John Campbell
Boat to bike: Bronze for Hamish Bond
Olympic rowing champion Hamish Bond is now a bronze Commonwealth Games cyclist, helping put New Zealand in fourth place on the medal table. Video, Audio
Strong winds topple caravans on West Coast
While snow was a welcome surprise to some people in the South Island's alpine areas, parts of the West Coast have been hit hard by strong winds, causing some roofs to lift and caravans to topple. Video, Audio
Tornado destroys house, damages others, in National Park
A tornado tore through the central North Island town of National Park today, destroying at least one house and damaging others. Reporter Andrew McRae joins Checkpoint live from the town. Video, Audio
Tornado tears through Taranaki settlement Rahotu
A tornado has ripped through the tiny Taranaki settlement of Rahotu, tearing roofs off homes, destroying farm buildings and lifting cattle into the air. Locals described the carnage to RNZ reporter… Video, Audio
Three years imprisonment for serial Piha arsonist
Cory Marson-Wood, 20, lit more than 30 fires in Piha last year. He told police he got an adrenalin rush when he saw emergency services arriving to fight them. Rowan Quinn has the details. Video, Audio
Immigration programme goes beyond privacy law - Justice Minister
Immigration NZ has been running a pilot data modelling programme in the last 18 months, targetting overstayers by using age, gender, and ethnicity to identify troublemakers. Audio
Government picks Taranaki as tourism hotspot
The Government wants to turn Taranaki into a global tourism hotspot, announcing a $20 million growth package for the struggling region today. Audio
Fact checking Gerry Brownlee's EQC claims
Conan Young put, among other things, the former EQC Minister's claim that Christchurch re-repairs are high due to aftershocks, to experts. Audio
Cyclists vie for more Commonwealth Games medals
New Zealand cyclists will be chasing more medals tonight at the Commonwealth Games velodrome, after a gold and two silvers last night. Video, Audio
Edgecumbe flood victims - where are they now?
It's been one year to the day since the stopbank broke and hundreds of homes were flooded in Edgecumbe. Locals describe what they've endured, and where they are now. Video, Audio
Wahine disaster hero: What happened to boy I saved?
Chris Wilson, a soldier who had been travelling home to Christchurch from Waiouru the morning of the disaster, has spent the past 50 years wondering what became of the little boy he rescued. Video, Audio
Evening business for 6 April 2018
News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
Sole student wants to stay: ‘They can’t do this to Māori’
Stephanie Pomare, the only student left at catholic co-ed school Hato Petera, says she feels pressured to leave but wants to stay in a stand against the church, which she says isn’t being fair to… Video, Audio
Drone disrupts flights in Auckland
A drone around Auckland airport has caused disruptions to seven flights. Police are searching the area for the drone operator. Audio
American visitor, 21, denies causing fatal crash
American tourist Reiss Berger has been allowed to leave the country with orders to return, despite police opposition to bail. Lois Williams has the latest. Video, Audio
$270m on Chch quake re-repairs 'awful, bad, inefficient'
Christchurch locals tell RNZ reporter Katy Gosset how they feel about the $270m spent on re-repairs on quake-damaged Christchurch homes. Audio
Chch quake re-repairs blamed on 'poor scoping standard’
So many re-repairs are needed on Christchurch quake-damaged homes because the initial scoping was wrong, quantity surveying business owner Lester Bryant tells John Campbell. Video, Audio
MPs urged to widen access to medicinal cannabis
Parliament's health select committee has begun hearing submissions on contentious legislation proposing cannabis be legalised for more people, not just the terminally ill. Video, Audio
Courier drivers fear job losses with petrol tax hike
Courier drivers in Auckland fear they could be forced out of the job if a proposed nationwide 9 to 12 cent per litre tax increase goes ahead, on top of Auckland's 10 cent a litre regional tax. Audio
Stuart Smith defends National's management of quake repairs
National's EQC spokesperson Stuart Smith says EQC "should be seeking reimbursement" if a contractor hasn't "lived up" to its obligations, following revelations EQC has spent $160m remediating botched… Audio
