Checkpoint for Wednesday 15 March 2017
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Student couchsurfs to raise money for a scholarship
6:23 PM.A Dunedin university student is spending 16 weeks couch surfing in a bid to raise enough for a scholarship for someone less fortunate. Video, Audio
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Food fraud a growing issue
6:18 PM.Executive Director of the Asia Pacific Centre for Food Integrity says selling caged eggs as free range is akin to labelling meat as halal when it's not. Audio
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Tech experts among protesters outside Peter Thiel's home
6:12 PM.Protesters have gathered outside controversial NZ citizen Peter Thiel's US home to voice their disapproval of his role in facilitating Trump's plans for mass deportations of illegal immigrants. Audio
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Flooded Auckland tenants haven't heard from landlord
6:07 PM.Former Auckland Council stormwater engineer Peter Kovacevich says he told an Auckland landlord the property he bought was a flood-risk, but the landlord denies he knew it was an issue. Video, Audio
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Should DHBs make decisions on water fluoridation?
5:53 PM.MPs have listened to arguments today on why fluoride in water should or shouldn't be a decision left to the Ministry of Health. Health Correspondent Karen Brown reports. Audio
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Students disadvantaged by handling of maths error
5:50 PM.Students may have missed out on excellence grades due to a serious mistake in an NCEA maths exam last year, which was added to the paper too late to be checked. Audio
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Government bows to Maori pressure, will reword child protection legislation
5:47 PM.The Government has bowed to pressure from Maori and will go back to the drawing board and re-word controversial child protection legislation. Audio
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Rural Waikato town forced to go into lockdown afterhours
5:43 PM.The rural Waikato town of Cambridge has been forced to go into lockdown mode after hours, but locals are demanding a return to 24-7 policing. Video, Audio
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Whanganui river given same legal status as a person
5:40 PM.Whanganui river has been given the same legal status as a person - the first river in the world to have such a status. Audio
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Evening business for Wednesday 15 March 2017
5:37 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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NZ Trump advisor accused of 'criminal conflict of interest'
5:28 PM.Trump advisor, New Zealander Chris Liddell, was involved in a meeting with business leaders from 12 companies, including 10 in which he held stock, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics says. Audio
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Leaked 2005 Trump tax return angers White House
5:25 PM.A leaked tax return for US President Donald Trump shows he paid $38 million US dollars in tax on more than $150 million of income in 2005. Audio
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Cake company wins contract to upgrade water treatment plants
5:22 PM.Westland District Council is investigating all its contracts issued in the last three years after it was revealed it awarded a contract to upgrade water treatment plants to a company run by a cake… Read more Audio
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Landlord knew building had flood risk but didn't tell tenants
5:10 PM.An Auckland landlord whose tenants lost everything due to floodwaters told Checkpoint he had no idea the building was a flood-risk, but other information and sources contradicts that. Read more Video, Audio
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John Key, David Cunliffe to leave Parliament at same time in April
5:09 PM.Former Prime Minister John Key and his opponent at the last election, Labour's David Cunliffe have struck a deal to both leave Parliament without having to wait for the September election. Audio
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Wednesday March 15, 2017
5:00 PM.Watch Wednesday's full show here. Video
