woodville are facing the prospect of closing their doors because of the fall in traffic caused by the closure of the Manawatu Gorge Road. Read more Video, Audio
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The man behind the $50 million children's hospital donation
6:13 PM.Mark Dunajtschik is a businessman and property developer known for his low-profile philanthropy - and now his $50m donation for a new children's hospital. He speaks to John Campbell. Video, Audio
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Te Puea Marae will re-open to homeless
6:18 PM.Te Puea Marae will be up and running again from next Tuesday, this year with financial help from the government, but won't be taking on long-term rough sleepers. Video, Audio
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Chairman of trashed Maori language school says vandals need help
6:22 PM.Children as young as 10 are suspected of trashing the junior block at Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Kaikohe overnight. The chair of the kura's board says the children responsible need help. Video, Audio
