All episodes
Thursday, 2 February 2017
- 5:00 Checkpoint with John Campbell, Thursday 2nd February
- 5:07 Indian students lose appeal against deportation order
- 5:14 PM kicks off election year with $500m plan to boost police
- 5:20 New rodeo footage shows cattle electric shocked, punched
- 5:23 Aus Correspondent discusses Trump / Turnbull phone call
- 5:27 Public weigh in on whether NZ citizenship is or isn't for sale
- 5:36 Evening business for Thursday 2 February
- 5:39 Havelock North locals demand accountability on water crisis
- 5:42 Breakers fwd Akil Mitchell returning just a week after horror eye injury
- 5:46 Elderly woman told to make appt to change bank details at WINZ
- 5:51 World's leading wine critic talks Pinot with John Campbell
- 6:07 PM explains why he's prioritised boosting police numbers
- 6:16 Parents call for more protections for disabled children
- 6:19 Apple shortage almost over, fruit company boss says
- 6:22 Seriously ill Royal Albatross chick making a comeback
- 6:28 Turnbull responds to Trump's 'dumb deal' tweet
Wednesday, 1 February 2017
- 5:00 Checkpoint with John Campbell, Wednesday 1 Febuary 2017
- 5:08 NZ to go to the polls on Sept 23 in what PM says will be the "growth" election
- 5:10 Parents furious over Akld dental clinic contamination scare
- 5:20 Confusion and condemnation swirls around immigration policy
- 5:24 Linton Country School's principal, teacher, caretaker
- 5:36 Evening business for 1 Febuary 2017
- 5:38 Te Papa puts bug burger on its menu
- 5:42 Insurer Southern Response appealing granting of class action
- 5:50 Peter Thiel visited NZ 4 times before gaining citizenship
- 5:56 Southland ratepayers group want end to cycle trail spending
- 5:57 Missing German tourist survived on Mt Taranaki on Skittles
- 6:09 Internal Affairs releases documents on Thiel's citizenship
- 6:12 PM doesn't rule out coalition with NZ First
- 6:13 PM's election date announcement not a surprise
- 6:15 US republicans increasingly turn against their new President
- 6:21 Kaikoura schools still feeling impact of quake
- 6:24 Police Assoc head puts his name forward for Ohariu seat
- 6:28 Te Papa's bug slider a hit with RNZ's sports editor
Tuesday, 31 January 2017
- 5:00 Checkpoint with John Campbell, Tuesday 31 January 2017
- 5:08 US correspondent discusses Trump's sacking of the acting AG
- 5:12 Bill English comes under fire over response to Trump ban
- 5:21 Kiwis urge PM to take stronger stance against Trump
- 5:22 Iran-NZ dual nationals unsure of US travel conditions
- 5:26 Govt unable to say whether NZ dual nationals affected by ban
- 5:28 Investigation into CERA staff using positions for personal gain
- 5:35 Migration to NZ hits another record high despite tighter rules
- 5:38 Evening business for 31 January 2017
- 5:43 Earthquake survivor says Wgtn must cordon around unsafe sites
- 5:47 Opinions divided on memorial to quake victims in Christchurch
- 5:50 David Shearer leaves family in NZ to take on UN role in Sudan
- 5:56 SPCA calls for ban on selling non-desexed cats
- 6:10 Wellingtonians are divided over Bill English's response
- 6:12 US lawyers are standing against Donald Trump
- 6:19 US man deported after arriving with medicinal cannabis
- 6:26 Could Dunedin revive the Rugby Sevens?
Monday, 30 January 2017
- 5:00 Checkpoint with John Campbell, Monday 30 January 2017
- 5:07 At least 5 killed in attack on Canadian mosque
- 5:10 States begin legal action to fight Trump order
- 5:15 Dreams die as Trump's immigration order enforced
- 5:17 Arab-Americans shocked & vow to fight Trump's immigration order
- 5:23 PM condemns Trump's Muslim immigration ban
- 5:25 Nathan Guy defends Peter Thiel citizenship
- 5:29 Havelock North water inquiry focuses on faeces in pond
- 5:36 Evening business for 30 January 2017
- 5:39 Is the Wellington Sevens tournament on death row?
