Checkpoint for Wednesday 10 May 2017
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Steven Adams unlikely to join Tall Blacks any time soon
6:26 PM.New Zealand and Australia are joining the Asia region which means the Tall Blacks will play more games leading up to the 2019 World Cup qualifiers. Video, Audio
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Dunedin residents concerned proposed hotel would block views
6:22 PM.More than 200 people have made a submission around a proposed 17-storey modern hotel that would sit behind Dunedin's heritage buildings in the Octagon. Audio
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Kiwis increasingly struggling to buy their first home
6:19 PM.Eighty percent of New Zealanders face a huge struggle moving from renting to first-time home ownership, according to a new government measure. Eric Frykberg reports. Audio
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Call for heads to roll after mishandling of outbreak
6:17 PM.Labour is calling for Hastings mayor Lawrence Yule to resign over the campylobacter outbreak, but he says he won't leave the job until he stands down to run for National in the general election. Audio
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Trump's firing of Comey 'a very strange moment'
6:10 PM.US correspondent Lorna Shaddick is in New York. She joins Checkpoint to talk about James Comey's firing - starting with the timing of it. Video, Audio
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Trump accused of obstruction of justice after firing Director
6:08 PM.Democrats and even some Republicans say they're dismayed by the President's decision to remove the top US law enforcement official at a sensitive moment in the Russia probe. Audio
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Hastings Mayor discusses inquiry into water contamination
5:57 PM.Hastings Mayor Lawrence Yule says no one has been fired despite an inquiry finding the council, along with the Hawke's Bay Regional Council, contributed to the campylobacter outbreak in Havelock… Read more Audio
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Witness thumps desk as he describes woman in the car boot
5:51 PM.Sovanarith Ing thumped on an Auckland High Court desk as he tried to describe the noise Jindarat Prutsiriporn made from the boot of his car. Six men are on trial for the 50-year-old's murder. Video, Audio
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Edgecumbe businesses struggling to stay afloat
5:48 PM.Edgecumbe business owners say they're either struggling with a lack of customers, or not able to open at all due to damage, after the town flooded more than a month ago. Audio
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Catastrophic hailstorm strikes in Denver, Colorado
5:47 PM.Officials in Denver, Colorado say a hailstorm that struck yesterday could be one of the most catastrophic in the state's history. Video, Audio
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DoC's anti-extinction strategy 'underfunded, unambitious'
5:43 PM.There are 800 native species in New Zealand classified as threatened and facing extinction, but the Government has added no more money to the cause. Audio
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Tourism operators struggling to cope with record numbers
5:39 PM.Tourism operators are calling on the government to cut the barriers to private sector investment, and want more done about deteriorating fresh water and creating a Predator Free New Zealand. Audio
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Evening business for 10 May 2017
5:36 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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DoC gives NZTA permission to kill seals
5:30 PM.The Transport Agency's been given a permit to herd, injure, and kill seals after State Highway One north of Kaikoura was damaged during the earthquake last year. Audio
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Councils failed in handling of Havelock gastro outbreak
5:24 PM.The inquiry into the Havelock North water contamination has found the Hawke's Bay Regional Council and Hastings District Council failed to protect public health. Audio
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Babies' graves damaged at Auckland cemetery
5:20 PM.One hundred and seventy childrens' graves at Manukau Memorial Gardens in South Auckland have been damaged by maintenance workers. Video, Audio
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US media stunned by Trump firing FBI Director
5:14 PM.CNN reporter Shimon Prokupez says he and all of his colleagues had not even the remotest inkling that Donald Trump would fire James Comey. Video, Audio
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Washington Times reporter thought Comey's termination was a joke
5:14 PM.Is the Hilary Clinton email explanation for James Comey's termination plausible? We asked Stephen Dinan from the Washington Times. Video, Audio
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FBI Director controversially fired amidst Trump investigation
5:08 PM.The White House says James Comey was fired because he mishandled the investigation into Hillary Clinton's emails, but Mr Comey was in the middle of investigating ties with Russia. Video, Audio
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RNZ Checkpoint with John Campbell, Wednesday 10th May 2017
Watch Wednesday's full programme here.
