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Monday 28 July 2014, with Mary Wilson & Jim Mora
Audio from Monday 28 July 2014
Not all audio is available due to copyright restrictions.
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Monday 28 July 2014 ( 23′ 20″ )
17:00 ) Fish and Game calls for Nick Smith to resign. National will do deals in Epsom and Ohariu but not East Coast Bays and - NZ's golden reign in the Sevens is over.
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Fish and Game calls on Conservation Minister to resign ( 6′ 18″ )
17:08 The Fish and Game Council wants the Conservation Minister Nick Smith to resign, accusing him of threatening its future if it continues to question irrigation projects and intensive farming.
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PM rules out Conservatives. ( 5′ 35″ )
17:14 The Prime Minister has ruled out doing any deal with the Conservative Party but has confirmed National is again doing electoral deals in Ohariu and Epsom.
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Painful end of an era to Sevens Commonwealth Games reign ( 4′ 55″ )
17:20 The end of New Zealand's 16 year reign as Commonwealth Games sevens champions is a bitter blow says coach Gordon Tietjens, but he insists there's no major concern for the Rio Olympics.
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Stepping up security on Auckland's trains to cut crime ( 6′ 11″ )
17:25 Auckland Transport's beefed up security at train stations and is not rulling out putting transit police on board carriages in the future in an effort to cut out criminal behaviour.
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Today's market update ( 2′ 27″ )
17:34 The New Zealand dollar is weaker against the currencies of all the nation's major trading partners.
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Balloon owners grilled about pilot's health ( 3′ 20″ )
17:36 The directors of Early Morning Balloons which owned the hot-air balloon that crashed near Carterton, have been given a grilling at an inquest in Wellington.
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Northland leaders say huge spend needed on roads ( 3′ 18″ )
17:40 Northland councils and businesses are calling for major spending on the region's roads.
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Fears for boy and woman in gunpoint ( 3′ 55″ )
17:44 It's feared a man may be holding an Upper Hutt woman and her five year old son against their will.
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Maori Council accuses govt of blocking tactic ( 3′ 30″ )
17:50 The Maori Council is accusing the government of deliberately blocking any chance of a Waitangi Tribunal inquiry into a proposed new law for Te Reo.
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'Utterly reckless' work trips up barrister ( 2′ 45″ )
17:53 A lawyer has been suspended for doing utterly reckless and sloppy work that misled the Court of Appeal.
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Sports News for 28 July 2014 ( 3′ 5″ )
18:07 An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
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Opposition mounts against any moves to change Councils mandate ( 3′ 23″ )
18:12 The Fish and Game Council wants the Conservation Minister Nick Smith to resign, accusing him of threatening its future if it continues to question irrigation projects and intensive farming.
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Forest and Bird responds ( 3′ 31″ )
18:15 The lobby group Forest and Bird's advocacy manager is Kevin Hackwell.
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National will do electoral deals ( 6′ 53″ )
18:18 The Prime Minister has confirmed National will do electoral deals in Epsom and Ohariu but NOT for Conservatives in East Coast Bays.
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Three gold for NZ, but rugby sevens falls short ( 3′ 36″ )
18:25 The New Zealand Sevens rugby coach talked about using fear of a historic failure as a motivator to get gold at Glasgow.
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Hong Kong woman jailed for importing 'P' in statues ( 3′ )
18:34 A 25-year-old Hong Kong woman has been sent to jail for 10 years after being linked to importing methamphetamine hidden in statues.
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Today's market update ( 2′ 29″ )
18:37 The New Zealand dollar is weaker against the currencies of all the nation's major trading partners.
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Tech forum: more data should be shared ( 3′ 9″ )
18:40 A technology forum says people's personal data should be shared more widely despite a long series of privacy breaches by Government agencies.
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Manurewa local board says transit police won't stop crime ( 4′ 43″ )
18:44 Auckland Transport is stepping up security at train platforms and is not ruling out putting transit police on its trains in the future in an effort to cut criminal behaviour.
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Northland leaders want huge spend to upgrade roads ( 3′ 56″ )
18:48 Northland councils and businesses are calling for major spending on the region's roads.
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Te Manu Korihi News for 28 July 2014 ( 3′ 24″ )
18:52 Public submissions are being sought on the controversial Maori Language Bill which aims to revitalise Te Reo by giving iwi responsibility for its development; A Far North iwi and a private tuition provider have joined forces to provide an after-school learning centre in Kaitaia; The son of Tuhoe activist Tame Iti says a weight has been lifted off the iwi after an apology by the Police Commissioner Mike Bush; The Whanau Ora Commissioning Agency for the South Island was launched in Christchurch today.
Presenter:
Mary Wilson
Presenter:
Jim Mora
Checkpoint is Radio New Zealand’s award-winning drive-time news programme. Every weekday Mary Wilson and Jim Mora present the day’s major national and international stories, as well as business, sport and Māori news.
Monday to Friday, 5pm - 7pm
Edited by Maree Corbett
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