Navigation for Checkpoint
Checkpoint for Friday 1 February 2019
-
Shanghai locals wait for hours for Shake Shack burgers
6:27 PM.Shanghai locals queuing for hours at fast food restaurant Shake Shack are limited to three each, in a bid to stop them from selling them at marked-up prices to people in the queue. Video, Audio
-
From troubled teen to powerlifting champ
6:17 PM.As a teenager, Chris Kennedy dreamed of being a professional skateboarder but ended up getting involved in drugs and crime. Now, 10 years later, he's turned his life around and is studying for a… Read more Video, Audio
-
Migrants vulnerable to torture forced labour and rape
6:15 PM.Aid workers say despite a bigger presence of relief agencies, UN workers, and diplomats in Libya, little has been done to ease the plight of migrants abused in detention centers and blocked from… Read more Video, Audio
-
Property developer opens up flats to students for cheap
6:12 PM.A Wellington property developer has come to the rescue of students struggling to find short-term accommodation - but acknowledges it's only a real quick fix as they search for something long-term. Video, Audio
-
Search continues for dog missing after car crash
5:56 PM.The family of a great-grandmother whose pet chihauhua, Bubbles, has been missing since being thrown from her car during an accident, say they believe her dog is still alive. Video, Audio
-
Israel Adesanya prepares for biggest fight yet
5:48 PM.Israel Adesanya is gearing up for his fight against Brazilian veteran Anderson Silva at UFC 234, but he had to argue in the highest boardrooms of UFC to make it a reality. Ravinder Hunia caught up… Read more Video, Audio
-
1/4 of people diagnosed with bowel cancer after visit to ED
5:40 PM.New research shows one third of people under 50 only find out they have bowel cancer when they turn up to a hospital emergency department. Audio
-
Evening business for Friday 1 February
5:37 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
-
Man petitions to make 'Aotearoa' official, alongside 'NZ'
5:29 PM.It's on our passports, cash, signs, and it's in our anthem. But when it comes to the official name of this country, we're just plain old New Zealand. Danny Tahau Jobe has launched a petition to change… Read more Video, Audio
-
PM: No one iwi has mandate to speak for all Māori
5:25 PM.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is pushing back on any one group having a mandate to speak for Māori and says two seats remain at the table for the iwi chairs if they want to be part of a wider… Read more Video, Audio
-
Freezing temperatures paralyse US Midwest
5:23 PM.The deep freeze of 2019 continues to embrace America's Midwest, freezing lakes, taxing infrastructure and endangering both humans and livestock. Video, Audio
-
Winter woolies out as heatwave passes
5:16 PM.A cold front has brought an abrupt end to the heatwave over most of the South Island -- and the North Island looks set to follow suit. Video, Audio
-
Police shoot at car speeding wrong way down busy road
5:12 PM.Police are searching for the driver of a car who led them on a high-speed chase in Christchurch with a woman and children inside. Meanwhile, witnesses describe how police shot at another car during a… Read more Video, Audio
-
CTV designer fights attempt to investigate him
5:08 PM.CTV designer Alan Reay is appealing a High Court decision which would have cleared the way for his professional body to investigate his supervision of the design of the CTV building, which collapsed… Read more Audio