All episodes
Tuesday, 18 December 2018
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Tuesday, 18 December 2018
- 5:09 Government spying ‘an affront to democracy’
- 5:14 Megan Woods ‘disappointed’ with Southern Response
- 5:20 Russel Norman: ‘MBIE took the side of the oil industry’
- 5:22 Binding referendum to be held on legalising cannabis
- 5:22 Simon Bridges: 'anti-democratic' for govt to spy on public
- 5:27 Grieving parents present petition to Parliament
- 5:33 Evening business for 18 December 2018
- 5:36 Police investigated for passing information on to Thompson & Clark
- 5:45 Woman jailed for 14.5 years for moving $3.5m in drug money
- 5:48 Victoria University loses bid to change its name
- 5:51 Visa application changes aimed at helping regions secure workers
- 5:55 'Cage free doesn't mean cruelty free'
Monday, 17 December 2018
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Monday, 17 December 2018
- 5:10 Public outcry over hit-and-run driver's sentence
- 5:16 Plane crashes into sea off Raglan coast
- 5:18 Slavery, trafficking charges ‘a new low’ for NZ
- 5:25 84-year-old NZ woman found after three days lost
- 5:28 The cost of protecting DOC staff from death threats, violence
- 5:34 Evening business for 17 December 2018
- 5:38 Chch homeowner paying rates for home she can’t live in
- 5:41 MPI hopeful of eradicating Mycoplasma bovis
- 5:44 Law Society’s response to complaints must change – report
- 5:48 A look back on NZ’s 2018 MeToo movement
- 5:53 Ngapuhi iwi vote against govt's settlement proposal
- 5:56 Anxiety, gaming fuel truancy
Friday, 14 December 2018
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Friday, 14 December 2018
- 5:09 Steve Hansen to leave All Blacks in 2019
- 5:13 Man’s long wait for apology from MSD
- 5:25 Dunedin residents evacuated after slip opens up
- 5:28 Surprise, tears as Silver Ferns coach announces new squad
- 5:34 Rich getting richer, while poorest stuck at the bottom
- 5:37 Evening business for Friiday 14 December
- 5:43 Hamilton to Auckland rail service likely to go ahead
- 5:50 Girl dies in rugby scrum machine incident
- 5:53 Karakia, speeches for girl who died in scrum machine incident
- 6:08 Who will replace Steve Hansen as All Blacks coach?
- 6:12 New Work and Income office to keep staff and clients safe - MSD
- 6:23 Why we moved to NZ after Trump was elected
Thursday, 13 December 2018
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Thursday, 13 December 2018
- 5:09 MSD’s treatment ‘didn’t make me feel human’
- 5:22 Synthetics suppliers told: 'We'll come after you and we'll find you'
- 5:25 Grant Robertson unveils plans for next year's Budget
- 5:32 PM: Text from Karel Sroubek’s friend ‘unsolicited’
- 5:37 Evening business for 13 December 2018
- 5:40 Prized car stuck in limbo amid ongoing WOF saga
- 5:44 Builder loses licence for underquoting work
- 5:47 Inquest into death in Samoan jail closes
- 5:51 Call for dog ban on beaches to protect penguins
- 5:56 Kendra Cocksedge set to make rugby history?
