John Campbell
Contractors earning well below minimum wage, unprotected by employment law
Checkpoint's John Campbell investigates the startling trend of owner-operator courier drivers who are earning less than minimum wage, and are often without protection of Employment Law because they… Audio
Investigation launched after hundreds of crocodiles slaughtered in Indonesia
Villagers armed with knives, hammers and clubs killed the crocodiles in revenge for a crocodile attack that killed a man in West Papua. Video, Audio
Immigrants fear racial profiling in their rejected visa cases
Indian families fear racial bias behind Immigration NZ's decisions to turn down visa applications. Audio
Old army barracks in Whangarei to be used as shelter for the homeless
The govt. has given permission for a charity to use the barracks' kitchen, bathrooms and living space to provide meals, showers and doctors. Video, Audio
Investigation begins after 20 people injured by “lava bomb” in Hawaii
Investigators are looking into whether a tour boat got too close to molten lava from Kilauea volcano. Audio
'This is in no way a place for a young person to be'
A 17-year-old ex-pat New Zealander has been released from an adult detention centre in Australia. Video, Audio
Evening business for 17 July 2018
News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
Kendrick Lamar kicks-off his NZ tour in Dunedin
It's the first of three shows the Grammy and Pullitzer prize-winning artist will play in New Zealand. Video, Audio
“They only see one side of the man..they don’t know what goes on behind closed doors.”
Anihera Black says she has passed on to Police the names of four people she believes may have been involved in, or have knowledge of, what she's calling a paedophile sex ring involving her former… Video, Audio
Contractors let down by current legislation - Iain Lees-Galloway
Minister for Workplace Relations, Iain Lees-Galloway is looking to introduce legislation to better protect the rights of independent contractors, such as courier drivers. He spoke with John Campbell.
…Courier drivers leaving guns outside homes
Checkpoint has learnt of a second case in which a gun was left outside someone's home, despite it requiring a signature upon delivery. Pro Drive's Peter Gallagher tells John Campbell contract drivers… Audio
Football World Cup finalists fight for NZ's backing
French and Croatians in New Zealand are battling it out for the support of Kiwis without connections ahead of Monday's football World Cup final. Audio
Govt organisations reluctant to change to electric vehicles
The Government is being accused of dragging its feet over its pledge to convert its massive vehicle fleet to electric. Video, Audio
Prisoners get sensory gardens & TVs in new Akl prison
Water features, sensory gardens and free to air TV sound like features used to advertise upmarket accommodation. But they'll soon be available to hundreds of the country's most volatile and complex… Video, Audio
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