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Checkpoint for Thursday 16 July 2015
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Young people texting for help
6:54 PM.More and more young people seeking help by text. Youthline says six years ago most from people called in about their problems, but there's been a big shift and now a massive 91 percent of people… Read more Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 16 July 2015
6:49 PM.An environmental trust says iwi are leading the way in cutting the amount of nitrogen seeping into Lake Taupo - but there are fears their efforts to clean up the rohe are in vain; Some Maori military… Read more Audio
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Calls for more Govt money to fight kauri die-back
6:45 PM.The government being asked to fork out more money to fight kauri die-back, a fungal disease that kills both young and old trees alike, for which there's no known cure. Audio
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Journalists accused of defaming the Navy in Thailand
6:38 PM.An Australian journalist and his Thai colleague are on trial in Phuket charged with defaming the navy after they quoted a paragraph from an award winning story by Reuters. Audio
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Research finds LED lights kills food poisoning bacteria
6:28 PM.New research shows blue LED lights in refrigerators could help prevent people getting food poisoning. Audio
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Nelson city council receives report on trafalgar centre
6:24 PM.The Nelson City Council has been told it will have to spend up to 13-million dollars to save its main civic building. Audio
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Richie McCaw and Dan Carter prepare for hometown crowds
6:21 PM.It may be the last hometown test match for Richie McCaw and Dan Carter, but neither are showing any signs of getting sentimental. Audio
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Farmers hurting after another drop in milk prices
6:11 PM.Fonterra is cutting 523 jobs and says more could go in the coming months as it pushes ahead with plans to cut costs and make the company more resiliant. Audio
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Govt needs to do more - Maori IT experts critical
5:55 PM.Māori IT experts are warning about a digital divide in New Zealand. The Government is spending two billion dollars on improving broadband internet access throughout New Zealand, but tangata whenua say… Read more Audio
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Top 5 NZ songs of 1981 revealed
5:51 PM.But now in 2015, five New Zealand classics have been picked as the finalists for the long lost scroll. Audio
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Law change essential for battered women
5:47 PM.An anti-violence group wants battered woman who kill their abusive partners to be able to argue self defence. Audio
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Judge expresses frustration at delayed setencing
5:45 PM.A judge has expressed frustration about delays in sentencing a woman who faked cancer to illicit thousands of dollars in public donations. Audio
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Auckland council blames weather not drains for flooding
5:36 PM.There've been complaints that poor drainage was partly to blame for last night's flooding in parts of South and West Auckland. Audio
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Husband wants hospital to admit responsiblity
5:24 PM.The husband of a woman who died from listeria contaminated meat she ate in hospital blames the Hawkes Bay District Health Board and wants the Chief Executive Dr Kevin Snee to admit responsiblity. Audio
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MPs in Greece vote to bring in tough new austerity measures
5:18 PM.In Greece, thousands of angry protesters took to the streets of Athens hurling molotov cocktails at police while inside Parliament politicans also vented their fury over an austerity package one… Read more Audio
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Fonterra job cuts likely from head office - analyst
5:12 PM.Dairy giant Fonterra has announced it's cutting 523 jobs. Fonterra declined to be interviewed, but an agribusiness analyst, Keith Woodford, is with us. Audio
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Fears grow for farmer well-being
5:07 PM.Fonterra is cutting 523 jobs as it pushes ahead with restructuring plans to cut costs and make the company more resiliant in an increasingly volitile market. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Thursday 16 July 2015
5:00 PM.Fonterra cuts 523 jobs as the dairy price takes another big hit. MPs in Greece vote to bring in tough new austerity measures and the husband of wife killed by listeria wants hospital to admit… Read more Audio