Checkpoint for Monday 21 May 2018

6:23 PM.Former police officer Ethan James Brown has completed his law degree and wants to be admitted to the bar, but the Law Society isn't letting him in. The case was heard today at the High Court in… Read more Video, Audio

6:08 PM.The eradication of cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis is still the preferred option for farmers, with 39 farms now tested positive - the most recent in Waikato last week. Video, Audio

5:54 PM.A team of scientists and researchers are to test the water at Loch Ness to find out what animals, plants and bacteria live in it. Professor Neil Gemmell, who will lead the team, talks to John… Read more Video, Audio

5:51 PM.Progressive Enterprises recently announced all its stores would be ditching plastic bags by the end of the year. Johnsonville Countdown is one of the first, with only reusable bags now on offer. Read more Video, Audio

5:42 PM.David Scott, 71, is accused of indecently rubbing himself against a council staff member in April last year at the Kāpiti Coast District Council premises. Video, Audio

5:35 PM.After days of talks, China agreed to buy more American agricultural and energy products to cut the large trade deficit, while both countries agreed to suspend prohibitive trade sanctions. Video, Audio

5:35 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio

5:28 PM.A worldwide audience of more than two billion tuned in on Saturday to watch Prince Harry marry Meghan Markle. Bridget Burke looks back on the big day and what's next for the newly named Duke and… Read more Video, Audio

5:23 PM.Some Auckland councillors were shocked to discover Mayor Phil Goff had commissioned a report into a downtown stadium - a report they didn't know exist, and which they've recently learnt cost close to… Read more Audio

5:20 PM.The Government won't build a 3000 bed mega-prison at Waikeria, but doesn't yet have a solution of its own to manage rising prison numbers. Audio

5:09 PM.A Southland farmer linked to all cases of Mycoplasma bovis in New Zealand says he has no idea how the disease arrived at his farms, but has been portrayed as a 'criminal' for being linked to the… Read more Video, Audio

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