Checkpoint for Friday 11 March 2016
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Friday 11th March 2016.
5:00 PM.Watch Friday's full programme here. It starts five minutes in. Video
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Cricketing great Martin Crowe laid to rest
5:09 PM.The country's greatest batsman, Martin Crowe, has been farewelled at a warm and colourful ceremony at Auckland's Holy Trinity Cathedral today. Video, Audio
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Massive weapons haul found in Takanini
5:14 PM.The Police Minister says she is open to holding an inquiry into guns, after a massive haul of weapons was found in a drug operation. Audio
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Family unsure insurance will cover burnt Christchurch home
5:17 PM.A Christchurch family who lost their home in yesterday's scrubfire are unsure if their insurer will pay out on their home. Video, Audio
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Are banks passing on OCR cuts to consumers?
5:22 PM.Yesterday, the Reserve Bank lowered the Official Cash Rate by a quarter of a percent, but the four major trading banks have not immediately passed it on. Audio
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Agriculture biggest methane source since 2007
5:24 PM.Scientists say new research blaming farming for recent rises in the greenhouse gas methane show it's time for New Zealand to take urgent action to curb agricultural emissions. Ruth Hill reports. Audio
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ERA decision could be devastating for fishing industry
5:27 PM.A fisherman has been told he must give up his knowledge of the best fishing spots to his former company. Skipper Magazine's Keith Ingram joins Checkpoint. Audio
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Evening Business for 11 March 2016
5:34 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Milk price drop unlikely to affect Fonterra shareholders
5:37 PM.Fonterra's decreased forecast milk price will not affect its credit rating, say credit rating agency Standard and Poors. Paul Draffin joins Checkpoint. Audio
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Police hopeful John Beckenridge and his stepson are alive
5:41 PM.This Sunday marks one year since Invercargill schoolboy Mike Zhao-Beckenridge and his stepfather, John Beckenridge, went missing. The missing persons case remains open. Audio
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Private Investigator says Beckenridge pair likely alive
5:43 PM.A private investigator who has been following the Beckenridge case for a year says John Beckenridge has multiple aliases and access to several passports. Audio
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Hawaiians rejoice at return of Captain Cook feather cloak
5:47 PM.Native Hawaiians are rejoicing at the return of a feather cloak and helmet gifted to Captain Cook in 1779. Audio
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Fifth anniversary of Arab Spring approaches
5:52 PM.The conflict that has torn Syria apart and created a refugee crisis not seen in Europe since the second World War is approaching its fitfh anniversary. Audio
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National house sales hit nine-year high
5:55 PM.National house sales have hit their highest level in nine years, with the median house price across New Zealand increasing 5 percent to $450,000. Audio
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Associate Health Minister on medical cannabis loophole
6:09 PM.The use of cannabis for medicinal purposes has sparked public debate with news high profile New Zealanders Martin Crowe and Helen Kelly have used the drug for pain relief. Video, Audio
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Wanted woman uses Facebook to taunt the police
6:18 PM.An Auckland woman has used Facebook to taunt police while breaching home detention. Audio
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Cyclone Pam one year on
6:21 PM.A year on from Cylone Pam, World Vision's Mike Wolfe explains how the island nation is cping. Audio
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Couple sell up home to travel country in motorhome
6:25 PM.Nikki and Campbell Sturrock have sold their home in the Auckland suburb of Otahuhu to take their eco-bus on the road. Audio
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Focus on Politics for 11 March 2016
6:38 PM.A review of New Zealand's intelligence agencies has found the laws governing the SIS and the GCSB are clunky, inconsistent and preventing those agencies from properly carrying out their jobs. It… Read more Audio
