Checkpoint for Tuesday 5 February 2019
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Boil notice continues for Martinborough
6:24 PM.Martinborough residents will need to keep boiling their water for a few more days yet but the local council is confident it will soon be back to its normal, safe state. Audio
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Towbar manufacturers tell NZTA to pay up
6:20 PM.Towbar makers are warning if the Transport Agency fails to compensate people caught out by its latest safety inspection failure, it will set a precedent for passing costs on to motorists. Audio
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Taranaki man sentenced for killing landlord
6:15 PM.A court has heard how the killer of a Taranaki grandfather cried out "he'd got what he deserved" and kicked him while he lay dying. Maurice John Riddle was shot on his farm in February last year after… Read more Audio
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Eves Valley, Tasman residents ordered to evacuate
6:12 PM.A large scrub fire that's burning near Nelson has forced people living in Eves Valley and the Eves Valley Saw Mill out of their homes this evening. Councillor Tim King is among those who has been told… Read more Audio
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Commerce Commission: Viagogo broke the law
6:08 PM.The Commerce Commission has told the High Court that the controversial ticket reselling website Viagogo broke the law by selling tickets to the 2017 British Lions tour. Audio
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19th Century letters warned of fears for future NZ
5:56 PM.Tomorrow the country marks nearly 180 years since Te Tiriti o Waitangi was signed, but letters from that era show that some issues for Māori remain the same. RNZ got to take a firsthand look at some… Read more Video, Audio
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Cyclists want law change after near-misses with buses
5:53 PM.Wellington Regional Council has received more than 100 complaints about its bus drivers getting too close to cyclists in the past year. Now a cycling advocacy group wants a law change to make it… Read more Audio
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15-year-old sentenced to life for ‘brutal’ murder
5:49 PM.A 15-year-old boy has been sentenced to life in prison for the "brutal" murder of a homeless man last year. Haami Hanara, who was and on bail at the time of the attack, stabbed 40-year-old Kelly… Read more Audio
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ACC client’s plea for help: ‘I’m imprisoned in my own home’
5:40 PM.Invercargill man Chris Booth can barely walk, struggles to use his hands and feels his nerves deteriorating - something he attributes to the rarely known Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome. But ACC isn't… Read more Video, Audio
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Waitangi trespass ban ‘a kick in the teeth’ – activist
5:35 PM.There's high level support for a police decision to ban activist Josie Butler from the Treaty grounds, three years after she threw a sex toy at former National MP Steven Joyce. Lisa Owen reports. Video, Audio
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Evening business for February 5, 2019
5:32 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Huge fire threatens homes in Nelson
5:27 PM.Nelson residents have been warned they may have to evacuate as a large bush fire spreads in Pigeon Valley. Audio
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Protesters disrupt Don Brash’s Waitangi speech
5:26 PM.Former National leader Don Brash, who now fronts Hobson's Pledge, has delivered a speech at Te Tii marae, but not without disruption. Shannon Haunui-Thompson was at the speech and joined Checkpoint… Read more Video, Audio
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PM to Waitangi: There’s still so much to do
5:20 PM.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has vowed to do more for Māori during her speech at Waitangi today. Protest was minimal during the party leaders' speeches, but it was a different story when Don Brash… Read more Video, Audio
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Chinese migrant workers: ‘We’ve been cheated’
5:10 PM.Chinese migrant workers who say they paid thousands for the promise of work and visas that never eventuated are still waiting for new visas Immigration Minister Iain Lees-Galloway promised them last… Read more Video, Audio
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Checkpoint, 5 February, 2019
5:00 PM.Watch Tuesday's full episode here. Video