- 6:08 Bar Association: Murder accused must be given a fair trial
- 6:14 Papakura marae launches papakainga project
- 6:18 EV charging stations spark parking complaints
- 6:21 Public get first glimpse of Terracotta Wariors at Te Papa
- 6:24 Humpback whale surfaces alongside Auckland boat
Wednesday, 12 December 2018
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Wednesday, 12 December 2018
- 5:08 Grace Millane's family says she'll 'forever be a kiwi'
- 5:09 Air NZ passengers urged to not make changes ahead of strike decision
- 5:13 Grace Millane's family to take body home as vigils held around NZ
- 5:16 Vigils held throughout NZ in memory of Grace Millane
- 5:21 Birds left on Parliament's steps didn't die from 1080
- 5:33 Evening business for 12 December 2018
- 5:39 353 Greyhound racing dogs killed, died from illness or were euthanised
- 5:44 Mental health services, library merge proving successful combination
- 5:51 Brand new natural hazards monitoring centre opens in Lower Hutt
- 5:54 Anti-1080 float wins top prize at Taupō Christmas Parade
- 6:08 Vigils begin in memory of Grace Millane
- 6:15 Animal abuse linked to family violence, researcher says
- 6:21 Samoa’s Attorney General didn’t want witness to give evidence
- 6:24 Gore locals urged to conserve water
Tuesday, 11 December 2018
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Tuesday, 11th December 2018
- 5:09 MSD ordered to wipe debt of seriously ill beneficiary
- 5:18 Police appeal for help in locating shovel re Millane enquiry
- 5:22 Medicinal cannabis legislation passes final reading
- 5:25 Some Kaikōura residents 'disgusted' at decision to move properties
- 5:34 Evening business for Tuesday 11 December
- 5:39 Canterbury Regional Council stand by water export decision
- 5:42 One in four women from high income households suffer violence
- 5:46 Inquest into death in Samoan prison begins
- 5:49 National party demand answers over absent Kiwibuild head
- 5:52 IPCA slams officer over conflict of interest
- 5:56 Napier residents told brown tap water 'perfectly safe'
- 6:08 MSD deputy CEO to apologise to seriously ill beneficiary
- 6:18 Language bill drawn from ballot
- 6:21 Iconic Waitākere track may reopen this summer
- 6:25 NZ tennis star Marina Erakovic announces retirement
Monday, 10 December 2018
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Monday, 10 December 2018
- 5:08 PM: Kiwis ‘overwhelmingly’ hurt, shamed over Grace Millane’s death
- 5:10 Judge to Millane family: ‘Your grief must be desperate’
- 5:14 Mystery surrounds Kiwibuild boss’s absence
- 5:19 Air NZ/Union negotiations could run into the night
- 5:26 SPCA investigating man who allegedly got cat stoned
- 5:34 Evening business for Monday 10 December
- 5:38 1/5 kiwi kids don’t have access to healthy food
- 5:42 City Mission's annual christmas drive biggest yet
- 5:48 Warriors coach tries to diffuse war of words with Johnson
- 5:51 What is the mystery, yellow substance bothering Waitara residents?
- 5:55 Relief as heritage town centre opens after six-year fight
- 6:08 Man accused of killing Grace Millane keeps name secret
- 6:13 Children in state care fragile after ‘trauma upon trauma’
Friday, 7 December 2018
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Friday, 7 December 2018
- 5:09 Police hold ‘grave fears’ for Grace Millane’s safety
- 5:14 Tomorrow's Schools are not fit for today
- 5:17 CDHB responds to escalating assaults at Hillmorton Hospital
- 5:34 Halifax investors have no idea when they'll get their money
- 5:34 Evening business for 7 December 2018
- 5:38 Investigation into CTV engineer to be reopened
- 5:42 NZTA inspectors tried to warn of non-compliance issues
- 5:46 Holiday plans of thousands up in air as airline strike looms
- 5:50 Woman who pimped out 14-year-old jailed for 2.5 years
- 5:56 PAK'nSAVE store shoots sparrows
- 6:09 Grace Millane last seen at Auckland hotel