- 5:44 Girl with Crohn's wants access to workplace toilets
- 5:48 Taranaki stream returns positive test for 1080
- 5:51 Waikanae hedge a 'traffic hazard', neighbours say
- 5:58 Kapiti Coast council urge hedge owner to trim it back
- 6:09 Trump stands firm despite growing protests
- 6:16 PM insists response to US immigration ban isn't meek
- 6:19 Police appeal after judge dismisses case on semi-nude photos
- 6:21 Ministry defends school building programme
Friday, 27 January 2017
- 5:00 Checkpoint with John Campbell, Friday 27th January 2017
- 5:07 Donald Trump vows to force Mexico to pay for wall
- 5:12 'Mexico will never pay for that f...g wall' - former president
- 5:13 Trump pandering to Wall Street as markets boom
- 5:20 Bumper to bumper on the southern as motorists flee for alternate routes
- 5:21 Chch earthquake battle with Tower entering 7th year
- 5:29 Breakers forward Akil Mitchell describes moment his eye fell out
- 5:37 Evening business for 27 Jan 2017
- 5:40 Nikki Kaye returns to Parliament, hopeful of new role
- 5:53 Race Relations Commissioner wants review of hate speech laws
- 5:56 Wellington Mayor Justin Lester walks away from horror car crash
- 6:11 Kapiti Coast heading for housing crisis, mayor warns
- 6:14 Finance Minister warns house buyers about rising interest rates
- 6:15 4500 cows to be shipped will be safe, exporting company says
- 6:17 Police are advising motorists to expect delays
- 6:20 Northland farmers struggling with hot, dry summer
- 6:23 Breakers manager describes moment of Akil Mitchell's horrific e
Thursday, 26 January 2017
- 5:00 Checkpoint with John Campbell, Thursday 26th January 2017
- 5:08 US/Mexico wall 'will kill'
- 5:14 Trump signals review of 'black site' prisons
- 5:17 PM English defends Peter Thiel citizenship
- 5:19 Who is Peter Theil?
- 5:24 Inflation back over 1 percent for first time in two years
- 5:27 Driverless electric vehicle launched at Chch Airport
- 5:35 Evening business for 26 January 2017
- 5:38 Report - more timely response needed on Havelock water problem
- 5:41 Review of Wgtn mental health services finds serious errors
- 5:44 Peter Dunne launches petition to move summer holidays
- 5:49 Former youth detainee says police cell was like "torture"
- 5:52 New Marlborough salmon farms could cutdown pollution
- 5:55 Usain Bolt stripped of gold medal after teammate caught doping
- 6:08 Trump to push ahead with Mexico wall & crack down on immigrants
- 6:10 Grave fears for impact Trump will have on Central American families
- 6:15 Elderly man attacked in front of grandchildren at Auckland park
- 6:17 Engineers needed in Wellington for quake strengthening work
- 6:20 Two days out, 15k Sevens tickets still to sell
- 6:23 Auckland family describe Rotorua 'hotel hell'
Wednesday, 25 January 2017
- 5:00 Checkpoint with John Campbell, Wednesday 25th January 2017
- 5:09 Ariane Wyler talks about being reunited with her daughter
- 5:14 Alan Langdon fails to appear in court
- 5:21 Owners of 300 buildings told to secure masonry
- 5:24 Dirty classrooms, under-qualified tutors at failed institute
- 5:31 Teen cruising down Kaimai Ranges on cart goes viral
- 5:32 Evening business for 25 January 2017
- 5:36 Waitomo Caves shut down for high carbon dioxide levels
- 5:39 Campground owners defend visitor bans and fees
- 5:50 World-renowned Dunedin study gets a permanent home
- 6:08 Bill English on the challenges of his first month as PM
- 6:19 Police issue arrest warrant for Alan Langdon
- 6:22 Ariane Wylan delighted at daughter's safe return
- 6:24 Iwi and residents meet over controversial Akld housing proposal
- 6:28 First self-driving bus line opens in Paris
- 6:29 Aussies urged to capture deadly spiders for anti-venom
Tuesday, 24 January 2017
- 5:00 Checkpoint with John Campbell, Tuesday 24th January 2017
- 5:07 Pike River survivor Daniel Rockhouse believes it's safe to enter
- 5:14 Companies pull rodeo sponsorship over alleged animal abuse
- 5:16 Gareth Morgan calls Winston Peters an Uncle Tom at Ratana
- 5:21 Government admits Christchurch mental health clinic not ideal
- 5:35 Trade boosters rue TPP collapse after Trump scraps US participa
- 5:38 PM not optimistic about possibility of bilateral trade deal
- 5:39 Evening business for 24 January 2017
- 5:42 Concerns raised over proposed school starting age change
- 5:46 Christchurch City Council pressured to pay $28m towards carpark
- 5:49 Unemployed teachers rubbish Auckland teacher shortage claims
- 5:52 Stoush brewing over reroof of historic Gables building
- 5:56 Will this year's Oscars be less white?
