Checkpoint for Tuesday 27 March 2018
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Bumpy forestry road a 'gorgeous' alternative to SH1
6:21 PM.RNZ reporter Nita Blake-Persen joins Checkpoint live from Northland, where she joined a north-bound convoy on a forest road, one of the alternative routes to head north after a 20m chunk of SH1 was… Read more Audio
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Fortnightly rubbish collection divides Auckland
6:18 PM.Aucklanders are divided on a proposal to change rubbish collection in the city from weekly to fortnightly pick-ups, with public consultation ending tomorrow. Audio
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Russia expert on intelligence officers in embassies
6:15 PM.Former CNN Moscow Bureau Chief and foreign correspondent Jill Dougherty talks to John Campbell about how countries are jointly expelling Russian diplomats, and how it is playing out in Russia. Audio
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NZ First MP Jenny Macroft silent over bullying accusation
6:15 PM.National's Mark Mitchell says Jenny Marcroft told him - on behalf of a minister - to stop supporting a project in his electorate if he wanted it to get public funding. But New Zealand First says… Read more Audio
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No undeclared Russian spies in NZ - PM
6:08 PM.New Zealand is the only member of the "Five Eyes" intelligence alliance to have not taken retaliatory action against Russia over the nerve agent attack on a former Russian spy and his daughter. Audio
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America's Cup to cost taxpayers at least $114 million
5:56 PM.The marine industry says economic benefits already being felt in the wake of America's Cup base plan being locked in Audio
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Peter FitzSimons calls on rugby players to donate their brains
5:51 PM.Peter FitzSimons, who played as a lock for the Wallabies, was one of six former sports stars to pledge their brains to help scientists study concussions at Sydney University today. Read more Video, Audio
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200-plus protestors fail to halt NZ's biggest petroleum conference
5:46 PM.More than 200 protesters spent much of the day attempting, but ultimately failing, to shut down the country's biggest petroleum conference. Video, Audio
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Glass half full for cut off Far North residents
5:43 PM.Far North communities hope a massive hole in State Highway One north of Kaitaia will be fixed by Easter, but many locals are finding silver linings in their new-found isolation. Video, Audio
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Farmer fears years-long wait for Mycoplasma bovis compensation
5:42 PM.Kerry Dwyer, who ran a calf rearing business near Oamaru, sent all 400 of his calves to slaughter in September last year - but says he can't start rebuilding until MPI pays him for his loss. Audio
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Checkpoint weather: 27 March 2018
5:38 PM.The latest weather forecast with MetService meteorologist John Law. Video, Audio
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Evening business for 27 March 2018
5:34 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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PM backs Clare Curran after Carol Hirschfeld's resignation
5:25 PM.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is backing Broadcasting Minister Clare Curran in the wake of the resignation of high-profile RNZ news executive, Carol Hirschfeld. Video, Audio
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NZ only Five Eyes' member not to retaliate against Russia
5:21 PM.Canada, the US and Australia have joined Britain and a number of EU countries in expelling dozens of Russian diplomats and undeclared intelligence staff. New Zealand doesn't have undeclared… Read more Video, Audio
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Hospital building issues not raised due to budget restraints
5:08 PM.Counties Manukau DHB was reluctant to ask the previous government for funding to fix mouldy, rotting and unstable buildings because of pressure from ministers to stay in surplus, its acting CEO says.
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Tuesday 27th March 2018
5:00 PM.Watch Tuesday's full programme here. Video
