Checkpoint for Monday 28 August 2017
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RNZ Checkpoint with John Campbell, Monday 28th August, 2017
5:00 PM.Watch Monday's full programme here. Video
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Winston Peters received single person's pension
5:08 PM.NZ First leader Winston Peters was paid a single person's pension that he wasn't entitled to, because he was in a de-facto relationship. He talks to John Campbell. Video, Audio
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Sir Colin Meads farewelled in Te Kuiti
5:16 PM.Mourners came from throughout the country to farewell Pinetree, as he was known, who died last Sunday, aged 81. Video, Audio
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Hurricane Harvey leaves parts of Texas underwater
5:19 PM.It's the worst flooding in more than 50 years, with overwhelmed lakes, rivers and bayous so high, the only way around much of the city is by boat. ( Video, Audio
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Suicide deaths continue to rise year-on-year
5:23 PM.More than 600 New Zealanders took their own lives in the year to June, the highest annual number of suicide deaths since the statistics were first recorded in 2007. Video, Audio
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Health Minister 'flippantly dismissing real problem' at hospitals
5:27 PM.Jonathan Coleman says patients with minor problems are clogging up hospitals, but studies and experts don't back him up. Audio
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Evening business for Mon 28 August
5:34 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Suicidal people turn to community services as hospitals full
5:37 PM.Mental health advocates in Christchurch say distressed and suicidal people are coming to them for help because they can't get into specialist hospital services. Audio
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PM's claim homelessness in Hamilton all but eliminated disputed
5:41 PM.National Party leader Bill English's bold claim today that homelessness has been all but eliminated in Hamilton is being challenged by groups that help people struggling to find a home. Audio
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Court hears prison snitch lied in evidence at Tamihere murder t
5:45 PM.An informant who testified that David Tamihere admitted killing Swedish tourists Heidi Paakkonen and Sven Hoglin, but later admitted he lied, is on trial for perverting the course of justice. Audio
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Black Ferns flying home triumphant after beating England
5:48 PM.Halfback Kendra Cocksedge talks to John Campbell about the team's World Cup win, and about returning home to normal life. Video, Audio
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Gang member who threw meth bag on roof says he felt invincible
5:53 PM.William Wiki, 35, was sentenced today to six years in prison for possession of more than 100 grams of methamphetamine he was planning to sell around Dunedin. Video, Audio
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Steven Adams opens up on Tall Blacks future
5:56 PM.NBA star Steven Adams hints for the first time that playing for the Tall Blacks could happen in the future. Video, Audio
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NZ First leader admits getting single super rate
6:08 PM.Winston Peters is refusing to supply a privacy waiver enabling the ministry to discuss details of the overpayment, but admits he received the single person's superannuation rate but doesn't know how.
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Fleeing Gloriavale: Life inside the religious community
6:11 PM.Lilia Tarawa fled Gloriavale after years of believing that to do so would mean she would go to hell. She describes what life is like in the religious community, and her fears for the family members… Read more Video, Audio
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Beyond the Beehive - $1 million in Wairoa, what would locals do
6:21 PM.Max Towle asks people in Wairoa what they would do with $1 million if they were Prime Minister for the Wireless' series Beyond the Beehive. Video, Audio
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Shane Jones ranked number 9 on NZ First list
6:26 PM.High profile New Zealand First candidate Shane Jones has been ranked at number nine on the party's list. Audio