- 6:07 Pike River survivor offers to enter mine saying he needs closure
- 6:13 NZ trade envoy says TPP not dead despite Trump pulling US out
- 6:17 Winston Peters responds to Gareth Morgan's Ratana snipes
- 6:21 Gareth Morgan and Winston Peters exchange war of words
Monday, 23 January 2017
- 5:07 Rodeo footage shows animals restrained, in distress
- 5:13 MPI head of animal welfare discusses rodeo footage
- 5:23 Shortage of beds sees teenagers held in police cells
- 5:28 Children's Commissioner says scrap putting kids in police cells
- 5:36 Vigil to be held in Melbourne's Federation Square
- 5:39 Evening business for 23 Jan 2017
- 5:43 PM praises Ratana church for welcome, compares to Waitangi
- 5:45 Documents show ratepayer cash supporting private enterprise
- 5:51 For many in NZ, it's the summer that wasn't
- 5:54 New water networks for Wellington years away
- 5:56 Sign of the Kiwi re-opens in Christchurch - locals delight
- 6:08 SPCA asking for rodeo ban following release of new footage
- 6:11 Trump White House vows 'tooth & nail' battle with the media
- 6:15 AP White House reporter discusses Trump's media relationship
- 6:24 Jolisa Gracewood on the march in New York
Thursday, 22 December 2016
- 5:00 Checkpoint with John Campbell, Thursday 22 December 2016
- 5:07 Three die and three escape Auckland house fire
- 5:10 Family friend speaks about man critically injured in fire
- 5:12 Household spending and construction boost GDP by 1.1%
- 5:19 Stores seek compo for disruption from Akld's City Rail Link project
- 5:22 Govt called on to help restore Auckland's St James Theatre
- 5:26 No Chch cathedral decision this side of Christmas
- 5:31 Checkpoint looks back on the stories from 2016, part four
Wednesday, 21 December 2016
- 5:00 Checkpoint with John Campbell, Wednesday 21st December 2016
- 5:08 Ten year culture-change shake-up for Wellington Rugby Union
- 5:11 Upper Hutt woman was victim of execution-style killing
- 5:12 Kaikoura celebrates as SH1 south reopens to daytime traffic
- 5:20 Turkish police arrest family of Russian ambassador's killer
- 5:22 Explosion at Mexican fireworks market kills at least 27
- 5:22 Kaikoura family facing homeless Christmas
- 5:23 Lifeguards stretched as they attend non-beach incidents
- 5:31 Checkpoint looks back on the stories from 2016, part three
Tuesday, 20 December 2016
- 5:00 Checkpoint with John Campbell, Tuesday 20th December 2016
- 5:10 Was the truck crash in Germany an act of terrorism?
- 5:16 PM says he's not a feminist, his deputy is 'most days'
- 5:19 Property owner criticises council's list for extra quake checks
- 5:21 Hundreds turn out for a ride with drug cheat Lance Armstrong
- 5:24 Low-tech solution keeps Kaikoura retailers in business
- 5:28 Signs positive Chch Cathedral will be restored, group says
- 5:32 Checkpoint looks back on the stories from 2016 , part two
Monday, 19 December 2016
- 5:00 Checkpoint with John Campbell, Monday 19th December 2016
- 5:08 Tourists return to Kaikoura as Inland Rd reopens
- 5:11 Kiwi in Bali jail on drugs charges could get out early
- 5:15 Police to start testing city wastewater for drugs
- 5:16 National party ceding Mt Albert by-election
- 5:18 Cabinet minister Alfred Ngaro discusses his new position
- 5:24 Auckland City Mission pleads for donations amid Xmas rush
- 5:31 Checkpoint looks back on the stories from 2016
Friday, 16 December 2016
- 5:00 Checkpoint with John Campbell, Friday 16th December 2016
- 5:07 Bennett says she's proud of getting homeless into homes
- 5:09 Special Housing Areas, but where are all the houses?
