Checkpoint for Tuesday 20 March 2018
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Outrage in Tonga over apparent ban on girls playing rugby
6:21 PM.Tonga's government has instructed female students at one of its high schools that they should not be playing sports like rugby or boxing because it goes against Tongan culture and traditions. Audio
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Prisoners seek compensation after strip search
6:18 PM.Arthur Taylor and Philip John Smith are in court alleging a Department of Corrections strip search was illegally carried out after some inmates attacked staff at the prison in Paremoremo. Video, Audio
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MPs face off in Parliament after Greens give up questions
6:14 PM.MPs faced off this afternoon in the first Question Time since the Green Party took the unprecedented step of handing over most of their questions to the National party. Audio
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Penny Bright to fight house sale: 'I'm not going anywhere'
6:08 PM.Ms Bright said she found out in a letter from the High Court last week that her million dollar Auckland home will be sold to recover more than $30,000 in unpaid rates and penalty fees. Audio
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From mining gold to liquid gold - Reefton distillery to open
5:55 PM.A new whisky distillery set to open in Reefton this year could eventually create as many as 50 jobs and is being hailed as a boon for the town, which has been affected by the downturn in mining and… Read more Audio
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Uber to launch in Dunedin and Queenstown
5:51 PM.Controversial and popular ride-sharing service Uber will launch in Dunedin and Queenstown in May. Ian Telfer asked locals if they'll embrace the transport revolution. Audio
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Crown argues insider trading accused sold shares after tip-off
5:47 PM.The Crown says Hamish Sansom sold shares in Eroad after getting a tip-off, but his lawyer argues he did so based on publicly available documents. The share prices plummeted days after he sold 15,000… Read more Audio
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PM's oil and gas comments 'create uncertainty' in Taranaki
5:43 PM.Taranaki Engineering Consortium chairman Pat Hills says the prime minister's comments about the long-term future of oil and gas exploration are unsettling, and an end to exploration would impact on… Read more Audio
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Uber suspends self-driving car tests after death
5:41 PM.A female pedestrian was killed in Arizona. It's the first fatality caused by an autonomous car and could deal a big blow to the burgeoning industry. Video, Audio
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Checkpoint weather: 20 March 2018
5:39 PM.The latest weather forecast with MetService meteorologist John Law. Video, Audio
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Evening business for 20 March 2018
5:36 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Govt announces 39 reviews, groups, investigations in 5 months
5:27 PM.The government has announced plans for a review, a working group, an advisory group, or an investigation, every four days since it took power, despite having nine years in opposition to develop… Read more Audio
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Total set net fishing ban on cards
5:23 PM.The government may consider a total ban on set net fishing after five nationally endangered hector's dolphins were killed in a single net off the east coat of the South Island a month ago. Video, Audio
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Waikato to White House: Chris Liddell gets a top job
5:20 PM.Matamata born 59-year-old Chris Liddell has been appointed as deputy chief of staff for policy coordination, tasked with overseeing and coordinating Donald Trump's policy process. Video, Audio
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Chch quake claimants may miss limitation period
5:15 PM.EQC CEO Sid Miller says the Crown agency's focus is on settling claims, but homeowners won't be able to take court action against insurers once their limitation periods expired. A source says EQC is… Read more Audio
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Limitation periods for Chch quake due to expire despite 'bloody mess'
5:09 PM.As IAG and Southern Response's limitation periods for claims resulting from the February, 2011 earthquake nears, Christchurch lawyer Peter Woods says the current situation is a "bloody mess". Read more Audio
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Tuesday 20th March 2018
5:00 PM.Watch Tuesday's full programme here. Video
