John Campbell
Children encourage parents to enrol and vote
In poorer parts of Porirua and the Hutt Valley, children have been checking the electoral roll and convincing relatives that they should sign up to vote. Video, Audio
Concern ACC modelling focussed solely on moving people on
Lawyers and advocacy groups for injured people are worried ACC is using its computer model, which predicts how long a client will use its services, to get people off ACC. Audio
Arrests and seizures in Police fight against synthetic drugs
Three kilograms of raw product, with a street value of $1.5 million was seized, alongside a seperate investigation that resulted in three arrests for supply. Audio
Evening business for 15 September 2017
News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
First freight chugs into Chch from Picton since Kaikoura quake
The first freight train since the devastating Kaikoura earthquake has chugged into Christchurch, after an historic 348 kilometre journey from Picton. Video, Audio
Pressure goes on as polls show National, Labour are neck & neck
With polls showing National and Labour are neck and neck with just a week to go of the election campaign, the pressure is ramping up for Bill English and Jacinda Ardern. Audio
SaveMart fires workers after safety complaints - union
Video - Union workers who complained about unsafe conditions at SaveMart stores have been made redundant, soon after John Campbell was invited to the New Lynn store to see it for himself. Video, Audio
National MP Jian Yang's work history detailed
What was the National Party told about Jian Yang's work history prior to his selection as a list MP? Audio
VIDEO: 30mins with Bill English on Checkpoint
National leader Bill English sits down with John Campbell for the first of Checkpoint's leader interviews in the lead-up to the election. Video, Audio
Ardern appalled over treatment of grandfather
The Labour leader is appalled the Waikato District Health Board tried to discharge her 85 year old grandfather just before midnight last night. Audio
Horses invited inside during Hurricane Irma
Video of two horses brought inside to weather Hurricaine Irma safely in Florida has been viewed more than two million times. Video, Audio
Calls grow for addiction rehabilitation beds in Tauranga
There are no residential drug and alcohol rehabilitation facilities in the Bay of Plenty, aside from a single detox bed in Whakatane Hospital. Audio
Dr Bryce Edwards on latest election poll results
A Newshub-Reid Research poll out tonight shows National has rebounded to 47.3 per cent up 4 per cent and 10 points ahead of Labour which is down 1.6 per cent to 37.8. Audio
Barbers say police warn them to cut out serving a tipple & a trim
Police warn barbershops not to serve their customers alcohol when they're getting a haircut unless they have a licence. Audio
Donations flood in after decile school lunchbox comparisons
Children at a South Auckland primary school won't go without lunch anymore, after Checkpoint looked at the state of lunchboxes at Auckland schools. Video, Audio
Nurse tells inquest she was overwhelmed and stressed
Nurse Harmeet Sochi admitted the ward was understaffed because a head nurse called in sick and the replacement nurse had little burns unit experience. Audio
Next America's Cup will be monohulls, not catamarans
Team New Zealand has confirmed that the catamaran is dead, and the future is high-tech monohulls. Video, Audio
Evening business for Tues 12 Sept
News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
Angry Florida residents demand access to hurricane ravaged home
Desperate to see the damage to their homes, residents gathered at a police checkpoint to demand permission to return to Key Largo, but authorities maintain the roads are still unsafe. Video, Audio
Bill English continues to attack Labour over water tax plans
The National Party leader says Labour's plans to introduce royalties on bottled and irrigated water and bring agriculture into the emissions trading scheme will be bad news for the regions. Video, Audio