- 6:12 School system letting down most disadvantaged students
- 6:20 New Dunedin Hospital building to open in 2023
- 6:26 Former engineer and territorial soldier returns to Defence with art
Thursday, 6 December 2018
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Thursday, 6th December 2018
- 5:09 Where is Grace Millane? Police search for missing traveller
- 5:14 Tip Top to stay Kiwi-owned? Fonterra says it will try
- 5:17 Fijian youth brought to NZ to boost school rugby team
- 5:25 Destiny Church demands govt funding, access to prisons
- 5:33 Evening business for Thursday 6 December
- 5:35 Huawei CFO arrested on US' request
- 5:41 Mycoplasma bovis spreads to Taranaki
- 5:46 Inflatable raft used to rescue floating calves
- 5:54 Immediate action being called on for elite athlete welfare
- 6:08 Police appeal for sightings of missing British backpacker
- 6:10 America's Cup given another $14.5m of ratepayers' money
- 6:13 Iraqi priest in NZ: ‘Please save our people’
Wednesday, 5 December 2018
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Wednesday 5 December, 2018
- 5:08 Auckland schools refuse to play St Kentigern's First XV
- 5:12 Herschel Fruean: Schools have right to poach rugby players
- 5:20 Simon Bridges ejected from House, MPs follow
- 5:23 Two thirds of teens exposed to porn
- 5:27 Police confident officers 'made the right decision' in police chase
- 5:33 Evening business for 5 December 2018
- 5:37 Huge turn out on first day of Northland's vaccination programme
- 5:45 Primary teachers holding out for better workload deal
- 5:48 Industrial action transformed teaching in Australia – NZ teacher
- 5:53 RNZ’s sports reporters quizzed ahead of awards
- 6:08 Leaker claims to be a National MP
- 6:11 Enough vaccines for targetted population - Northland DHB
- 6:20 NZ man’s close encounter with great white shark
- 6:24 The winner of Checkpoint’s RNZ sports reporter quiz is….
Tuesday, 4 December 2018
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Tuesday 4 December, 2018
- 5:08 Mental health system under-resourced, under pressure, unsustainable - report
- 5:13 Health Minister David Clark on Mental Health & Addiction inquiry
- 5:21 Farmer tells of lucky escape after cows killed by lightning
- 5:25 Legendary director Geoff Murphy remembered by fans and collaborators
- 5:29 Maggie Barry responds to bullying allegations
- 5:35 Evening business for Tuesday 4 December
- 5:39 Science teachers warn of national problems from poor science results
- 5:42 Rollie Heke sentenced for shooting at police, turbulent life revealed
- 5:51 Ballon d'Or for women victory overshadowed by inappropriate comment
- 5:54 U-17 women footballers World Cup bronze starts to sink in
- 6:09 Report paints grim picture of state of mental health and addiction in NZ
- 6:13 Malaysian woman disgusted by the amount of NZ plastic
- 6:17 Sports coach accused of sexually abusing athlete
- 6:23 Auckland teen terrified witnessing tree set on fire by lightning
Monday, 3 December 2018
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Monday, 3rd December 2018
- 5:09 Inside New Zealand's newest seclusion rooms
- 5:16 Seclusion rooms shouldn’t be used – Mental Health Foundation
- 5:19 Mental health nurses say CDHB bosses are ‘out of touch’
- 5:24 Teachers in hospital following lightning strike
- 5:26 Petone man was decapitated
- 5:33 Evening business for Monday 3 Dec
- 5:35 Simon Bridges backs embattled MP Maggie Barry
- 5:39 Council staff abused over non-traditional Santa
- 5:46 MSF report details severe mental health situation on Nauru
- 5:51 Families evacuated as 40mm of rain falls in just 40 minutes
- 5:55 Commuters outraged over Dunedin's cycleways overhaul
- 6:08 Seclusion is like 'being a prisoner in your head'
- 6:12 Fuel study will examine if we're being fleeced at the pump
- 6:17 What makes a good Santa...
