Compass
The high price of saving money on free lunches
The school lunch debacle is causing an increasing clamour to rip it up and start again.
The high price of saving money on lunch
The school lunch debacle has deteriorated so much that there is an increasing clamour to rip it up and start again. Audio
Surviving 2025, decoding Destiny, luring tourists
Surviving 2025 in the intertwined industries of media and advertising. Should our government follow Australia's media policy - and beware of billionaires? Also: decoding Destiny and the tricky task… Audio
The incredible master navigators of Pacific voyaging
New Zealand author Jeff Evans' latest book, Reawakened: Traditional navigators of Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa tells the stories of 10 master navigators who are leading figures in the renaissance of Pacific… Audio
Why do people freak out when they get lost?
Professor Kenneth Hill -- a psychologist who has dedicated his career to studying how lost people behave -- discusses his decades-long research into why people lost in forest and wildlands react the… Audio
Social housing complex tenants feel bullied by operator
Residents who raised serious safety concerns about a South Auckland complex believe the social housing operators are now trying to silence them. They met with Social Development Minister Carmel… Video, Audio
Compass upping prices for DHBs by 5.5%
Compass has increased its prices for the six DHBs which signed up to a nation-wide hospital food contract. The savings from the contract fall $110m short of what was expected. Audio
Invercargill Mayor on only six DHBs having signed up to Compass
Invercargill Mayor Tim Shadbolt says its insulting the Compass hospital food contract will fall $100 million short of what was planned. Audio
Compass contract to fall at least $110m short
The nation-wide hospital food contract awarded to Compass is set to fall at least $100 million short of what was pitched to District Health Boards. Audio
Compass contract savings could fall by over $100m
The savings from a controversial nationwide hospital meals contract could fall from $155-190m to $30-40m, because only six DHBs have signed up. Audio
Compass still committed to food contract
Compass says it is committed to its nationwide food contract for hospitals, and says it is up to DHBs whether to take up the offer or not. Audio
Compass contract savings could fall $160m
The savings from a controversial nationwide hospital meals contract could fall from $190 million to $30m, because only six DHBs have signed up. Health minister Jonathan Coleman speaks to Checkpoint. Audio
Compass could increase charges to DHBs
Fewer DHBs than expected have signed a deal with food provider Compass, meaning they could face higher charges than if more DHBs join them. Audio
Compass to renegotiate contract as only six of 20 DHBs signed up
The controversial hospital food provider Compass is having to renegotiate the contract it's offering to District Health Boards because so few have signed up. Audio
Petition calls for end to Compass contract with Southern DHB
Southern District Health Board has been handed a petition demanding it scrap its controversial 15-year food contract with Compass Meals. Audio
Health Minister declines interview
With Compass in the headlines, Checkpoint approached Health Minister Jonathan Coleman for interview but was told he was too busy to appear. Audio
Former Middlemore employees waiting on gratuity
A year after being made redundant, ten Auckland women and former Middlemore Hospital kitchen employees are still waiting on promised gratuity payments of around $30,000. Video, Audio
Promised Compass savings compromised
Have Compass's contracts across the country saved as much as originally forecast? John Campbell investigates. Audio
Ex-Middlemore kitchen staff say Compass owes them thousands
Ten kitchen staff who worked for decades at Middlemore Hospital say they are owed hundreds of thousands of dollars by the Compass Group. Video, Audio
SDHB may face legal action over hospital food
An association representing junior doctors is threatening to sue the Southern DHB over its controversial contract with Compass. Audio
