Checkpoint for Thursday 25 February 2016
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Thursday 25th February 2016
5:00 PM.Watch Thursday's full programme here. It begins 5 minutes in. Video
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Double murder accused removed from court
5:09 PM.Double murder accused Russell Tully has been removed from court after a loud outburst, Conan Young reports. Audio
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Death toll rises in wake of Winston
5:13 PM.Alice Clements, from Unicef, tells Checkpoint about the pain behind the smiles of Fijian children, whose future is uncertain after Winston's devastation. Video, Audio
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Remote Fiji island flattened after cyclone
5:16 PM.The death toll in Fiji from Cyclone Winston has now hit 44, with the island Koro hit particularly hard. Joseph Hing, from Unicef, told Checkpoint what he had seen. Video, Audio
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Dick Smith stores to close
5:20 PM.The receivers of electronics chain Dick Smith have announced all stand alone stores in New Zealand and Australia will close. Audio
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Commentator Bernard Hickey on failed intensification proposals
5:21 PM.The receivers of electronics chain Dick Smith have announced all stand alone stores in New Zealand and Australia will close. Video, Audio
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Hacking iPhone a dangerous precedent, says Apple CEO
5:28 PM.Apple CEO Tim Cook has spoken out about breaking into an iPhone belonging to one of the San Bernardino gunman, in an exclusive interview with ABC America. Audio
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Cat Management Group wants feral feline free NZ by 2025
5:29 PM.The National Cat Management Strategy Group has announced its aims to rid New Zealand of its feral cats within a decade. Audio
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Business news with Gyles Beckford
5:34 PM.The very latest business news with RNZ Business Editor Gyles Beckford. Audio
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Johnson & Johnson to pay millions after US court case
5:38 PM.Johnson & Johnson has been ordered to pay US$72 million in damages to the family of a woman whose death from cancer has been linked to talc-based Baby Powder. Audio
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Petition to fund cancer drug to be presented to Pharmac
5:41 PM.Nearly 8000 people have signed a petition calling for Pharmac to fund Keytruda, a cancer drug which fights advanced melanoma. Checkpoint speaks to two people with stage four melanoma. Video, Audio
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Joseph Parker one fight away from world title
5:54 PM.New Zealand heavyweight boxer Joseph Parker is now one fight away from a shot at a world title and will soon do battle with Cameroonian-French Carlos Takam. Joe Porter reports. Audio
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Dick Smith to shut all NZ & Aus stores
6:09 PM.As the sorry saga of electronics retailer Dick Smith comes to an end, with almost 3000 staff affected, Matt Ryan, an analyst from Forager Funds Investment, tells John Campbell what went wrong. Audio
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Fijian mother uses suitcase to save life in Koro
6:13 PM.A Fijian mother and her two sons narrowly avoided death as Cyclone Winston ripped the walls and roof of their house from around them. Joseph Hing describes what happened. Video, Audio
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Fiji's crops suffer extensive damage from Winston
6:16 PM.With tourism, sugar and agriculture forming the backbone of Fiji's economy, Cyclone Winston's impact looks likely to be a long-lasting one. RNZ International's Alex Perrottet reports from Fiji. Audio
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First Syrian refugees under new quota to arrive in Wgtn
6:20 PM.The first of the Syrian refugees to enter the country under the emergency quota will arrive in Wellington tomorrow to begin their new lives. Kate Pereyra Garcia reports. Video, Audio
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PM gets jumbo-sized gift in Sri Lanka
6:23 PM.The Prime Minister has been gifted a baby elephant during his visit to Sri Lanka, but not everyone is happy about the present. Animal rights activist Sagarica Rajakarunanayake joins Checkpoint from… Read more Audio
