Checkpoint for Friday 13 May 2016
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Friday 13th May 2016
5:00 PM.Watch Friday's full programme here. It begins 5 minutes in. Video
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No women among top 50 CEOs
5:08 PM.There is not a single female CEO among the country's top 50 public companies. Former Telecom CEO Theresa Gattung, the first woman to run a large NZ public company, joins Checkpoint. Video, Audio
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10% Queenstown ratepayers overseas
5:20 PM.Almost 10 percent of ratepayers in the Queenstown Lakes area have supplied an overseas address as their main point of contact, information released to RNZ News has revealed. Video, Audio
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Queenstown rental problem worsens due to Air BnB
5:25 PM.A Queenstown landlord says he has taken a big financial risk to buy properties in the resort town which traditionally has emptied out over summer. Audio
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Tourist workforce's accommodation struggles
5:28 PM.With annual tourist numbers set to rise to over four million within the next six years, the issue of accommodating the workforce that supports them is a hot topic with local mayors for Housing… Read more Audio
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Evening business for 13 May 2016
5:33 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Customs operators seize $20m of meth
5:37 PM.Auckland Airport Customs operators have intercepted methamphetamine worth an estimated $20m, with 20 kilograms of the class A drug seized from two Czech Republic nationals. Audio
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Public register of company ownership a 'quantum leap'
5:43 PM.The Government's proposal to create a public company ownership register that would include foreign beneficiaries has been described as a quantum leap from its position just a month ago. Audio
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Six dismissed from army after rowdy night out
5:48 PM.Eight soldiers were taken into police cells, mostly for their own safety, after a rowdy night out in Palmerston North which included taking the synthetic drug 'N-bomb'. Audio
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Mayors want more help with tourism infrastructure
5:54 PM.Mayors say they need more help to cope with an influx of tourists despite a new $12 million dollar fund being set up. Audio
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Crusaders and Highlanders out to win in Dunedin
5:56 PM.The Highlanders host the Crusaders in Dunedin tonight in what's expected to be a tightly fought match between the regining Super Rugby champions, and the favourites to take this year's title. Audio
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CEO salaries soar, workers' remain stagnant
6:10 PM.Data collated by the New Zealand Herald and published today shows the CEOs from New Zealand's largest listed companies had an average pay increase of 12 percent in 2015, compared with 3.2 percent for… Read more Audio
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Business group ditches legal challenge to council living wage
6:15 PM.A legal tussle between Wellington City Council and the local Chamber of Commerce over how much the city's cleaners and security guards get paid is over. Audio
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Councils physically checking buildings after MBIE review
6:18 PM.Several councils that weren't carrying out physical safety inspections on buildings are now making the effort, after a Government report found some were skipping the process. Audio
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Earthquakes expose hidden artefacts in central Christchurch
6:21 PM.When the Canterbury earthquakes brought about the destruction of almost all of the buildings in central Christchurch, it created a unique opportunity for an insight into the past. Video, Audio
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Focus on Politics for 13 May 2016
6:40 PM.The depth of New Zealand's involvement in the global network of secretive trusts was laid bare this week by further revelations in the Panama Papers. The new information may have created big waves in… Read more Audio
