Checkpoint for Monday 13 November 2017
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Govt urged to act fast on mental health inquiry
6:24 PM.Mental health leaders say Labour's promised ministerial inquiry must be short and sharp so urgent improvements are not delayed. Audio
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Labour and Greens disagree on TPP deal
6:18 PM.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says there are ongoing discussions with New Zealand First over the Trans Pacific Partnership after the Green Party said they'll oppose the trade deal. Audio
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17-year-old addresses court over kidnapping charges
6:15 PM.A 17-year-old has told the court how two senior police officers threatened to arrest him on charges of statutory rape if he did not agree to leave his girlfriend. Video, Audio
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Arishma Chand’s local dairy robbed hours after her death
6:14 PM.As police investigators combed Arishma Chand's home after she was murdered, her local dairy just a few hundred metres away was robbed. Zac Fleming reports. Video, Audio
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Parents discovered daughter dead in her home
6:08 PM.Police say a 24-year-old woman who was killed in her South Auckland home yesterday likely knew her killer and let them into her home. Video, Audio
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Chocolate crowdfunding campaign hits $1 million in one day
5:56 PM.In August, Jim O'Malley, the man behind the 'Own the Factory' initiative, unveiled a new concept focusing on premium chocolate-making, by joining forces with an existing Dunedin artisan chocolate… Read more Audio
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Ed Sheeran puts heat on Dunedin's Easter Trading debate
5:52 PM.The star is playing three concerts in Dunedin over the Easter weekend next year, and there are fears the city will struggle to host an extra 65,000 concert goers if shops are shut. Audio
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Lone Māori woman candidate victim of billboard vandalism
5:50 PM.Huhana Lyndon is wondering whether her support for Māori boards on the council is why her Whangarei by-election billboards are repeatedly being vandalised. Video, Audio
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Texas church reopens as memorial after mass shooting
5:48 PM.The blood-stained interior of the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs was painted white and 26 chairs were placed inside the sanctuary, each with the name of a victim and a rose. Video, Audio
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Iwi wants businesses to pay to use Lake Taupō
5:40 PM.The tribe that owns Lake Taupō wants to charge all commercial operators that use the lake. Tūwharetoa Māori Trust Board chief executive Topia Rameka talks to Guyon Espiner. Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for 13 November 2017
5:37 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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$190m cost for America's cup village in Auckland
5:33 PM.It could cost up to $190m to build a village to host the America's Cup on Auckland's waterfront. Steve Armitage from ATEED says he expects the cost would be split 50/50 with the government, but they… Read more Audio
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Babysitter found guilty of manslaughter
5:24 PM.Shayal Upashna Sami has been found guilty of killing Aaliyah Ashlyn Chand in January 2015, after the one-year-old was found with head fractures and internal bleeding. Audio
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Ambitious plan for Dunedin shows anything is possible
5:24 PM.An ambitious plan to future-proof and develop Dunedin's waterfront with a conference centre and hotel has been unveiled by local architect, Damien van Brandenburg. Read more Video, Audio
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Children sleeping on floors, sharing toothbrushes, towels
5:21 PM.Children's Charity KidsCan has partnered with the Ministry for Vulnerable Children, Oranga Tamariki, for a six month pilot to target children living in severe hardship in Hamilton. Read more Video, Audio
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Winston Peters wants reporters' phone records, emails, notes
5:16 PM.The Deputy Prime Minister is trying to find out who leaked information to the media about his over-payment of superannuation. Edward Gay was in court. Video, Audio
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Labour forced to turn to National for TPP support
5:14 PM.Labour will have to turn to its chief rival National to get the TPP through Parliament after the Greens said they oppose the deal. Audio
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Murdered woman likely knew her killer
5:08 PM.Police believe Arishma Chand was killed by someone close to her. Neighbours told Eva Corlett of their shock after the 24-year-old was killed in her South Auckland home. Video, Audio
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Checkpoint with Guyon Espiner, Monday 13th November 2017
5:00 PM.Watch Monday's full programme here. Video
