Checkpoint for Tuesday 19 April 2016
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Tuesday 19th April 2016
5:00 PM.Watch Tuesday's full programme here. Video
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Chair of new Otakaro Limited promises progress in Christchurch
5:10 PM.We begin tonight in Christchurch, with the announcement of the man who's now in charge of ensuring the city's anchor projects are built. Video, Audio
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NZ considering setting up extradition treaty with China
5:15 PM.The Government is now considering setting up a formal extradition treaty with China after years of refusing to budge on the matter. Demelza Leslie is in Beijing travelling with the Prime Minister. Audio
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Councils disappointed at rejection of e voting
5:21 PM.Councils that signed up to be the first in the country to use online voting this year are bitterly disappointed the government has rejected the idea. Conan Young reports. Audio
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Richie McCaw accepts Team of the Year Laureus
5:23 PM.The All Blacks have been named Team of the Year at the prestigious Laureus World Sports Awards. The side's first five eighth, Dan Carter, also won the Comeback of the Year award. Audio
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Ashburton lotto winners want to remain anonymous
5:27 PM.The Ashburton winner - or winners - of Lotto's 22-million-dollar jackpot on Saturday night have spent the afternoon in Auckland, confirming their win and celebrating at the organisation's head office… Read more Audio
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Waiheke Countdown bans plastic bags
5:29 PM.The Countdown supermarket on Waiheke Island is banning plastic bags. The Waiheke Local Board Chair, Paul Walden, explains why. Video, Audio
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Evening Business for 19 April 2016
5:35 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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The OECD's Monica Bhatia on the fight for tax transparency
5:40 PM.The Panama Papers revealed New Zealand as a tax haven earlier this month, and the OECD has plans to crack down on the world of hiding money offshore. The OECD's Monica Bhatia explains how transparency… Read more Video, Audio
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Man pulled from quake rubble in Ecuador
5:49 PM.Rescuers in Ecuador's quake ravaged Manabi province have pulled a survivor from the rubble three days after the deadly 7.8 magnitude quake killed more than 413 and injured 2500 others. Alex Ashton… Read more Audio
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NZ puppeteer travelling Fiji to meet children after cyclone
5:52 PM.More than 120,000 Fijian children were directly impacted when Cyclone Winston struck in February. A New Zealand puppeteer is now travelling with the Red Cross to meet children traumatized by the… Read more Video, Audio
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GPs & Maori healers should unite - researcher
6:11 PM.Maori want mainstream doctors to collaborate more with traditional rongoa Maori healers to give patients the best possible healthcare. Laura Bootham reports. Audio
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Ditching plastic bags cheaper for the company, it says
6:14 PM.Countdown has announced it's banning plastic bags from its new Waiheke supermarket - making it the first in the chain to do so. Alex Ashton asked Countdown, and the Auckland public, their thoughts. Audio
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Trump expected to win in New York tomorrow
6:20 PM.The US presidential candidates have just completed their final day of campaigning in New York, ahead of the state's crucial primary vote tomorrow. And as Lorna Shaddick reports, Donald Trump is… Read more Audio
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McCaw says he felt intimidated receiving Laureus
6:24 PM.Even the former All Blacks captain Richie McCaw admits he felt intimidated as he received the Team of the Year award for the All Blacks at the Laureus international sports awards in Berlin. Audio
