Checkpoint for Thursday 31 March 2016
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, 31st March 2016
5:00 PM.Watch Thursday's full programme here. It begins 5 minutes in. Video
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NZ SIS has carried out warrantless surveillance
5:07 PM.We begin tonight with the news that the NZ SIS, as revealed in their interim report tabled in Parliament on Tuesday, has carried out warrantless surveillance. Audio
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No changes for Holidays Act
5:09 PM.The Labour Party is calling for an independent inquiry into why at least 24,000 employees have been short-changed in their holiday pay. Audio
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Labour concerned payroll problem could be more widespread
5:13 PM.Labour leader Andrew Little joins Checkpoint to discuss the MBIE payroll issues. Video, Audio
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Redcliffs School makes last plea to remain open
5:17 PM.The Redcliffs community, a seaside suburb in Christchurch, is hoping its final submission to Education Minister Hekia Parata will keep their school open. Audio
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Police bust large scale meth ring.
5:24 PM.The police have found more than $300,000 worth of chemicals used to make methamphetamine hidden in tyres, during a large-scale operation into an alleged meth ring. Audio
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Risk of negative equity for coastal homeowners
5:26 PM.The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment says climate change could cause coastal homeowners' equity to plummet, unless the government and private sector intervene. Audio
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Evening Business for 31 March 2016
5:33 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Reports find problems with PPP school designs
5:37 PM.Independent reviewers have poked holes in the design of the first two schools built as public-private partnerships at Hobsonville Point. Audio
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Living in a legal cannabis society - what is it like?
5:41 PM.Colorado Correspondent Mary McCarty joins Checkpoint to describe life in a state where cannabis is not just legal but readily available on almost every street. Video, Audio
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New Zealand's high melanoma rate preventable
5:47 PM.Melanoma experts have argued that the disease's rise in New Zealand is preventable. Professor David Whiteman joins Checkpoint. Audio
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Lisa Carrington headlines Olympics
5:53 PM.Lisa Carrington, New Zealand's five times world championship winner, was named in the country's Olympic canoeing team today. She joins Checkpoint. Video, Audio
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Payroll companies say pay error revelations are no shock.
6:09 PM.Payroll companies say revelations that hundreds of thousands of workers could be owed millions of dollars in holiday pay should not be a shock to employers - or the Government Audio
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MPI investigates potentially devastating plant pest
6:13 PM.The Ministry of Primary Industries is investigating cases of the potentially devastating plant pest, velvetleaf. Ian Telfer reports. Video, Audio
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US hosts Nuclear Security Summit
6:18 PM.Delegations from 56 nations including the Prime Minister John Key have arrived in Washington to participate in the fourth Nuclear Security Summit. Audio
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Do businesses need defibrillators on-site?
6:22 PM.St John Ambulance says having access to a defibrillator in the workplace dramatically increases the change of survival in the event of staff illness. Audio
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White Ferns hold NZs only hope of World T20 cricket title
6:26 PM.New Zealand's T20 cricket world cup hopes now lie squarely on the shoulders of the White Ferns, after their male counterparts were defeated in their semi-final against England this morning. Audio
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Finalists in this year's Canon Media Awards
6:28 PM.The finalists in this year's Canon Media Awards have been announced. Audio
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Today In Parliament for 31 March 2016 - evening edition
6:50 PM.Government uses questions to its ministers to highlight law changes in paid-parental leave, workplace health and safety and increased support for families in need, effective from April 1, while the… Read more Audio
