Checkpoint for Tuesday 7 August 2018

6:08 PM.Visiting Australian oncologist John Zalcberg says New Zealand cancer patients are missing out on access to new medicines, available in other countries, because Pharmac won't fund them. Video, Audio

5:52 PM.After two consecutive losses, Joseph Parker finds himself at a crossroads in his career, with some urging the proud Kiwi-Samoan to get out of boxing altogether. Video, Audio

5:43 PM.Auckland Council is investigating the circumstances of a cattle attack in Totara Park, in which a man was injured when he went to help a woman who was attacked by cows. Video, Audio

5:40 PM.The humpback whale that has been stranded on a Northland beach since Sunday has been euthanised. Video, Audio

5:38 PM.Senior National MP Judith Collins is proving a headache for her party leader, refusing to apologise or back down from spreading a fake news story on Twitter. Audio

5:34 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio

5:29 PM.Former National Party leader Don Brash says Massey University's decision to cancel his speaking engagement is a threat to free speech everywhere. Video, Audio

5:23 PM.British tourist Jake Clarkson, stuck on the Gili islands after a devastating 6.9 magnitude quake, says there has been no response from authorities, and the companies ferrying passengers off the island… Read more Video, Audio

5:13 PM.Cancer Society's Medical Director Chris Jackson has called the way some of his patients can afford better cancer drugs than others "survival of the richest", while oncologists throughout NZ call on… Read more Video, Audio

5:09 PM.Nurses have endorsed the fifth pay offer from DHBs, which includes pay rises of between 12.5 and 16 percent, and strengthens commitments to safe staffing levels. But not everyone is seeing it as a… Read more Video, Audio

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