Checkpoint for Tuesday 22 June 2021

5:07 PM.The Health Minister is frustrated some patients in acute mental health care are not getting the treatment they need. 

On Monday Checkpoint reported the story of Kiana, who was forced to sleep on a… Read more Video, Audio

5:12 PM.The Independent Police Conduct Authority is considering reopening its inquiry into the police shooting of Rotorua man Shargin Stephens.

Stephens was shot and killed after smashing up a police car… Read more Audio

5:13 PM.Papatoetoe High School parents are voicing mixed views on whether schools should shoulder the load of vaccinating students.

Children aged 12 to 15 will soon be able to get the Pfizer vaccine after… Read more Audio

5:23 PM.As Fiji grapples with an escalating Covid-19 crisis - the country is racing to get its population vaccinated.

The Pacific nation's recorded 126 new cases today - bringing the total active cases to… Read more Audio

5:26 PM.Both Labour and National are playing down New Zealand First's chances of returning to Parliament, but won't completely rule out working with the party ever again.

Winston Peters used his party's AGM… Read more Audio

5:35 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6260135221001 Video, Audio

5:38 PM.Whānau are being urged to report whoever is behind a spree of gang related shootings in Wairoa, with police saying a line's been crossed and children put in serious danger.

Extra officers have been… Read more Video, Audio

5:42 PM.A major new environmental plan for the Hauraki Gulf is being cautiously supported on all sides.

The government has announced protection zones which will prohibit fishing, as well as a severe… Read more Video, Audio

5:45 PM.Ten new Covid-19 cases have been found in Sydney, where officials are ramping up restrictions and warning that more positive cases are coming in the next few days.

WorldWatch's Max Towle has more. Read more Audio

5:52 PM.The Prime Minister has leant her support to the New Zealand Olympic Committee over their selection of Laurel Hubbard for the Olympics.

The weightlifter is set to become the first transgender athlete… Read more Audio

5:55 PM.When the Taranaki Bulls run out for their first match of the provincial rugby championship in August there will be one glaring omission on the team sheet.

The man behind the Ferdinand the Bull mask… Read more Video, Audio

6:08 PM.Pressure is mounting on the government to overhaul ACC, following further revelations the scheme also discriminates against the disabled, as well as women, Māori and Pasifika.

Critics say it's time… Read more Audio

6:13 PM.Extra security has been put in place to prevent looting of homes damaged by the powerful tornado that tore through South Auckland on the weekend.

Sixty-seven people are still out of their homes as… Read more Audio

6:15 PM.There's hope a new vaccination clinic in Dunedin will encourage people from vulnerable communities to get vaccinated.

Just over 68,000 doses have been given in the Southern District so far - with 13… Read more Audio

6:18 PM.Ruapehu District Council is plugging a giant water leak with a $20,000 fund.

Every day in the township of Ohakune hundreds of thousands of litres of water is wasted through various unidentified leaks… Read more Video, Audio

6:25 PM.Unlicenced cheap ride shares operating via social media are a risky business, Waka Kotahi is warning.

It says most drivers have not passed the police vetting process for a fit and proper operator and… Read more Video, Audio