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David Clark defends overseas trip ahead of nurses' strike
Health Minister David Clark has defended his decision to accompany his family on a holiday to Australia in the days leading up to the nurses' strike. Audio
Māori ancestral remains return home
Unknown remains of seventeen Māori and Moriori ancestors have returned to Aotearoa after more than a century in museums in Germany and the United States. Video, Audio
Diver who rescued Thai boys describes perilous journey to get them out
Diver Ben Reymenants was a key part of the search party that helped find and rescue the football team trapped inside a Thailand cave. He spoke to John Campbell about how the rescue unfolded. Video, Audio
3000 houses in Mangere to make way for 10,000 new homes
Nearly 3000 state homes in the Auckland suburb of Mangere will be demolished over the next 15 years to make way for 10,000 new homes - a mix of state housing, private and Kiwibuild homes. Audio
Evening business for 13 July 2018
News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
Health Minister: There's no more money for nurses
Health Minister David Clark has refuted claims by the nurses union that some wards were better staffed during the strike than they are normally, and reiterated there is no more money in the coffers. Audio
Courier driver leaves gun outside buyer’s home
PBT Couriers has apologised and launched an internal investigation, after a shotgun, legally purchased online, was left leaning against the buyer's front door because no one was home. Video, Audio
Thousands of nurses march during first strike in 30 years
Nurses went on strike today, despite their union recommending they accept the DHBs' latest offer. Why did they strike? What do they hope to achieve? John Campbell asked them when he joined them on… Video, Audio
Govt to help low-income homeowners insulate houses
More government money for insulating old homes is being welcomed by many, but some say it's not enough to help those that need it most. Audio
CAA considers new rules for recreational drones
Drones are being so heavily used in tourist hotspots like Queenstown and Tekapo that the Civil Aviation Authority is looking at tougher rules for recreational drone operators. Audio
NZNO: 'We're right behind our members'
NZNO spokesperson Cee Payne joins Checkpoint live to discuss the nurses strike, which starts at 7am tomorrow. Audio
Nurses to strike for first time in 30 years
Seventy percent of the country's nurses will strike from 7am tomorrow, after last-ditch talks with District Health Boards ended fruitlessly mid-morning. Audio
Joseph Parker misses daughter's birth while training for next big fight
Boxer Joseph Parker will fight Dillian Whyte in a fortnight in what will be his first fight since losing to Anthony Joshua. He spoke with John Campbell from Las Vegas, while back home his second… Video, Audio
RNZ gets $4.5 million extra funding this year
The Budget in May allocated $15 million for public media and today the Government announced it will be split between a new Innovation Fund, RNZ and NZ On Air. Video, Audio
Thai boys reunited in hospital after being rescued from cave
The Wild Boar football team and their coach have been rescued from Tham Luang cave in Thailand 17 days after they were trapped four kilometres underground. CNN correspondent Ivan Watson talks to John… Audio
DOC accused of being too timid over kauri dieback
The Department of Conservation is proposing 34 full or partial track closures across Northland, Coromandel, Great Barrier Island and Tauranga, but that's being criticised for not going far enough. Video, Audio
Council advised of rogue property developer years in advance
Auckland woman Louise Richardson Says she complained to Auckland Council about Ee Kuoh Lau, who was yesterday jailed for two years for repeatedly breaching the Resource Management Act, years before it… Audio
Evening business for 11 July 2018
News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
Youth in police custody after speeding wrong way on motorway
Police say they've been left gobsmacked by the behaviour of three youths, aged 18, 15 and 12, who stole a car and drove it at high speed the wrong way down Auckland's southern motorway today. Audio
Iwi offers 11k for info on claims Te Awanui Black abused kids
Tauranga iwi Ngai Te Rangi says it will pay an $11,000 cash reward for anyone with information about Anihera Black's claims that her late ex-husband Te Awanuiārangi Black was a paedophile. Video, Audio