- 5:12 Muslim man says he was offered govt money to spy on community
- 5:26 Anger over harbour master been stood down over orca rescue
- 5:32 Evening business for 16 December 2016
- 5:40 Four realtors fined $10 million for price fixing
- 5:43 Class action against Southern Response to proceed
- 5:47 Last survivor from Colombia plane crash leaves hospital
- 5:57 Police bust cannabis growing operation in Akld rental houses
- 6:07 Extraordinary changes to Kaikoura coastline after quake
- 6:16 Humanitarian groups plead government to take in refugees fleein
- 6:18 Real estate ruling a shot across the bow of the old boys networ
- 6:22 Govt tries to get disputing Ngapuhi hapu back on track
Thursday, 15 December 2016
- 5:07 Major congestion into Akld Airport might last for months
- 5:13 How long does it take to reach Auckland Airport
- 5:17 First person sentenced for people trafficking in NZ
- 5:26 NZ Swimming loses $400,000 in funding due to poor performance
- 5:35 Evening Business for 15 December 2016
- 5:39 40 minutes to drive from central Auckland to the airport
- 5:41 Living wage for Auckland Council staff clears another hurdle
- 5:44 Residents rescue treasured belongings from Wellington apartment
- 5:48 Govt to rebuild coastal Kaikoura road and rail corridor
- 5:51 Father, grandfather discharged without conviction over death
- 5:54 Fishing club upset over locals using the boat ramp
- 6:08 ANZ staff evacuate Wellington premises
- 6:14 Sports groups win and lose in funding shake-up
- 6:27 Marama Fox sings a Christmas song for Checkpoint
Wednesday, 14 December 2016
- 12:00 RNZ Checkpoint with John Campbell, Wednesday 14th December 2016
- 5:07 Auckland caravan park gets 472k in WINZ payments in two years
- 5:14 Tuaine Murray and family move to another hotel
- 5:26 Four houses evacuated, more on notice amid large fire in Mataka
- 5:29 Father of kidnapped toddler says it was a wake up call about security
- 5:37 Evening business for 14 Dec 2016
- 5:46 Security of Gisborne power supply under scrutiny
- 5:49 Bill English prepares to reshuffle his cabinet
- 5:52 $70m boost for NZ rugby players' salaries
- 5:55 Tourism support package for Hurunui announced
- 5:58 Tourist attacked by seal in Abel Tasman National Park
- 6:07 State homes empty for months awaiting redevelopment
- 6:11 Budgeting service outraged at families living in WINZ-funded mo
- 6:13 David Seymour on why motels are reluctant to rent to WINZ clients
- 6:20 Finishing touches to $1.4bn Auckland Waterview Connection
- 6:24 Report finds migrant worker exploitation rife in NZ
Tuesday, 13 December 2016
- 5:00 Checkpoint with John Campbell, Tuesday 13th December 2016
- 5:10 WINZ is paying $2,300 to house family in motel
- 5:14 What does $2300 get you in Auckland's rental market
- 5:15 Winston Peters volunteers to enter Pike River mine himself
- 5:21 Mining expert explains his plan to safely re-enter Pike River
- 5:27 RNZ reporter Conan Young seeks answers at Solid Energy HQ
- 5:28 Power due to come back on in Gisborne this evening
- 5:34 Evening business for 13 December 2016
- 5:39 PM to reveal Cabinet on Sunday, but one minister jumps first
- 5:43 Police investigate disappearance of young Rotorua boy
- 5:45 Man jailed for 11 and a half years for 4-hour long sex attack
- 5:48 Little support for national standards from teachers
- 5:56 Hairdressers to spread Civil Defence warnings in novel trial
- 6:07 Pike River families present peer-reviewed plan for safe mine re
- 6:08 Greymouth locals weigh in on Pike River re-rentry
- 6:11 Bill English considers benefit hike to tackle child poverty
- 6:16 Ministry of Social Development says Murray family high priority
- 6:17 Auckland eyes bringing forward train order as passengers jump
- 6:19 Power gradually restored in Gisborne
- 6:22 Council backs down over water contaimination court action
