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Checkpoint for Friday 20 May 2016

  • Focus on Politics for 20 May 2016

    6:40 PM.The Director of the Security Intelligence Service has spoken out this week about her agency's role in the jihadi brides controversy. Rebecca Kitteridge has also addressed a Privacy Act exemption, that… Read more Audio

  • Weekend sports

    6:26 PM.Big weekend of sport happening here and abroad, rugby, league, golf, WRC and boxing to name a few. Here to talk us through it is our sports reporter, Matt Chatterton. Audio

  • Parents as First Teachers gets the chop

    6:20 PM.A programme that has helped tens of thousands of parents over its 25 year existence is to be scrapped. Audio

  • Auckland housing crisis worsening

    6:11 PM.The housing situation in Auckland is as bad as the Salvation Army have ever seen, its Operations Manager Rhondda Middleton says. Video, Audio

  • Bluff Oyster Festival to kick off with piping & ode

    5:56 PM.You might imagine a festival dedicated to the world's greatest oyster to be quite flash, but the tagline for the Bluff Oyster Festival, which starts tomorrow, is 'unsophisticated and proud of it'. Audio

  • 75th anniversary commemorations underway for battle of Crete

    5:52 PM.Commemoration services will be held in Crete today to mark the 75th anniversary of the battle in which Allied troops fought to hold the Greek island against extreme odds. Video, Audio

  • Queenstown Council admits glass not being recycled

    5:49 PM.The Queenstown Lakes District Council has admitted that glass from residents' recycling bins is going to the landfill, and say a communication glitch meant residents were not told what was happening. Audio

  • Flooding in Hokitika after heavy rain

    5:46 PM.Heavy rain has fallen across the West Coast this afternoon causing flooding in Hokitika. Andy Thompson from Westland Civil Defence joins Checkpoint. Audio

  • More funding for charter schools in Budget 2016

    5:39 PM.The Labour Party is putting forward a bill to abolish charter schools, but just today a substantial expansion of ACT's charter school policy was announced. Audio

  • Former Chibok schoolgirl found

    5:37 PM.At least one more former Chibok schoolgirl abducted by Boko Haram militants in 2014 has been found. Sera Luka was rescued yesterday during a military operation against the ISIS-affiliated militants. Audio

  • Evening Business for 20 May 2016

    5:33 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

  • No women leads to no Open for Muirfield golf club

    5:26 PM.A bid to allow women to join the golf club at Scotland's legendary, and very male, Muirfield Course, has failed, leaving the course ineligible to host the Open. Audio

  • Fishing industry in damage control after dumping revelations

    5:22 PM.Social Housing Minister Paula Bennett says there is no housing crisis in New Zealand, and ongoing problems have been the case for some time. Peter Newport reports. Audio

  • No housing crisis, says Paula Bennett

    5:15 PM.Social Housing Minister Paula Bennett says there is no housing crisis in New Zealand, and ongoing problems have been the case for some time. Peter Newport reports. Video, Audio

  • Housing situation worst ever, say Salvation Army

    5:12 PM.People sleeping rough in West Auckland have begun storing their things in lockers outside the Salvation Army building, so they can keep their few possessions dry and safe. John Campbell reports. Audio

  • Debris not missing plane, officials say

    5:08 PM.Egyptian officials have withdrawn claims that wreckage from the missing EgyptAir plane had been found, saying the debris that was spotted in the ocean is not from MS804. Audio