John Campbell

Full episode of Checkpoint with John Campbell for Thursday 26 October 2017. Jacinda Adern is sworn in as Prime Minister. Video

The High Court ruling into the National Party's use of Eminem's song referenced Professor of Law James Boyle's work 'Theft! A History of Music'. He talks to John Campbell. Video, Audio

The new Labour-led Government will increase the hourly rate to $20 within the next three years. Some business owners say it could put them off hiring young workers with no experience. Video, Audio

New ministers Andrew Little, Carmel Sepuloni, Willie Jackson and Nanaia Mahuta spoke to Bridget Burke about what they'd like to change and what they hope to achieve over the next three years. Video, Audio

Reducing child poverty is chief among the new Labour Government's goals, as is addressing housing, which has been brought back into one portfolio after National split it into three. Video, Audio

A proposal to put housing on a Christchurch park, which is currently used as a golf course, has been called a land grab because it's not within the red zone. Video, Audio

Over 65s tell Laura Tupou they'll be taking up the Government's free yearly doctor's visits, but some say it won't make much of a difference in the long-run. Video, Audio

Labour's Chris Hipkins will replace National's Nikki Kaye as the new Minister of Education. His associates are Kelvin Davis, Jenny Salesa, and New Zealand First's Tracey Martin. Video, Audio

Tamihere's lawyer, Murray Gibson, says he will approach the new Prime Minister and ask her to follow the same process Rob Muldoon did in the Arthur Alan Thomas case. Video, Audio

News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio

Protesters and Fletcher shareholders clashed with board members in a meeting today after the company slashed its profit forecast because of the $160m hit it took in its building and interiors section.

The High Court has ruled the National Party breached copyright by using Eminem's song 'Lose Yourself' in its 2014 election campaign ad. Eminem's publisher Joel Martin responds. Video, Audio

Southern DHB's CEO Chris Fleming says there "will be some harm" caused to the 569 urology patients who have waited longer for treatment than they should under the Ministry of Health guidelines. Video, Audio

John Campbell meets Dunedin man Stephen Hoffman, whose cancer spread while he waited 11 months for surgery. He's now terminally ill and waiting on DHB paperwork to get ACC support.  Video, Audio

Grant Robertson is New Zealand's new finance minister. He says there is enough money to carry through with the new government's "ambitious programme". Video, Audio

Incoming Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has unveiled the team that will be helping her run the country - a mix of ministers from Labour, New Zealand First and the Greens. Video, Audio

The historic Sutton Bridge near Middlemarch in Otago is being removed after it collapsed in the Taieri flood in July, but its future remains unclear. Video, Audio

Bill English has been re-elected unopposed as the leader of the National Party, and he's promising to stay on until 2020 and fight to win the next election. Video, Audio