- 6:26 Papatoetoe woman plays father xmas for children in poverty
Monday, 12 December 2016
- 5:00 Checkpoint with John Campbell, Monday 12th December 2016
- 5:07 Bill English and Paula Bennett - NZ's new leaders
- 5:13 Bill English explains what he hopes to achieve as PM
- 5:23 Plane crash in Gisborne kills 2, cuts power to district
- 5:25 Inquiry into failing power poles recommends big changes
- 5:28 Joseph Parker's parents talk to Checkpoint about their son's win
- 5:35 Evening business for 12 December 2016
- 5:39 New PM Bill English open to idea of meeting Pike River famillies
- 5:42 Owner of road into Pike Mine gifts legal control to victims' families
- 5:46 NZTA hopes to soon reopen SH1 between Chch & Kaikoura
- 5:48 Inquiry begins into Havelock North water contamination
- 5:55 Food vendors say online sellers unfairly avoiding fees
- 6:08 New Zealand has two new leaders
- 6:14 Political editor Jane Patterson live from parliament
- 6:18 Housing slowdown expected to make little impact
- 6:26 Rotorua Voluntary Wheelchair van stolen, leaving patients stranded
Friday, 9 December 2016
- 5:00 Checkpoint with John Campbell, Friday 9th December 2016
- 5:07 Principal's message for government: 'Help the kids'
- 5:19 Family of stop-go killer Quinton Winders maintains innocence
- 5:23 Paula Bennett favoured by caucus for deputy PM
- 5:26 Bill English signals move towards greater social investment
- 5:34 Evening business for 9 Dec 2016
- 5:38 Aftershocks continue to rock Solomon Islands
- 5:40 Quake-affected businesses say they need more help
- 5:42 Senior Auckland Transport official found guilty of bribery
- 5:44 Wellington business owner still paying rent for office he can't
- 5:50 Joseph Parker and Andy Ruiz Jr prepare for championship fight
- 5:53 Nanogirl gives power of flight to a rural Taranaki school
- 6:08 Simon Bridges confident he can get votes for deputy
- 6:13 John Key spends final working day in PM job in Chch
- 6:17 American astronaut John Glenn dies
- 6:20 Lower Hutt supermarket to be built in 24 hours
- 6:25 Big Aroha for The Slacks' Big Aroha song
Thursday, 8 December 2016
- 5:00 RNZ Checkpoint with John Campbell, Thursday 8th December 2016
- 5:07 Bill English has PM job in the bag
- 5:10 Bill English set to become NZ's next PM
- 5:17 Bill English the only one left in race for PM
- 5:21 Power restored to Far North after towers damaged
- 5:25 Lydia Ko's dumped coach concerned about golfer's future
- 5:32 News from the business sector, including a market report.
- 5:36 Napier police officers found not guilty of assault
- 5:42 Quake-damaged Lancaster Park set to face the wrecking ball
- 5:45 Former Telford horse students say closing it a tragedy
- 5:49 Tiny settlement of Rakautara marooned after quake
- 5:57 Checkpoint plays Nats in the Hat to find NZ's next deputy PM
- 6:07 Competition for deputy role alive, English says
- 6:10 Kaikoura cuts government surplus as half year books revealed
- 6:14 Shearer to leave Parliament for UN job in South Sudan
- 6:17 Auckland mayor sets up taskforce to fix city's housing woes
- 6:22 Wellington's inner-city residents want financial help to streng
Wednesday, 7 December 2016
- 5:08 Two National MPs want to be deputy PM, ideally under Bill English
- 5:11 Youth justice age to be raised to 18
- 5:20 Kindergartens asking govt to buy their land
- 5:22 Solid Energy says plans for a re-entry to Pike River are reckless
- 5:26 Gerald Hope has met with man convicted of murdering daughter
- 5:28 Demand increases at Auckland City Mission
- 5:33 Evening Business for 7 December 2016
- 5:36 Former MFAT officials get compensation & apology
- 5:40 11% of Wellington office space shut down after quake
- 5:44 Disappointment in international test results
- 5:47 Barack Obama defends record on national security
- 5:51 Fears a parking vigilante operating in suburban Wellington
