Checkpoint for Wednesday 3 February 2016
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Checkpoint wth John Campbell, 3rd February 2016
5:00 PM.Watch Wednesday's full programme. It begins at 5 minutes in. Video
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John Campbell meets Todd McClay on Federal Street
5:08 PM.Though the TPP will be signed tomorrow, many of the events around its signing - the nature of the Maori welcome, the details of the ceremony, who's here to sign it - remain uncertain. John Campbell… Read more Video, Audio
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Whangarei hikoi joins TPP protest
5:15 PM.Close to 300 people marched through Whangarei this afternoon to protest the signing of the TPP. Audio
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New Lynn locals give their views on John Key going to Waitangi
5:18 PM.Natasha Frost went to New Lynn to ask locals whether or not they think he should attend the commemorations. Video, Audio
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Mihingarangi Forbes reports from Te Tii Marae
5:19 PM.Maori Issues correspondent Mihingarangi Forbes is at Te Tii Marae, and shows John Campbell where the action at Waitangi Day commemorations will unfold. Video, Audio
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Lawyer for uninsured Christchurch home owners returns to High Court
5:23 PM.The lawyer for 68 owners of uninsured homes, or empty sections, in Christchurch's red zone is going back to the High Court. Audio
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Quake outcasts under pressure
5:26 PM.The government is only offering compensation to the value of the 2007 valuation of the land for 68 Christchurch red zone home owners. Video, Audio
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Evening Business for 3 February 2016
5:37 PM.Senior Business Reporter Nona Pelletier joins John Campbell to discuss the Reserve Bank Governor's speech and why he's in no mood to cut interest rates. Audio
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Convicted murderer says police set him up
5:41 PM.The man found guilty of murdering Auckland woman, Blessie Gotingco, says the police fabricated the case against him, including stabbing her twice themselves. Audio
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Unemployment drops to near six-year low
5:44 PM.Unemployment has dropped to the lowest level in nearly six years, but an estimated 14,000 people have simply stopped looking for work. Audio
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Tens of thousands unaware of Hepatitis B infection
5:47 PM.Tens of thousands of Maori, Pasifika and Asians are believed to be infected with Hepatitis B and don't know they've got the liver disease. Audio
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WHO warns Africa, Asia vulnerable for Zika virus
5:51 PM.The World Health Organisation cautions that the mosquito-borne Zika virus, linked to birth defects, could spread to to Africa and Asia which have the highest birth rates in the world. Audio
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Black Caps facing famous foes Australia at Eden Park
5:53 PM.The Black Caps are playing Australia in their first One-Day cricket Interational in the Chappell-Hadlee series at Eden Park. Audio
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Afghan boy with plastic bag Messi jersey to meet his hero
5:56 PM.An Afghan boy who gained internet fame due to a series of photographs of him in a homemade Messi shirt made out of a rubbish bag, is waiting to meet his hero, reports Reuters. Audio
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High-paid bank worker turned bus driver
6:09 PM.Unemployment has unexpectedly fallen to a six year low. But while the jobless rate fell to 5.3 percent in the last three months of 2015, though 21,000 jobs were created, an estimated 14,000 people… Read more Audio
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Government could help fund buying Abel Tasman beach
6:15 PM.The government is investigating how it may be able to financially contribute to the public purchase of private land in the Abel Tasman National Park. Audio
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Australian High Court throws out challenge
6:18 PM.267 people, including 90 babies and children, will be going back to Nauru as early as this weekend after Australia's Highest Court threw out a challenge to offshore detention centres. Video, Audio
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PM will attend Waitangi celebrations depite protest action
6:22 PM.Prime Minister John Key put an end to the "will he" or "won't he" speculation today, confirming that he would be going to Waitangi on Friday, to the lower marae, or Te Tii. Audio
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Safety fears about iron sands loading operation
6:26 PM.New Zealand Steel collects iron sands and transports them via an undersea pipeline to a giant Japanese bulk carrier moored off the open coast near Kawhia - but NZ First claims the process is… Read more Audio
