RNZ NATIONAL. CHECKPOINT 16/08/2018

Checkpoint with John Campbell is RNZ’s weekday drive-time news programme, hosted by the award-winning broadcaster and journalist. Our multi-media show broadcasts on 101FM, streams live on our website, on Freeview Channel 50 and Face TV on Sky Channel 083 every weeknight at 5pm, where we tackle the stories of the day.

5:00 Checkpoint with John Campbell for Thursday 16 August, 2018 5:09 MPs spend more than $2m in just three months 5:14 Foreign buyers banned, but critics warn it will have little impact 5:16 Media banned from Māori King's coronation celebrations 5:18 Calls for heads to roll following Italy bridge collapse 5:23 Dozens killed in Kabul suicide bomb attack 5:28 Delay for earthworks at Christchurch's Metro sports facility 5:34 Evening business for 16 August 2018 5:40 Protesters dressed as cows oppose Mackenzie Basin farm 5:44 Recycler considering legal action over mounting rubbish 5:47 First US transgender governor nominee picked 5:49 Police comms staff feel they can't take sick leave 5:52 Wellington cafe offering inmates jobs as baristas 5:55 NZ First MPs signed contract over waka jumping punishment 6:08 Concerns about bridge’s structure ‘fell on deaf ears’ 6:12 MPs own homes in Wellington, but claim accommodation allowance anyway 6:18 Steven Adams back in NZ but not playing for Tall Blacks 6:22 Youth hubs face closure despite popularity

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