Checkpoint for Thursday 14 December 2017
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Five Southern Police investigated for questionable behaviour
6:18 PM.Five Southern police officers have stepped out of line for illegal or questionable behaviour this year, but the district commander says it isn't symptomatic of a wider cultural issue. Audio
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National says new families package robs public of tax cut
6:16 PM.The opposition says the Government is robbing the public of a promised tax cut, replacing it with poorly targeted support, and jacking up debt. Audio
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Families Package 'will lift children out of poverty'
6:08 PM.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern talks to John Campbell about the government's Families Package, and how she hopes it will considerably reduce child poverty. Video, Audio
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Downside to NZ's sunshine capital is drought
5:53 PM.The top of the South Island is getting ready to seize the Sunshine Trophy for clocking up the most sunshine hours in the country again this year, but it comes with a price. Audio
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CTV families determined to fight for prosecution
5:47 PM.CTV victims' families and survivors say they believe a prosecution over the building's collapse in the 2011 earthquake is still possible, but police say they stand by their decision not to prosecute. Audio
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SIS unlawfully accessed Customs data for 19 years
5:44 PM.The Minister responsible for the country's spy agencies, Andrew Little, says he's incredibly disappointed the Security Intelligence Service has been breaking the law for the last two decades. Audio
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Auckland Council votes on America's Cup village
5:39 PM.A last-ditch ministerial plea failed to push the government's America's Cup village plan over the line with the Auckland Council today. Audio
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Evening Business for 14 December 2017
5:35 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Don Brash invited to play after objecting to use of Te Reo
5:28 PM.The director of a play about Māori trying to adapt to Pākehā culture says he's delighted Don Brash has agreed to drive from Auckland to Whāngārei tonight to see it. Audio
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Matata resident: 'They will have to physically remove me'
5:21 PM.Whakatane District Council has passed a plan change that could force Matata residents from their homes. Marilyn Pearce told John Campbell she's not going anywhere. Video, Audio
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Killer cop Ben McLean pleads guilty to murdering wife
5:18 PM.Shocking details have emerged about how Invercargill policeman Benjamin McLean planned and executed his estranged wife, and shot her new partner. Video, Audio
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300,000 families tipped to get an extra $75 a week
5:13 PM.Parents are welcoming the government's new Families Package, saying it will help them afford asthma inhalers, groceries and petrol. Nita Blake-Persen reports. Audio
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Labour-led government throws open books for first time
5:08 PM.The government has confirmed details of its Families Package, including an extension to Working for Families, a payment for parents of young babies and a boost to the accommodation supplement. Video, Audio
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Checkpoint with John Campbell,Thursday 14 December 2017
5:00 PM.Watch Thursday's full show here. Video
