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Checkpoint for Wednesday 29 June 2016

  • Checkpoint with John Campbell, Wednesday 29th June 2016

    5:00 PM.Watch Wednesday's full programme here. Video

  • Witness describes Turkey bomb aftermath as zombie apocalypse

    5:12 PM.Cameraman Laurence Cameron was caught up in the explosions at Ataturk airport and described the scene, with people lost, bewildered and terrified. Audio

  • Turkish media coverage of bombings limited

    5:16 PM.The Times' correspondent in Istanbul, Alexander Christie-Miller, says the media reaction to the bombings has been limited due to increased authoritarianism on the part of the state. Audio

  • Isis behind fatal Istanbul Airport explosions

    5:08 PM.Thirty-six people are dead and another 147 wounded after three bombers opened fire near the arrivals area of Istanbul's Ataturk Airport. Video, Audio

  • Police Commissioner recognises Pora's innocence

    5:20 PM.Police Commissioner, Mike Bush, has recognised Teina Pora's innocence and has named the man he believes did it - serial rapist Malcolm Rewa. Audio

  • Gas leak causes transport delays

    5:24 PM.Wellington motorists planning to head north tonight on State Highway One are being warned to delay their journey or take public transport after a gas leak caused big delays. Audio

  • Heavy rain wreaks havoc in Akld

    5:28 PM.Heavy rain caused absolute havoc in Auckland earlier today with two people trapped in a car in Pukekohe and houses and businesses flooded. Audio

  • Evening Business for 29 June 2016

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

  • Farage ruffles feathers in European Parliament

    5:36 PM.In the aftermath of Brexit, Nigel Farage has upset fellow European politicians in Brussels, saying many had never had a real job, and that Britain should be given a free trade deal. Audio

  • EU leaders meet on Brexit

    5:42 PM.After a tumultuous few days in Britain following its Brexit vote, EU leaders including David Cameron have met for the first time. Audio

  • Call for child abuse reaction training

    5:45 PM.Paediatrician Dr Patrick Kelly has called for better education for people who work with children, including doctors, to better respond to evidence of abuse. Video, Audio

  • Report backs Akld port shift

    5:52 PM.A leaked report has backed the idea of shifting Auckland's port from its downtown site to Manukau Harbour or Kawakawa Bay on the Firth of Thames. Audio

  • Call for action over steel risks

    5:55 PM.The Labour Party has accused the Government of being too slow to act over the risks around the standard of steel being used on big projects. Audio

  • Police Commissioner concerned at spike in crime

    6:08 PM.The Police Commissioner has told MPs he's worried about a spike in crime and isn't ruling out closing even more of the country's community police stations following several recent attacks on police… Read more Audio

  • Racist attacks rise in UK

    6:16 PM.Londoner Rishi Patel, one of many victims of racist attacks following the Brexit vote, says he fears that the EU referendum may have contributed to the increase. Video, Audio

  • Call for Govt climate change action

    6:22 PM.The country's environmental watchdog says New Zealand will not be able to uphold the climate commitments it made in Paris unless the government starts taking climate change more seriously. Audio

  • NZ Olympic uniform to be revealed tonight

    6:27 PM.New Zealand's 2016 Olympic uniform will be unveiled at a ceremony in Auckland in just under an hour. Olympic pole vaulter Eliza McCartney joins Checkpoint. Audio

  • Today In Parliament for 29 June 2016 - evening edition

    6:50 PM.New Zealand First leader, Winston Peters, levels serious allegations against Silver Ferns Farms. Greens foreign affairs spokesman, Kennedy Graham, attacks the government's response to Ombudsman's… Read more Audio