Checkpoint for Thursday 20 October 2016
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RNZ Checkpoint with John Campbell, Thursday 20 October 2016
5:00 PM.Watch Thursday's full show here. Video
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Sportschat for 20 October 2016
6:14 PM.The Silver Ferns are hoping to end their season on a high when they meet Australia in the fourth and final Constellation Cup netball test in Invercargill tonight. Video, Audio
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Autistic man's imprisonment 'outrageous', judge says
6:20 PM.A young autistic man who has spent nearly a week in prison has now been put in special care facility after the judge called the situation "outrageous". Audio
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Jury reaches verdict in Gable Tostee murder trial
5:08 PM.After four days of deliberating, a jury has reached a verdict in Australian man Gable Tostee's murder trial. ABC reporter Andrew Kos joins Checkpoint. Audio
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Trump suggests he could reject election outcome in final debate
5:11 PM.Donald Trump has suggested he might reject the outcome of the US presidential election if he loses. Correspondent Lorna Shaddick joins us from the United States. Audio
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US correspondent Simon Marks on the last presidential debate
5:15 PM.Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have faced off in their final presidential debate, in Las Vegas. Checkpoint speaks to correspondent Simon Marks about the debate. Video, Audio
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Ruru Special School staff won't talk to police
5:20 PM.A police investigation into the use of seclusion rooms at Ruru School in Invercargill appears to have been limited because school staff have invoked their right to stay silent. Audio
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Eight special schools revealed as having seclusion rooms
5:23 PM.The Education Minister, Hekia Parata, has revealed that eight of the country's 64 special schools have used seclusion rooms to discipline children. Audio
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Police turn up on doorstep of elderly euthanasia supporter
5:27 PM.A Karori woman was shocked to see police officers turn up at her door, after she attended a meeting about euthanasia. And it seems she's not the only one. Video, Audio
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Evening business for 20 October 2016
5:34 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Goff unveils new Auckland Council leadership structure
5:37 PM.Auckland's new mayor, Phil Goff, has unveiled the new leadership structure of his council which splits major roles between left and right leaning candidates, and halves the number of committees. Audio
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Deputy PM's meeting with HK activists cancelled for fear of "distractions"
5:44 PM.A meeting between Bill English and two Hong Kong pro-democracy figures was cancelled because the government did not want any "distractions" while New Zealand's foreign minister visited Beijing. Audio
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Song satirising PM shouldn't have been banned - Court of Appeal
5:49 PM.The Court of Appeal says a parody song satirising John Key in the build up to the last general election should never have been banned by the Electoral Commission. Audio
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Intellectual disability no barrier to children for Hamilton couple
5:51 PM.While a debate continues in Australia over whether a down syndrome couple should be able to have a baby, a Hamilton couple are proving intellectual disability is no barrier to raising children. Video, Audio
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Philippines braces for Typhoon Haima, strongest storm in 3 year
5:53 PM.Evacuations are underway along the northern Philippines coast ahead of Typhoon Haima, the strongest storm to threaten there since Typhoon Haiyan killed 10,000 people three years ago. Video, Audio
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Pest controller tries blatant honesty as a recruiting tactic
5:54 PM.Otago man Duane Trafford has had enough with whinging workers at his pest controlling business, so he's taken to blatant honesty to get the staff he needs. Video, Audio
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Trump attacks democracy in last US presidential debate
6:08 PM.Republican hopeful Donald Trump has attacked the Democrats, the media, minorities, Muslims ... But today he seemed to attack democracy itself in the United States. Audio
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Phil Goff admits Auckland Council doesn't represent diversity
6:11 PM.Auckland's new mayor has just appointed a fellow Pakeha man from rural Auckland as his deputy - and admits his council doesn't represent the ethnic diversity of the city. Audio
