Checkpoint for Thursday 18 July 2019

6:22 PM.Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman will spend the rest of his life in a US jail. But lawyers for the former head of the Sinaloa cartel are already saying they will appeal the sentence… Read more Video, Audio

6:18 PM.South Canterbury Deerstalkers Association and the Timaru Pistol Club have no choice but to move, because the cliff edge - only metres away from their club rooms - is falling into the sea. Read more Video, Audio

6:14 PM.The first group of Black Caps arrived home this morning after their nail-biting World Cup loss against England on Monday. Reporter Jordan Bond and videographer Dan Cook were at Auckland Airport as… Read more Video, Audio

5:52 PM.The Welsh street which took the 'steepest street in the world' title off Dunedin's Baldwin Street was measured from the inside of the curved road - something which has outraged some Dunedinites, who… Read more Video, Audio

5:48 PM.The Silver Ferns will face off against defending champions Australia at the Netball World Cup in Liverpool tonight. Sports reporter Ravinder Hunia spoke to Silver Ferns assistant coach Deb Fuller -… Read more Audio

5:43 PM.A Taranaki woman says she's lucky to be alive after an electric blanket burst into flames on the bed she and her baby were lying in. The 24-year-old and her one-year-old son escaped unscathed, but… Read more Video, Audio

5:40 PM.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has sought to quell any investor angst in Australia on the first day of her brief visit to Melbourne. Deputy Political Editor Craig McCulloch reports. Video, Audio

5:34 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio

5:27 PM.RNZ rugby correspondent Joe Porter joins Lisa Owen to discuss the All Blacks team and Argentina's chances of claiming their first ever win over New Zealand. Video, Audio

5:23 PM.A survivor of the Christchurch mosque attack was among a group of people from 17 countries who met with the President Donald Trump in the Oval Office, to discuss religious freedoms. Audio

5:09 PM.The parents of a severely disabled teenager, who say they've been waiting seven years for a fully accessible state house, say their son is suffering and he's unable to live with the dignity he… Read more Video, Audio

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