Checkpoint for Friday 22 January 2016
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Former detainee struggles to make life in NZ
5:07 PM.For the men deported from Christmas Island, life in New Zealand, having suddently been deposited here, with with no job, little money, a criminal history, and no sense of connection to any community… Read more Video, Audio
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Wheelchair doesn't stop friends for worldwide trip
5:45 PM.What would you do if one of your friends was diagnosed with an incurable degerative disease? Video, Audio
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Teacher says arrest for not paying student debt unfair
5:20 PM.A Cook Islands maths teacher says he has been treated unfairly after being arrested for failing to repay his student loan. Video, Audio
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New Zealand's biggest costume shop relocates
6:26 PM.Jo Pilkington owns First Scene, New Zealand's largest prop and costume shop. She says the film and television industry in New Zealand is booming and that meant they needed more stock and a bigger… Read more Video, Audio
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Focus on Politics for 22 January 2016
6:43 PM.The Labour Party plans to set out most of its major policy this year ahead of the 2017 general election. It will also continue to work closely with the Greens as the two parties try to present what… Read more Audio
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Politicians to make their annual pilgrimage to Ratana Pa
6:14 PM.Politicians will make their annual pilgrimmage to Ratana Pa near Whanganui this weekend, an event which traditionally marks the start of the political year. Audio
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Hewitt farewells tennis, Sharapova in action
6:18 PM.Australia's favourite foul-mouthed tennis star, Lleyton Hewitt, has ended his career with a straight-sets loss to David Ferrer at the Australian open in Melbourne. Audio
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Craft skills give Indonesia's disabled new hope
6:22 PM.An Indonesian handicraft maker helps people with disabilities by teaching them skills and then exporting the products they make to overseas buyers. Audio
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PARS defends support given to detainees
5:14 PM.A group called People at Risk Solutions Incorpated was given 100-thousand-dollars by Corrections to help people like Peina. Audio
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Queenstown road named world's third most dangerous
6:24 PM.International website dangerousroads-dot-org has given that honour to Skippers Canyon Road - a 27 kilometre of unsealed road, flanked by a sheer cliff face - with space for just one car at a time. Audio
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Maori Party MP finds job for former detainee
6:09 PM.Peina Clarke, describes his life as a former detainee since he arrived in New Zealand in November. Peina says he survives on 80 dollars a week after he's paid his rent. Audio
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Will student loan debtors turn into permanent outcasts?
5:27 PM.The New Zealand Union of Students' Associations says it's worried harsh penalties will see student loan defaulters turned into permanent outcasts. Audio
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Fence must go in home-without-a-view battle
5:31 PM.A long-running dispute between neighbours in the upmarket Wellington suburb of Roseneath, over a four metre high fence that blocks the other's harbour view. Audio
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Evening Business for 22 January 2016
5:35 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Peters against alternative flag flying
5:38 PM.New Zealand's existing flag and the potential replacement flag, flying side by side in 250 sites throughout the country. Audio
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Tunnellers memorial unveiled in Waihi
5:49 PM.A memorial to the men who served as tunnellers during the First World War has today been unveiled and dedicated in Waihi. Audio
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Boy who police lifted by his neck thought he was going to die
5:52 PM.A 15-year-old boy who was lifted off the ground by his neck and pinned against a wall by a police officer says he thought he was going to die. Audio
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Polling day almost at an end in Vanuatu
5:55 PM.Voters in Vanuatu have a little more than half an hour left to vote in the country's snap election, which was triggered after months of political instability. Audio
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, 22nd January 2016
12:00 PM.Watch Friday's full programme again. Video