Friday, 30 November 2018
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Friday, 30th November 2018
- 5:08 HNZ tenants evicted over meth tests on cusp of receiving compo
- 5:12 MTA lost confidence in NZTA over WOF licence concerns
- 5:17 51 whales dead after mass stranding on Chatham Islands
- 5:27 Oamaru on water restrictions as supply runs dangerously low
- 5:33 Evening Business for Friday 30 November 2018
- 5:36 Govt puts nearly $120m towards billion tree-planting goal
- 5:39 Jones defends comments about Provincial Growth Fund
- 5:44 Lower Hutt hard-hit by affordable housing shortage
- 5:48 Fighting in PNG's Enga causes "humanitarian crisis"
- 5:51 Celebrations as historic Fiordland viaduct reopens
- 5:55 Teacher transforms home into classroom for California kids
- 6:07 Flooding risk could force closure of Piha camp ground
- 6:15 Halifax investors 'shocked' their money was traded offshore
- 6:26 HIV tests distributed across Rwanda
Thursday, 29 November 2018
- 5:00 RNZ Checkpoint for Thursday 29th November, 2018
- 5:07 Peter Whittall misled Pike families, grieving mother says
- 5:18 10,000 vehicles recalled over WOF failures
- 5:24 No ‘systemic problem’ with RAL’s fleet - CEO
- 5:32 Trust us, govt urges Kiwis over Huawei decision
- 5:34 Evening business for 29 November 2018
- 5:36 Stewart Murray Wilson jailed again for historic rapes
- 5:42 Xmas comes early for the West Coast as govt splashes cash
- 5:43 Minister on legally shaky grounds, lawyer says
- 5:45 Meningitis victim’s nana wants vaccines for all NZers
- 5:56 World Cup final dream over for NZ U-17 women’s football team
- 6:07 Nurse left with severe burns after patient attack
- 6:07 Karel Sroubek speaks out from behind bars
- 6:20 Peter Whittall shouldn’t have solely been blamed – Pike River director
- 6:24 $15 tourist levy for Stewart Island too much, locals argue
Wednesday, 28 November 2018
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Wednesday, 28th November 2018
- 5:08 Karel Sroubek now liable for deportation
- 5:17 New LVR restrictions may help first home buyers
- 5:20 Tree crushes car at 100kmh: ‘It lined me up and took me out’
- 5:26 Neighbours fight over sickly goat
- 5:33 Evening business for Weds 28 Nov
- 5:36 Could iwi bank become the next Kiwibank?
- 5:45 Parents want MenW vaccines for kids, but supplies are dry
- 5:49 Warriors and Shaun Johnson part ways
- 5:53 Christchurch post office saved from closure by volunteers
- 5:57 Karel Sroubek’s mother ‘genuinely concerned’ about risk to son
- 6:08 Lees-Galloway changes decision on Karel Sroubek’s residency
- 6:12 Immigration NZ on Karel Sroubek decision
- 6:18 Changes to fix Warkworth intersection don't go far enough - locals
- 6:22 Some Parliament staff live in fear of colleagues - Mallard
- 6:28 Tourist hangs on for his life after pilot forgets to secure him
Tuesday, 27 November 2018
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Tuesday, 27th November 2018
- 5:09 Lance O’Sullivan: NZ health system is ‘f*****’
- 5:18 Rohit Singh found guilty of murdering ex-girlfriend
- 5:22 Review to probe bullying, harassment at Parliament
- 5:26 Police investigating complaints against Young Nats member
- 5:33 Evening business for 27 November 2018
- 5:38 'I knew they were all going to die'
- 5:42 Car-free trial to go ahead on Auckland's Queen St
- 5:52 Sending mail and paying bills will change
- 5:55 Mussel beds on the move to help clean up water
- 6:08 DHB gears up for mass vaccination programme
- 6:18 Business leaders welcome ERA bill changes
