Checkpoint for Tuesday 5 September 2017
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National changes stance on child poverty reduction target
6:21 PM.National has done an about face on setting a child poverty reduction target. RNZ Political Editor Jane Patterson asks the parties what they think about that. Audio
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No $11b hole in Labour's fiscal plan, economists say
6:18 PM.Several economists say there is no $11b hole in Labour's fiscal plan, and National has made an accounting error when claiming there is. Audio
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Steven Joyce defends claims about Labour's $11b hole
6:08 PM.National's finance spokesperson Steven Joyce says there's an $11b hole in Labour's fiscal plan, but almost a dozen economists say that's not true. Video, Audio
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Principals rubbish National's prefab classroom claim
5:53 PM.National leader Bill English described 3700 prefab classrooms as "modern learning environments", but principals are rubbishing the party's claims that school property is in the best shape ever. Audio
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Rose Renton revealed as woman in Nick Smith rat poison incident
5:48 PM.Rose Renton, who fought for changes to medicinal cannabis rules after the death of her son, Alex, says it was a direct message of passion and anger, and there was no threat to anyone's safety. Video, Audio
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Woman died of insulin injection, not fire, detective tells inquest
5:44 PM.Heather Ann Bills died at Middlemore Hospital in 2013, six weeks after a fire at her Orakei home. A detective believes the fire wasn't what killed her though. Audio
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Mumps outbreak in Auckland
5:40 PM.There have been 300 confirmed cases in Auckland this year - more than the total number infected over the past 16 years. Audio
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Evening Business for 5 September 2017
5:37 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Christchurch redzone homeowners win seven year battle
5:25 PM.The quake outcasts, who were uninsured at the time, will receive 80 percent of the pre-earthquake value of their homes. Three of them tell John Campbell how they've been living in limbo. Video, Audio
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Would Bill English really swim in the Oreti River now?
5:23 PM.WATCH: The state of NZ's rivers has become a hot election topic, so how does the PM's favourite childhood river look these days? RNZ reporter Ian Telfer went to check it out. Read more Video, Audio
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The reality of child poverty at NZ's biggest primary school
5:15 PM.John Campbell visited Finlayson Park Primary School in Manurewa and spoke to long-serving principal Shirley Maihi about the problems she sees day-to-day. Audio
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Dunedin men declined hospital appointments are living in agony
5:08 PM.A Dunedin man declined a specialist appointment says he has considered suicide because he can't cope with living in so much pain. Another Dunedin man's doctor says he exists rather than living. Audio
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Tuesday 5 September, 2017
5:00 PM.Watch Tuesday's full show here. Video
