15:00 Checkpoint with John Campbel for 31 August, 2018 5:09 Govt injects $16.9b into road safety and regional improvements 5:15 Swamp house landlord given 10 days to fix house 5:19 Meka Whaitiri difficult to work with - sources 5:22 Shock in Taranaki at suggested closure of Stratford Racing Club 5:27 Mad Butcher pays tribute to Simon Mannering from hospital bed 5:34 Evening business for Friday 31 August 5:37 Chelsea Manning will likely be able to speak in NZ 5:44 Call for ban pokie ban in vulnerable communities 5:50 When is a power pole too old and in need of replacement 5:55 Teenage twins take stage against domestic violence 6:08 Govt's UDA could override Auckland Council's Unitary Plan 6:13 Hato Petera, the school with one student, to close 6:17 House hunters get creative in search for a home 6:20 Prisoner's death caused by lung disease - forensic pathologist 6:22 Corrections Minister urges employers to hire ex-prisoners 6:26 Tom Walsh's monster 22.6m throw smashes 30-year-old record