Checkpoint for Monday 4 September 2017
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RNZ Checkpoint with John Campbell, Monday 4 September 2017
5:00 PM.Watch Monday's full programme here. Video
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Labour blasts National's spending criticism as 'desperate, cynical'
5:08 PM.National says Labour has an $11.7 billion hole in its fiscal plan which would lead to significantly higher debt, but Labour says its numbers are robust and National is misleading voters. Video, Audio
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Paula Bennett apologises for criminals' 'human rights' comment
5:13 PM.Mrs Bennett has admited she blundered by saying serious criminals should have fewer human rights and has apologised to Bill English, after National's leader said her remarks were a mistake. Audio
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Nick Smith squatting sculpture to go on the road
5:16 PM.The five-metre sculpture of the Environment Minister squatting over a glass of water will be driven to Nelson and displayed next to Nick Smith's stand at the local farmers market. Video, Audio
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Nuclear bomb North Korea's 'ultimate insurance policy'
5:19 PM.There are heightened tensions between the US and North Korea, but military and diplomatic analyst for CNN and retired US Navy admiral, John F. Kirby, doesn't believe they're on the brink of war. Read more Video, Audio
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Hundreds protest water bottling proposal in Whangarei
5:28 PM.Traffic was stopped in Whangarei today during the march against plans for a water-bottling operation at Poroti Springs, which have been owned by Maori since the 1890's. Lois Williams reports. Video, Audio
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Evening business for Mon 4 Sept
5:36 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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No plans to stop excessive credit card surcharges despite Austr
5:39 PM.Australian businesses can now only charge what it actually costs them to process payments, but the Consumer Affairs Minister refused to say if she thought New Zealand should follow suit. Audio
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Reward offered after five rare Campbell Island ewes slaughtered
5:43 PM.The ewes were descendants of a group of sheep taken to be farmed on the uninhabited subantarctic island, 700km south of Bluff. Only 30 remain. Video, Audio
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'I can't deal with it anymore': Cantabrians protest against insurance company delays
5:47 PM.Christchurch woman Jo Petrie, whose St Martins home was damaged in both the September 2010 and February 2011 quakes, lead a protest over delays to settling Cantabrian's quake claims. Video, Audio
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Prisoner allegedly threatened cellmates with death to rape them
5:51 PM.Crown prosecutor Natalie Walker, in her closing address, said William Katipa told the younger prisoners he was in for life and threatened them with death and beatings if they did not submit. Audio
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Residents raised safety concerns before daycare car accident
5:54 PM.Residents of an Auckland street where a four-year-old girl was struck by a van say it was an accident waiting to happen. Video, Audio
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'Robertson's right, Joyce is wrong'
6:08 PM.Economics columnist Brian Fallow says Labour has reallocated some money, but there's no missing money as National claims. Video, Audio
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National would bypass RMA to speed up construction
6:15 PM.If re-elected, National would enact special legislation which would make it easier to build more housing and infrastructure and make it more affordable. Audio
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Video evidence appears to contradict Nick Smith's claim
6:17 PM.Nick Smith says rat poison was rubbed 'over my face', but Checkpoint has viewed a video of the incident and we cannot see that poison made contact with the veteran MP's skin. Audio
