Checkpoint for Monday 5 November 2018
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Locals hoping to cash in on Ohakea development
6:25 PM.A huge influx of new residents and spending is set to boost the communities near the Ohakea defence base. More than $2 billion is being spent on replacing the old Orion planes with four new P-8… Read more Audio
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Abortion drugs being illegally imported into NZ
6:20 PM.People have been illegally importing medical abortion kits, despite terminations being legal in New Zealand. As Susan Strongman reports, one doctor is warning women are putting themselves at risk by… Read more Audio
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Recording reveals conversation behind Jami-Lee Ross’ leave
6:16 PM.A recording released today shows Jami-Lee Ross was being strongly urged to leave Parliament after being confronted with allegations of inappropriate conduct towards four or five women, and disloyal… Read more Audio
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NZ banks selling products customers don’t need
6:09 PM.A review into New Zealand's banks recommends that banks stop giving staff financial incentives for selling bank products to customers, with more emphasis needed on whether what they're selling is… Read more Audio
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Govt keeping close eye on banking industry
6:08 PM.While a review into New Zealand's banks didn't find the widespread misconduct revealed in Australia, it did find they needed to clean up sales and pay structures, train staff better, tighten up… Read more Audio
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SuperGold card should be a national ID – Grey Power
5:56 PM.Grey Power wants the SuperGold Card to be upgraded to an official form of identification - a move it believes will prevent fraud. RNZ has revealed gold cards are being stolen, borrowed or… Read more Audio
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Phil Goff wants tighter speed restrictions on e-scooters
5:48 PM.Auckland Mayor Phil Goff says a bylaw might need to be changed to allow the city's new Lime e-scooters to travel in cycle lanes, and other changes to restrict the speed limit on footpaths. The council… Read more Video, Audio
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Teachers fear govt's plans for special education are too murky
5:44 PM.Teachers working in special education are taking a cautiously optimistic view of the government's plan to bring in 600 support staff. Audio
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Sex offender could have more victims
5:40 PM.Former church leader Leslie Gubb, who was jailed for indecently assaulting a young girl in 2012, has been sentenced a second time after a second victim came forward. Audio
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Evening business for Monday, November 5
5:35 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Auckland Council called on to do more to protect Waitakere ranges
5:27 PM.A conservation group has discovered Waitakere ranges tracks that should be closed to the public due to Kauri dieback disease, are still open. It's also calling on Auckland Council to secretly film and… Read more Video, Audio
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Six Wellington suburbs join city's million dollar club
5:20 PM.There are now nine suburbs in Wellington where the average house price is $1 million - six more suburbs than three years ago. Audio
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New recording released in Simon Bridges/Jami-Lee Ross saga
5:15 PM.In a recording of a conversation between National's leader Simon Bridges, deputy Paula Bennett and ousted MP Jami-Lee Ross, the leaders apparently offer to keep quiet about alleged harassment as long… Read more Audio
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Banking inquiry didn’t go far enough – Shane Jones
5:13 PM.Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones, who has previously called out the banks for gouging, says while he accepts findings from an inquiry into New Zealand banks, the scope was too… Read more Audio
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Government warns banks to lift their game
5:09 PM.An inquiry into New Zealand's banks has found they have been slow to take bad behaviour seriously and need to improve the way they monitor it, but cleared them of any serious misconduct. Audio
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RNZ Checkpoint for Monday, 5 November, 2018
5:00 PM.Watch Monday's full show here. Video
