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Strippers allegations against Chiefs unsubstantiated - Steve Tew
NZ Rugby CEO Steve Tew is disappointed Chiefs players hired a stripper for their end of season function - but says their investigation found everything that happened was consensual. Video, Audio
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Pahiatua water issues impacting local businesses
7 Sep 2016Frustrated residents and business owners in Pahiatua are relieved a test of the town's water bore has come back negative for E Coli for the second day in a row. Audio
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Principal under-whelmed by targeted funding
7 Sep 2016Schools found out today how much money they'll get next year from new funding targeted at children from welfare dependent families. Naenae College's principal says it's not much at all. Audio
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Donald Trump ahead in US election polls
7 Sep 2016Donald Trump appears to have wiped out the lead enjoyed by his presidential rival Hillary Clinton according to the latest opinion polls. Audio
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Wannabe Auckland mayors discuss Maori seats
7 Sep 2016Former Labour leader Phil Goff will push for dedicated Maori seats on the Auckland Council if he's elected, but other mayoral candidates don't agree. Video, Audio
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Democracy or more of the same in Canterbury
7 Sep 2016Democracy may be returning to Canterbury's regional council elections this year but commentators say the system has already been rigged. Video, Audio
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Evening business for 7 Sept 2016
News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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PM arrives in Laos for East Asia Summit
7 Sep 2016Prime Minister John Key has just arrived in Laos for the 18-nation East Asia Summit. Our deputy political editor Chris Bramwell joins Checkpoint from Laos' capital Vientiane. Audio
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Dunedin motorcyclist's sister responds to driver's sentencing
The tourist driver who killed Dunedin man Riley Baker last month was sentenced today. Baker's sister tells Checkpoint she wants testing and more help for tourist drivers. Video, Audio
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Colin Craig allegedly sent love poems to press secretary
7 Sep 2016Letters and love poems were read out in the High Court today in the defamation trial against former Conservative Party leader Colin Craig. RNZ reporter Sarah Robson joins Checkpoint. Video, Audio
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Labour hijacks urgent debate in Parliament
7 Sep 2016Question Time in Parliament was cancelled for the first time in eight years today as Labour hijacked an urgent debate on special housing areas. Audio
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Chiefs players warned as stripper's allegations dismissed
New Zealand Rugby won't be chargng any of the Chiefs players with misconduct, saying an alleged assault on a stripper at an end of season event "did not take place as reported". Video, Audio
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