Checkpoint for Friday 8 April 2016
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Friday 8 April 2016
5:00 PM.Watch Friday's full programme here. It begins 5 minutes in. Video
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Morning Harvest director also on Foodstuffs board
5:08 PM.A colony egg farm shown in Farmwatch footage is owned by the Van der Heyden family, including former Fonterra chairman Sir Henry Van der Heyden as a director and shareholder. Video, Audio
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Call for Royal Commission into shoddy quake repairs
5:13 PM.Frustrated Christchurch home-owners have delivered a 3000 strong petition to the government, calling for a Royal Commission of Inquiry into shoddy earthquake repairs. Audio
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Christchurch lawyer says repair of repairs probable
5:15 PM.Duncan Webb, a Christchurch lawyer who helped organise a 3000-strong petition supporting Christchurch home-owners, says 10 percent of homes will need to be re-repaired. Audio
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Earthquake Recovery Minister reacts to call for inquiry
5:20 PM.After calls for an inquiry into Christchurch home repairs, Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee joins Checkpoint. Audio
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'Manuka Madness' - the lust for liquid gold
5:27 PM.A long-time Northland beekeeper suspects hundreds of his hives have been deliberately poisoned because of 'manuka madness' -- a turf war over lucrative manuka honey. Audio
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Evening Business for 8 April 2016
5:33 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Compass meals spark further complaints
5:35 PM.Checkpoint with John Campbell has been inundated with stories from Dunedin hospital patients and their families appalled by the quality of Compass meals. Audio
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Auckland school cancels musical after injury
5:39 PM.St Kentigern's College, in Auckland, has cancelled its production of Sweeney Todd, after two students suffered cuts to their throats from a razor at opening night. Audio
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New $46m SAS training facility opens
5:42 PM.A new $46 million training facility for the New Zealand SAS opened its doors to soldiers and media alike. Kate Pereyra Garcia reports. Video, Audio
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Govt urged to protect vulnerable amid CYF changes
5:45 PM.The Government is being urged not to offload responsibility for vulnerable families in its sweeping changes to Child Youth and Family. Rowan Quinn reports. Audio
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Cory Jane gears up for 100th Super Rugby game
5:49 PM.Hurricanes winger Cory Jane has conceded he is unlikely to play for the All Blacks again, but believes he has a few more years of Super Rugby left in him. Audio
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Christchurch resident's house repairs to be redone
6:09 PM.A Christchurch resident, Sharon Toogood, has learned that the extensive repairs done to her house will need to be repaired. She joins Checkpoint. Audio
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New Zealander takes the helm of Greenpeace
6:13 PM.New Zealander Bunny McDiarmid is the first woman - alongside American Jennifer Morgan - to co-lead Greenpeace International, starting this week. She joins Checkpoint.. Audio
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NZ spider thought to have fastest bite in the world.
6:20 PM.International researchers have found that a New Zealand spider, the Zearchaea, is the world's fastest at snapping up prey with its jaws. Video, Audio
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Indian restaurant tarred with Masala's brush
6:23 PM.After Masala restaurants were shut down for paying staff $2 an hour, the Mount Eden branch's new owners - Indian Lounge - are suffering from a case of mistaken identity. Video, Audio
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Focus on Politics for 8 April 2016
6:38 PM.The government remains stubborn in its refusal to acknowledge New Zealand is acting as tax haven for wealthy foreigners, and possibly criminals. And senior ministers continue to insist there's no need… Read more Audio
