Checkpoint for Monday 31 July 2017

6:23 PM.The debate over whether Christchurch needs a covered stadium has reignited after consecutive low turnouts for two of the Crusaders' biggest games of the year. Video, Audio

6:19 PM.The Government is scrapping the controversial decile rating system for schools, replacing it with a confidential funding system. Video, Audio

6:16 PM.In Checkpoint's latest 'pass the phone around poll', John Campbell asks Blackball locals what they think about the current situation. Video, Audio

6:08 PM.An internal UMR poll has put support for the Labour party at 23 percent...one percent lower than a shock One News Colmar Brunton poll. Andrew Little talks to John Campbell. Video, Audio

5:56 PM.A railway worker whose First World War heroism won him the Victoria Cross has been honoured with a plaque at Wellington's main train station. Video, Audio

5:54 PM.The government is being urged to pay for driving lessons for high school students to boost their employment prospects. Video, Audio

5:49 PM.The Waterview Tunnel has reduced some commutes by 25 minutes, and traffic on some streets by up to 12,000 vehicles per day. Video, Audio

5:44 PM.Three young females are alleged to have been involved in the fatal stabbing of a Hamilton man at the weekend. Norman Kingi's death has sparked renewed calls for community policing to be strengthened.

5:35 PM.A Palmerston man says he is still waiting for urgent prostate cancer surgery at Dunedin Hospital after a confirmed diagnosis in February. And he says he's been told seven other patients are in the… Read more Video, Audio

5:32 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio

5:22 PM.A Whangarei business owner says gunman Quinn Patterson, who killed two women last week, was manipulative, stole thousands from her business, and had anger issues, but police did nothing. Video, Audio

5:17 PM.The UMR poll result which emerged today had National taking a hit dropping 5 points to 42 and New Zealand First up five points to 16 per cent. Winston Peters joins Checkpoint live. Video, Audio

5:13 PM.Patrons at 'Formerly the Blackball Hilton' pub in Blackball, the birthplace of the Labour party, pass the phone around to talk to John Campbell to share their thoughts on the party's position in the… Read more Video, Audio

5:08 PM.Labour recorded its lowest ever result in the One News Colmar Brunton poll at 24 percent, but the party's own internal polling is worse at 23 percent. Jane Patterson reports. Video, Audio

5:00 PM.Watch Monday's full programme here. Video