Checkpoint for Monday 17 June 2019
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Sea of red as Tonga fans gather in support of league team
6:25 PM.Passionate Tonga Rugby League fans have gathered at Auckland's Mt Smart Stadium this afternoon ahead of their team's match against the Kiwis on Saturday. We sent reporter Alex Perrottet and cameraman… Read more Video, Audio
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Auckland panel beaters damaged by fire
6:23 PM.A fire at an Auckland panel beaters, which has destroyed parts of the building, is thought to have started inside part of the workshop. Audio
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Pay offer 'gutting' for principals of small schools
6:19 PM.The pay offers aimed at breaking the deadlock in the teachers' pay dispute have come as a kick in the guts for hundreds of small primary school principals, who say they will end up receiving less pay… Read more Audio
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Oranga Tamariki working closely with iwi – Jacinda Ardern
6:13 PM.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says iwi and Oranga Tamariki working together with whānau who may be at risk of having a child uplifted has been a successful model in the Waikato. Audio
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Advocacy group inundated with messages about Oranga Tamariki
6:08 PM.A new advocacy group representing parents in dispute with Oranga Tamariki says it has been inundated with messages from hundreds of people asking for support. Set up just a month ago, Whanau First is… Read more Audio
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Remembering the Murchison quake whilst preparing for the next big one
5:53 PM.Three elderly survivors of the deadly Murchison earthquake were among the crowds gathered today to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the disaster. As the fallout from 1929 was remembered today… Read more Video, Audio
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Creditors would have to offer farmers mediation under proposed law
5:47 PM.Banks wanting to foreclose on farmers will be forced to head to mediation first, under proposed new law. Agriculture Minister Damien O'Connor discussed the Farm Debt Mediation Bill with Lisa Owen. Video, Audio
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Support for import ban on unsafe cars
5:42 PM.A proposal to ban some used car models from being imported into New Zealand is being welcomed by the Motor Industry Association, which says Japan's scraps are being sent here for waste disposal. Audio
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Cats not fishing nets biggest threat to dolphins, according to new plan
5:35 PM.It's estimated that on average 334 nationally vulnerable Hector's dolphins and two nationally critical Maui dolphins die from toxoplasmosis every year, due to cat faeces making its way into the water.
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Evening business for Monday, 17 June
5:33 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Forestry company pleads guilty to discharging contaminants in storm
5:28 PM.A Tolaga man whose farm was wrecked in last year's devastating storms which washed debris and logs onto roads and farmland is delighted one of the forestry companies has pleaded guilty to causing the… Read more Audio
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Investigators examine wreckage of mid-air plane crash
5:22 PM.Wairarapa's cricketing community is mourning the loss of one of its most active volunteers, Craig McBride, following yesterday's mid-air plane crash in Masterton. Today investigators were on site to… Read more Video, Audio
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ANZ CEO leaves due to 'blind spot' on recording expenses – John Key
5:08 PM.ANZ chairman John Key says departing CEO David Hisco believed he had authority to spend tens of thousands of dollars on chauffeured cars, but resigned because of a "lack of transparency" in recording… Read more Video, Audio
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Checkpoint for Monday, 17th June 2019
5:00 PM.Watch Monday's full programme here. Video
