Checkpoint for Tuesday 6 June 2017
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Road cone makes it to the top of Dunedin's Fortune Theatre
6:28 PM.If you live in Dunedin and you're wondering how a road cone found its way atop the highest turret on the Fortune Theatre, you're not alone. Fortune Theatre set designer Peter King says it appeared out… Read more Video, Audio
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Oyster parasite problem in Southland
6:22 PM.John Campbell talks to 4th generation oysterman Willy Calder. Willy organised an emergency meeting at Bluff Rugby Club. More than 100 people had gathered to discuss the oyster parasite Bonamia ostrea.
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Auckland searches for answers to fixing road congestion
6:18 PM.Mayor Phil Goff says the Council and the Ministry of Transport are investigating options including congestion charges, car sharing, and priority lanes for cars with more people in them. Audio
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Hundreds use Tillerson visit to protest climate change
6:15 PM.Around 200 people stood outside Parliament in the pouring rain today to protest against the US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and the United States pulling out of the Paris Climate Agreement. Audio
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Who is US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson?
6:09 PM.US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is another of Trump's outsiders... although that depends on the question - outside of what? Not a career politician, he was a very particular kind of corporate… Read more Audio
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Brighter Future? Even the Catlins feel pressures of increasing tourism
5:55 PM.Visitor numbers to the Catlins, which is nestled between Dunedin and Invercargill, have jumped 15% in the past year and by at least a third since 2008. Video, Audio
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Council takes on junk food with fruit trees
5:52 PM.The Christchurch City Council is considering taking on fast food outlets by offering more healthy options such as tap water and fruit from edible gardens. Audio
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Rotary leaders condemn Christchurch club's banning of women
5:47 PM.The Avonhead Rotary Club is understood to be the only club out of the 267 nation-wide organisation that excludes women. Audio
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Family of man missing in an Auckland Harbour still hopeful
5:43 PM.The search for a 29-year-old Tevita Kava, who fell overboard in the Auckland Harbour on Saturday night, has been suspended. Audio
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Iconic sweets could yet remain in NZ despite Cadbury closure
5:38 PM.New Zealand confectionery makers are among those to have expressed interest, and Mondelez has also received inquiries from companies with no previous confectionery history. Video, Audio
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Team NZ beat BAR by default
5:38 PM.Team New Zealand is two fifths of the way to the America's Cup challengers finals, after it's opponent BAR withdrew from the day with damage. Video, Audio
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Evening Business for 6 June 2017
5:35 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Ministry of Education unhappy with school's handling of girl's
5:28 PM.A primary school sent a 10-year-old girl home when she began menstruating, because the school toilets had no suitable receptacle for used sanitary products. Video, Audio
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London Bridge attacker had been investigated by MI5
5:18 PM.Khuram Shazad Butt, 27, was a British citizen born in Pakistan, who was already known to police and Britain's domestic spy agency MI5. Video, Audio
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Rugby coach accused of racial abuse
5:14 PM.The Shirley Rugby Club in Christchurch is meeting under urgency to discuss allegations that one of the club's coaches racially abused the grandmother of a young player. Video, Audio
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US vows increased committment to Asia Pacific
5:08 PM.US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson met with the Prime Minister Bill English and the Foreign Minister Gerry Brownlee in Wellington. Audio
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Tuesday 6 June 2017
5:00 PM.Checkpoint with John Campbell, Tuesday 6 June 2017. Video
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