- 5:53 Surfers worried quakes have killed Kaikoura breaks
- 6:08 Possible Deputy PMs stake their claims
- 6:17 Court told how actor kissed, touched, & performed sex acts on s
- 6:26 Compensation to former diplomats kept secret
Tuesday, 6 December 2016
- 5:00 Checkpoint with John Campbell, Tuesday 6 December 2016
- 5:08 Judith Collins: Why I want to be PM
- 5:16 Bill English puts bid in to be NZ's next PM
- 5:21 Health Minister Jonathan Coleman throws hat in ring for PM's job
- 5:26 Matthew Hooton on who will be the next PM
- 5:37 Evening business for 6 December 2016
- 5:40 Daughter of elderly assault victim says mother's assailants are low lifes
- 5:42 13,000 salmon dead following burglary in South Westland
- 5:47 Akld iwi to build 300 houses after buying land from govt
- 5:50 Wellington Phoenix says it will appoint replacement coach by Christmas
- 5:55 Surfers chain up toilet block, tell campers to leave in Taranaki
- 6:07 Three MPs in the running for National Party leadership
- 6:11 Kaikoura farmers celebrate return of milker trucks in and out of town
- 6:14 Parliamentarians urged to show interest in righting historical wrongs
- 6:18 John Campbell visits Mt Roskill in wake of weekend's by-election
Monday, 5 December 2016
- 1:30 Prime Minister John Key is stepping down
- 1:33 RNZ political editor - Jane Patterson
- 1:37 MP Peter Dunne
- 1:40 Former Prime Minister Jim Bolger
- 1:43 Market reaction to John Key's resignation news
- 1:45 ACT party leader - David Seymour
- 1:50 Former RNZ Political Editor - Brent Edwards
- 1:53 Labour Leader - Andrew Little
- 1:56 Blogger David Farrar
- 5:00 Checkpoint with John Campbell, Monday 5th December 2016
- 5:07 "The timing feels right" - PM
- 5:22 Bill English to announce leadership intentions tomorrow
- 5:24 Time to pay tribute to Key's public service - Labour leader
- 5:31 RNZ political editor discusses implications of Key's resignation
- 5:36 Mixed reaction from business, unions to PM's resignation
- 5:39 Evening Business for 5 December 2016
- 5:42 "You could have knocked me down with a feather" - Judith Collins
- 5:46 Former National Party president says English best option to replace Key
- 5:51 Shock in PM's Helensville electorate at news of John Key's resignation
- 5:53 Dunedin reacts to PM's resignation
- 5:54 Former PM says every leader must face stepping down
- 6:07 Prime Minister John Key resigns from job
- 6:09 Opposition parties react to PM's resignation
- 6:14 Pharmac signs new deal giving women access to new cancer treatment
- 6:18 Marlborough residents say stress of continual quakes too much to bear
- 6:21 Demo work starts on quake-damaged Queensgate mall
- 6:25 Hundreds of soft toys en route to Kaikoura from Wairarapa school
Friday, 2 December 2016
- 12:00 Checkpoint with John Campbell, Friday 2nd December 2016
- 5:07 Pike River Mine victims' families: Why we won't give up
- 5:19 Dumping debris into sea likely to harm Kaikoura's biodiversity
- 5:24 Police officer drowns trying to help his daughter
- 5:26 Post-quake jitters for Wellington property market
- 5:29 Buzz Aldrin to spend night in Chch hospital for observation
- 5:33 Evening business for 2 December 2016
- 5:37 More details emerge into what caused fatal LaMia plane crash
- 5:40 Mt Roskill by-election candidates on the home straight
- 5:45 Family of missing fisherman cling to hope his body can be found
- 5:48 Government being boxed into a corner
- 5:51 Christchurch restaurants losing business due to roadworks
- 5:54 Quakes, shocks & maths errors mar 2016 NCEA exam session
- 5:58 Australian man builds 4 metre Xmas tree out of 2,500 beer cans
- 6:07 Pike River mine victims' families gather near entrance
- 6:17 Bed tax among ideas of new tourism-industry report
- 6:20 New head of cash-strapped Wgtn DHB
- 6:24 Cardinal delivers Pope's message to people of Kaikoura
