Checkpoint for Wednesday 25 January 2017
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Wednesday 25th January 2017
5:00 PM.Watch Wednesday's full programme here. Video
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Ariane Wyler talks about being reunited with her daughter
5:09 PM.Alan Langdon sailed with his daughter Que to Australia over the Christmas period, against a court order. Checkpoint speaks to Que's mother Ariane Wyler, who has been reunited with her daughter. Video, Audio
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Alan Langdon fails to appear in court
5:14 PM.Alan Langdon said he knew he was going against a court order when he sailed across the Pacific with his six-year-old daughter Que to Australia. He failed to appear in court today. Audio
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Owners of 300 buildings told to secure masonry
5:21 PM.The Government is using emergency powers introduced after the November quake to require the work in Wellington, Lower Hutt, and Blenheim, where there is a heightened risk of an aftershock. Audio
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Dirty classrooms, under-qualified tutors at failed institute
5:24 PM.An official report into Auckland's Aotearoa Tertiary Institute has laid bare a wide ranging catelogue of failures. Video, Audio
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Teen cruising down Kaimai Ranges on cart goes viral
5:31 PM.A video showing a teenager travelling down the Kaimai Ranges on a cart has been watched thousands of time, and prompted the attention of police. But he says the ride was safe and just a bit of fun. Video, Audio
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Evening business for 25 January 2017
5:32 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Waitomo Caves shut down for high carbon dioxide levels
5:36 PM.Potential damage to the Waitomo Caves is very high according to the chair of the cave's environmental advisory group, who is asking the Government to step in. Video, Audio
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Campground owners defend visitor bans and fees
5:39 PM.A Kapiti Coast campground has controversially banned visitors, saying freeloaders are costing the facility too much money. Audio
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World-renowned Dunedin study gets a permanent home
5:50 PM.The Dunedin Multi-disciplinary Health and Development Study has followed 1000 people since the early 1970s, and today it's finally got its own building. Audio
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Bill English on the challenges of his first month as PM
6:08 PM.John Campbell talks to Bill English about the challenges he's faced during his first month as Prime Minister - and when he's going to hold the election. Audio
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Police issue arrest warrant for Alan Langdon
6:19 PM.Alan Langdon says he cannot afford to return to New Zealand after taking his daughter Que to Australia, against a court order. Audio
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Ariane Wylan delighted at daughter's safe return
6:22 PM.Que Langdon's mother Ariane Wylan told Checkpoint she was not surprised her former partner didn't turn up to court today, after breaching a court order when he took his daughter out of New Zealand. Video, Audio
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Iwi and residents meet over controversial Akld housing proposal
6:24 PM.Leaders of an iwi planning to build a controversial housing development in Point England reserve, Auckland, are meeting with residents after facing angry opposition to the proposal. Video, Audio
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First self-driving bus line opens in Paris
6:28 PM.The French capital has inaugurated its first autonomous shuttle bus service as an experiment in what Paris authorities hope will be the future of public transport. Video, Audio
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Aussies urged to capture deadly spiders for anti-venom
6:29 PM.Australian Reptile Park is calling for people to capture deadly funnel web spiders and deliver them to the park as it's desperately needed for anti-venom. Video, Audio
