Checkpoint for Monday 19 August 2019

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

5:09 PM.The CEO of Southern Response boss was nowhere to be found as calls for a public inquiry into the state insurer's conduct were reignited on Monday.

It comes after a precedent-setting High Court ruling… Read more Video, Audio

5:16 PM."Misleading & deceptive" - that's how the High Court has described the behaviour of Southern Response - the state owned quake insurer.

The Chair of Southern Response's board Alister James told… Read more Video, Audio

5:26 PM.Cabinet is pushing ahead with law changes to what mail can be received and sent by prisoners, after the alleged Christchurch gunman was able to send mail to supporters.

While mail can be withheld in… Read more Audio

5:32 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio

5:35 PM.The government has unveiled ambitious plans to slash the proportion of Māori in jail from more than 50 percent to just 16 percent, or proportional to the Māori population.

The strategy - Hokai Rangi… Read more Video, Audio

5:42 PM.Members of Whānau Ora have blasted the government at a hui in Hamilton on Monday, with some saying it's "totalitarian" and others calling out Māori MPs for not speaking out enough.

Whānau Ora is… Read more Audio

5:46 PM.A petition demanding better protection for native dolphins was presented to the government on Monday, signed by 55,000 people.

Monday is the final day of public consultation on the government's… Read more Audio

5:54 PM.A diverse range of New Zealanders are contesting next month's local body elections, with some saying they're frustrated with who's making decisions over their lives. In the current crop of elected… Read more Audio

6:08 PM.There are growing calls for an inquiry into state-owned quake insurer Southern Response.

It follows a High Court judgment which found Southern Response had engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct… Read more Video, Audio

6:19 PM.A new strategy to drastically reduce the Māori prison population is being labelled heroic and brave but the pressure is now on for Corrections to deliver.

After a decade without a Māori strategy… Read more Audio

6:22 PM.A government sponsored report says gaming and interactive technology could become a $1 billion export industry within five years.

The Interactive Aotearoa report calls for a planned approach to… Read more Audio

6:25 PM.The Catholic and Anglican churches say they are looking at allowing abuse survivors to speak freely to the Royal Commission.

Last week, the Crown announced it was waiving confidentiality obligations… Read more Audio