Checkpoint for Wednesday 24 August 2016
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Checkpoint for Wednesday, 24 August 2016
5:00 PM.Watch Wednesday's full episode here. It starts 5 minutes in. Video
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Large quake rocks central Italy, fatalities likely
5:10 PM.A magnitude 6.2 earthquake has struck the centre of Italy, with reports of at least six people dead. Correspondent Josephine McKenna joined Checkpoint from Rome. Video, Audio
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Olympians land in NZ after record-breaking effort
5:13 PM.New Zealand's Olympic Team arrived home this morning with 18 medals in their carry-on luggage, the most New Zealand has ever won at the Olympic games. Video, Audio
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Havelock Nth businesseses join forces in response to gastro bug
5:26 PM.Havelock North businesswoman Liv Reynolds says businesses must try to force some kind of response from either the council or government. Video, Audio
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Havelock Nth businesses sick of waiting for answers
5:26 PM.Havelock North businesswoman Liv Reynolds says businesses must try to force some kind of response from either the council or government. Audio
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Havelock Nth bouncing back, MP Craig Foss says
5:28 PM.Havelock North is starting to bounce back and any further asisstance is the responsibility of the Hastings District Council, Minister for Small Business Craig Foss says. Audio
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Havelock North bores are still testing positive for E Coli
5:29 PM.Havelock North bores are still testing positive for E Coli with authorities having no idea where it is coming from. Checkpoint reporter Alex Ashton joins Checkpoint from the site of the bores. Video, Audio
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Evening business for 24 August 2016
5:35 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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MPs urged to make a brave decision on voluntary euthanasia
5:38 PM.MPs hearing submissions on voluntary euthanasia have been told today to put fear and emotion aside and be principled and brave. Audio
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Drivers could soon be saliva tested for illegal drugs
5:42 PM.Drivers could soon have to give saliva samples to police that will be immediately screened for illegal drugs. Audio
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Another mass killing in NZ likely, police association says
5:49 PM.MPs considering a review of gun laws have been told it's very likely there will be another mass killing in New Zealand, like the one that happened at Aramoana in 1990. Audio
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Steven Adams back in NZ to run basketball camps
5:52 PM.Basketball phenomenon Steven Adams is back in New Zealand to run a series of basketball camps for children in Auckland, Tauranga, and Wellington. Video, Audio
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Blast kills one, wounds 30 in southern Thailand
5:55 PM.Blast kills one, wounds 30 in southern Thailand. Audio
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Teacher's no homework note goes viral
5:56 PM.World renowned educationalist John Hattie says homework for school children doesn't always correlate with student success. Video, Audio
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6.2 earthquake in Italy widely felt
6:10 PM.American businessmen Michael Gilroy is in the town of Montepulciano, about 60 kilometres from the epi-centre of Italy's 6.2 earthquake. He spoke to Checkpoint a short time ago. Video, Audio
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Olympians welcomed home in Auckland
6:14 PM.There were long and happy queues of people waiting for New Zealand's Olympians' autographs, when the team returned home this morning. Audio
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No timeframe for determining cause of water contamination
6:23 PM.Hawke's Bay Regional Council says it can't offer any timeframe for determining what is causing the water contamination. Audio
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Staff and students protest Otago University arts cuts
6:23 PM.About 250 Otago University staff and students protested today against staff cuts proposed for its arts departments. Video, Audio
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Boy writes note appealing for help to find his red ball
6:28 PM.A note written by six-year-old Te Kahu Hall about his stolen red ball has gained wide attention after police shared it on social media. Video, Audio
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Today In Parliament for 24 August 2016 - evening edition
6:50 PM.An early start for MPs on the Health Select Committee which meets at 8am for the first round of oral submissions on its inquiry into a petition calling on the House to investigate public attitudes to… Read more Audio
