Checkpoint for Tuesday 16 May 2017
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Stoush brewing over Whanganui Port plans
6:21 PM.The boat builder Q-West says a service proposed by Midwest Ferries is piggy-backing on a viable plan and risks putting the whole project in jeopardy. Video, Audio
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Employers urged to give offenders second chances
6:21 PM.The Corrections Minister, Louise Upston, says people are less likely to re-offend if they have a stable job. She's urging businesses to give people a chance. Audio
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WannaCry ransomware has potential link to North Korea
6:18 PM.Portions of WannaCry's code were copied from a worm that's believed to have been created by a government sanctioned North Korean hacking group. Audio
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Reporters behind Trump-Russia exclusive 'perplexed'
6:12 PM.A reporter from the Washington Post, which broke the story that Donald Trump shared classified information with Russia, says it simply doesn't make sense. Video, Audio
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Malcolm Rewa development great news, says former cop
6:08 PM.Private investigator and former policeman Tim McKinnel has worked for many years in pursuit of justice for the murder of Susan Burdett. He tells John Campbell it shouldn't have taken so long. Video, Audio
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Sports field vandalism "devastating"
5:52 PM.A vandal has ripped up a South Canterbury town's brand new cricket pitch, two rugby fields and soccer pitch, ahead of the winter sports season. Audio
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Blogger Cameron Slater says he was just doing his job
5:48 PM.Cameron Slater has begun giving evidence in his own defence at the High Court in Auckland where Colin Craig is suing him for defamation. Audio
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University can't meet demand for food parcels
5:44 PM.Seventeen percent of the nearly 2000 students surveyed by Unitec regularly go without food or other neccessities because they can't afford them. Audio
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Labour's Maori MPs say they're not being stifled
5:39 PM.The Labour Party's list process and debates over Maori prisons and charter schools have raised questions about whether its Maori MPs have a strong voice within the caucus. Jane Patterson reports. Video, Audio
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Jailed fraudster got friend job at Transport Ministry
5:36 PM.The Transport Ministry has launched a fresh investigation after former staff came forward saying they believed fraudster Joanne Harrison forced them out. Audio
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Evening business for 16 May 2017
5:35 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Vicki Letele dies after being granted compassionate release
5:26 PM.Diagnosed as terminally ill, the convicted fraudster was released from prison last November. She died in hospital yesterday. Her uncle Ula Vetele speaks to John Campbell. Video, Audio
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Govt announces plans for 34,000 new homes
5:22 PM.The government says it will build 34,000 new homes in the next decade, including demolishing 8000 run-down state homes to make way for 13,000 new social houses. Audio
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Trump gave crucial info to Russia - Washington Post reports
5:15 PM.US President Donald Trump has revealed "highly classified information" to Russia's foreign minister, according to the Washington Post. The paper's assistant editor David Swerdlick joins Checkpoint. Audio
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'I was sure he was capable of killing me'
5:08 PM.Rhonda McHardy was raped by Malcolm Rewa two weeks before Susan Burdett's murder in 1992. She tells John Campbell she feared he was going to kill her. Video, Audio
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Tuesday May 16, 2017
5:00 PM.Watch Tuesday's full show here. Video