- 6:22 Prominent PNG journalist reinstated following suspension
Monday, 26 November 2018
- 5:00 RNZ Checkpoint for Monday 26 November, 2018
- 5:08 Vaccination programme announced for Northland
- 5:11 Northland DHB wants to vaccinate more children against MenW
- 5:18 145 whales die after stranding on Stewart Island
- 5:21 NZTA board chair: Failures ‘far worse than first thought’
- 5:29 Ireland dominate World Rugby awards
- 5:36 Evening business for Tuesday 26 November
- 5:38 Fatal bullet not confirmed as coming from police gun in Darfield shooting
- 5:46 $23m for more bikes in schools
- 5:49 Murder-accused obsessed with ex-girlfriend, Crown says
- 5:53 NZ U17 women's football team buzzing after historic win
- 5:55 Scott McLaughlin claims victory isn’t just his
- 6:08 Mother hopes vaccination programme will save lives
- 6:13 Stranded whales to be moved 15km for better chance of survival
- 6:20 A chance to not only go to the movies, but into the movies
- 6:23 One-off All Blacks-Tonga match announced
Friday, 23 November 2018
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Friday, 23rd November 2018
- 5:09 Concerns raised about City Rail Link after company crashes
- 5:14 Govt orders review of NZTA's regulatory functions
- 5:15 Secondary school teachers to strike
- 5:18 Appeal for CCTV footage as police investigate woman's death
- 5:20 Govt plans crackdown on vaping in bars and workplaces
- 5:24 Restored Kaikōura train ‘the best it’s ever been’
- 5:28 Otago town of Henley still cut-off after Tuesday's floods
- 5:35 Evening business for Fri 23 Nov
- 5:38 Hawke's Bay teen found guilty of murder
- 5:41 PPTA members voted 'overwhelmingly' in favour of strikes
- 5:49 Canterbury Rugby League wants sidelines to be booze-free
- 5:52 Sports wrap with RNZ's Clay Wilson
- 6:08 City Rail Link's CEO on parent company's financial woes
- 6:14 Police appeal for more info over pregnant woman's death
- 6:15 Human faeces and sanitary pads spill into Auckland creek
- 6:19 Te Amiorangi creates Kotuku festival to support rangatahi
- 6:23 Union claims truck drivers forced to accept low rates
- 6:26 Coastal Pacific Rail Line reopens
- 6:29 NZTA strips another garage of its licence to issue WOFs
Thursday, 22 November 2018
- 5:00 RNZ Checkpoint for Thursday 22 November, 2018
- 5:08 Dead man’s sister: ‘Get your warrant of fitness checked’
- 5:16 Sewage flows through central Otago town
- 5:20 Midwives begin rolling strike action, demanding better recognition
- 5:24 The Dargaville garage at the centre of WOF warnings
- 5:32 Evening business for Thursday 22 November
- 5:35 Kiwibank customers outraged at plans to shut their local branch
- 5:39 Jami-Lee Ross attends mental health unit's opening
- 5:41 Operation Burnham classified docs may be made public
- 5:45 14-year-old boy repeatedly denies killing homeless man
- 5:48 Mayor voted for ‘blackface’ float to win award
- 6:08 Tapanui could run out of water as Henley remains cut off
- 6:12 NZTA criticised for not focussing enough on safety
- 6:16 WOF garage stripped of licence passed NZTA review in 2017
Wednesday, 21 November 2018
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Wednesday, 21st November 2018
- 5:09 Garage owner says he was given no chance to defend himself
- 5:17 NZTA regrets not stopping errant garage from issuing WOFs
- 5:22 Heavy rains flood Otago farms
- 5:26 Fake psychiatrist confident, clever and ‘nuts’, co-worker says
- 5:36 Evening business for 21 November 2018
- 5:41 Should repeat drink drivers be banned from holding a licence?
