2.8K views · 26 reactions | TONIGHT ON CHECKPOINT: Rubbish, damaged clothing and broken items are just some of the 'donations' delivered to charity stores – and it’s costing them thousands to dispose of them. Tune in tonight from 5pm for Charlotte Cook's report. | Checkpoint | Facebook

4.7K views · 35 reactions | About 90 international interns have been staying at an Auckland marae as they volunteer for the Labour party. But it's not what they expected when they signed up to the deal. Some say the dorms are cramped, doors are hanging off their hinges and the showers? Unusable. And they want to go home. | Checkpoint | Facebook

15K views · 113 reactions | With three prisons within four kilometres, residents living in Manurewa, South Auckland, say their area is the “prison capital of New Zealand”. They’re fighting plans for another prison in the area, saying they already deal with many of the country’s offenders – and enough is enough. | Checkpoint | Facebook

A legal bid is underway to get the results of the cannabis referendum thrown out. A group of more than 350 people is asking the High Court to void the vote on the Cannabis and Control Bill, claiming poor and inaccurate information generated confusion among voters. It also claims the Electoral Commission reinforced that misinformation. | Checkpoint

7.6K views · 185 reactions | The Green Party is raising questions about whether anything was promised in exchange for the $150,000 given to the National Party by a Chinese-owned company. And it says its yet another reason to ban political donations from foreigners. Lisa Owen talks to Golriz Ghahraman. | Checkpoint | Facebook