Checkpoint for Monday 5 August 2019
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Disappointment as Bishop decides to demolish Chch cathedral
7:30 PM.Christchurch's Blessed Sacrament Cathedral was set to be repaired following the Canterbury earthquakes, but the new Bishop Paul Martin has decided it's too expensive and has decided to rebuild closer… Read more Video, Audio
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Len Lye visitor numbers plummet after door charge introduced
6:22 PM.Attendance to the Len Lye Centre in New Plymouth has more than halved a year after a controversial door charge was introduced for out-of-town visitors. Audio
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Leadership 'lacking' in new conservation strategy
6:19 PM.The government's new action plan for biodiversity involves making the country pest free by 2050, and reducing fishing bycatch of seabirds and marine mammals, to zero. But a conservation ecologist says… Read more Audio
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March for Life NZ: ‘The unborn child is not a choice’
6:14 PM.March for Life NZ chairwoman Gina Sunderland responds to the government's abortion law reform. She told Checkpoint abortion should never be a health issue. Video, Audio
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Abortion law reform doesn’t go far enough – ALRANZ
6:08 PM.Abortion Rights Aotearoa welcomes the draft reforms that would remove terminations from the crimes act but say they should have gone further. ALRANZ National President Terry Bellamak spoke to Alex… Read more Video, Audio
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Sir Brian Lochore remembered in Wairarapa
5:55 PM.All Black great Sir Brian Lochore died at the weekend at the age of 78 after a battle with cancer. His rugby career began in Wairarapa and he's fondly remembered on the walls of the local clubrooms in… Read more Audio
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No time-frame yet on when Northland will receive radiation machines
5:43 PM.Health Minister David Clark confirms new radiation machines will be operating in Hawke's Bay by 2020 or 2021 and Taranaki a year later, while conversations are ongoing as to when Northland will… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for Monday 5th August
5:33 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Concerns Tarakihi may soon be fished out
5:26 PM.One of New Zealand's most popular eating fish, Tarakihi may soon be in short supply with plans to cut back on the allowed catch to stop the decline in the species. Audio
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Construction worker injured at Auckland building site
5:24 PM.A construction worker has been injured at a building site in Auckland after some clay rolled down a bank and pinned him to the ground. Icon Construction general manager Dan Ashby spoke to Checkpoint… Read more Video, Audio
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Hong Kong ‘heading towards further confrontation’ – CNN correspondent
5:20 PM.CNN's Ben Wedeman joins Checkpoint live from Hong Kong, where an anti-government campaign has crippled transport across the city. Video, Audio
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Snow closes roads, schools and isolates towns
5:13 PM.Many people around the South Island woke to a winter wonderland this morning that closed roads, schools and isolated towns. Video, Audio
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Bill introduced to remove abortion from Crimes Act
5:10 PM.After months of stalling and negotiation, the government has introduced a bill that would remove abortion from the Crimes Act and instead treat it as a health issue. Audio
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Checkpoint for Monday, 5th August 2019
5:00 PM.Watch today's full programme here. Video
