Checkpoint for Monday 15 June 2020

5:07 PM.On Monday afternoon the government announced 11 infrastructure projects will be fast-tracked to stimulate the economy and provide jobs.

Environment Minister David Parker said the projects would be… Read more Video, Audio

5:11 PM.It's all or nothing this election for Labour MP Greg O'Connor, who is gambling a second term on what could be a tight fight in the Wellington electorate of Ōhariu after taking himself off the party… Read more Video, Audio

5:17 PM.Mental health facilities generally got the balance right between preserving people's human rights and keeping them safe from Covid-19 during the strict lockdown.

But things might have been different… Read more Video, Audio

5:25 PM.Content Warning: The following story contains content that may be distressing to some viewers.

Protests have erupted in the US state of Georgia, after a black man was shot dead by police in the… Read more Video, Audio

5:33 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio

5:40 PM.Dunedin music venue The Cook is getting a new name because its owner says the current one is hurting people unnecessarily.

On the back of the Black Lives Matter movement questions have been raised… Read more Video, Audio

5:51 PM.The Archbishop of Wellington has condemned a sign reading 'All lives matter' that was displayed outside a Catholic Church in Masterton over the weekend.

The message set out on the board outside St… Read more Audio

5:55 PM.With the first weekend of of Super Rugby a resounding success, there are hopes of more sell out crowds for this weekend's derbies.

More than 60,000 attended the weekend's matches in Auckland and… Read more Audio

6:06 PM.The government is fast-tracking major infrastructure projects, cutting out a large part of the public consultation process to speed up economic growth in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis.

The 11… Read more Video, Audio

6:14 PM.New Zealand Rugby is lauding Super Rugby Aotearoa's early success following bumper crowds at the weekend's games.

The national body posted a loss of $7.4 million last year and is desperate to see… Read more Audio

6:18 PM.A coronial inquest into the death of a man in an Auckland police cell more than six years ago is underway again.

Sentry Taitoko died in a suicide watch cell at the Counties Manukau Police station in… Read more Audio