- 5:46 Restrictions placed on paracetamol as stocks run low
- 5:50 Confidential material discussed as part of Operation Burnham inquiry
- 5:55 Marine wildlife suffers as plastic pollutes oceans
- 6:08 Govt announces $80m to fix Middlemore Hospital’s buildings
- 6:12 Rainy few days ahead for many parts of NZ
- 6:16 Murder-accused held victim as she lay dying, court told
- 6:20 More companies pull out of Auckland Pride Parade
- 6:26 64yo man breaks record for running the length of NZ
Tuesday, 20 November 2018
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Tuesday, 20th November 2018
- 5:09 Police to train for mine re-entry but still haven't made decision to go
- 5:17 Woman posing as psychiatrist never obtained medical degree
- 5:21 Dunedin drenched, volunteers called on to fill sandbags
- 5:25 $150 fine for no seatbelt in carpark
- 5:32 Evening business for 20 November 2018
- 5:36 Neglected New Plymouth neighbourhood to get 68 Kiwibuild homes
- 5:41 Beggars, rough sleepers banned from Tauranga retail centres
- 5:51 Auckland Council halts church rates rise
- 5:55 Ajaz Patel leads NZ to victory in his debut test
- 6:08 Otago residents stay put despite flooding concerns
- 6:11 Helen Clark: US, China tensions ‘like an economic cold war’
- 6:20 Govt moves to ban smoking in cars carrying children
- 6:22 $14m boost for fight against kauri dieback, myrtle rust
- 6:25 Pricey speedway proposal met with fierce resistance
Monday, 19 November 2018
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Monday, 19th November 2018
- 5:09 ‘No closure... no justice’ for CTV families
- 5:15 CTV engineer’s lawyers argue against investigation
- 5:17 Remembering Pike River miners, eight years on
- 5:21 ECE overhaul could see some centres put out of business
- 5:25 Snow falls to 400m as summer approaches
- 5:28 Brazen berry bandits halt self-service at farm
- 5:34 Evening Business for 19 November 2018
- 5:38 APEC fails to issue communique for the first time in 25 years
- 5:43 Frank Bainimarama reinstated as Fiji Prime Minister
- 5:47 14-year-old on trial for murder
- 5:56 The California wildfire refugees with nowhere to go
- 6:08 Bernie Monk: Police involved in Pike re-entry must be independent
- 6:10 No point pursuing Madeleine McCann case – she’s dead, criminal profiler says
- 6:16 Farmer describes destruction from raging tornado
- 6:20 Pride Parade's decision to ban police divides communities
Friday, 16 November 2018
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Friday, 16th November 2018
- 5:09 Record 190kg of cocaine found in banana shipment
- 5:19 Kiwibank to review incentives for staff to sell products
- 5:25 Schools divided over whether to keep annual prize-givings
- 5:34 Evening business for 16 November 2018
- 5:35 Royal Commission inquiry ‘a lost opportunity’ for some
- 5:40 All Blacks vs Ireland - the world's best do battle in Dublin
- 5:43 Redheads gather for first-of-its-kind national event
- 5:49 Free food for all as street pantries open up across NZ
- 5:55 Primary teachers finish week of strikes
- 6:09 PM plays down Malaysian PM's comments on South China Sea
- 6:16 Immigration NZ services described as being in chaos
- 6:22 Council bungle throws doors open to freedom campers
Thursday, 15 November 2018
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Thursday, 15th November 2018
- 5:09 Pike River miner’s mother ‘embarrassed’ about re-entry plans
- 5:17 Shane Jones promises to spend every cent of $3b fund
- 5:23 Court strikes putting people in danger – lawyer
- 5:33 Evening business for Thursday 15 Nov
- 5:37 SBW out of All Blacks’ game due to shoulder injury
- 5:45 NZ to host 2021 Women's Rugby World Cup
- 5:47 Tradies earn more than university graduates at age 30 - study
- 5:51 Central Hawke’s Bay doctors call for hospital to remain open
- 5:54 Onions on top of sausages, Bunnings tells fundraisers
- 6:08 Police decision won't hinder Pike River re-entry - Andrew Little
- 6:19 NZ Music Awards kick off in Auckland
- 6:24 Wheels on the bus go round, but not to this retirement village
Wednesday, 14 November 2018
- 5:00 Checkpoint for Wednesday 14th November, 2018
- 5:09 Pike River re-entry plan ‘victory for the little people’
- 5:12 The process of entering Pike River mine, but will police go in?
- 5:24 Mother of killed teen - 'there are no winners in this tragedy'
- 5:28 Mum shocked by $7000 internet bill
- 5:36 PM in Singapore for security and trade summits
- 5:44 Kaikōura property owners in limbo two years after quake
- 5:52 Household sewage leaking into Auckland’s beaches
- 5:56 Man fatally shot in Otara
- 6:08 Pike River mine entry aims to recover bodies
- 6:12 How it could be determined if anyone survived first Pike River explosion
- 6:19 Rain, flooding causes 28 Fiji polling stations to close
- 6:25 Canterbury teachers on strike
