Checkpoint for Thursday 30 June 2016
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Thursday 30th June 2016
5:00 PM.Watch Thursday's full programme here. Video
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WINZ fraud debt doubles to $182 million in five years
5:08 PM.Work and Income is owed $180m from former and current clients who have defrauded the system, while the amount has doubled in five years. Audio
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Schools in lockdown in Palmerston North
5:12 PM.A large cordon has been set up in the suburb of Cloverlea in Palmerston North, with a school and kindergarten in lockdown as police hunt for an armed man. Audio
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Mystery shrouds Te Awamutu man's death
5:17 PM.A man who appears to have been homeless was found dead in a pile of cardboard in Hamilton on Tuesday, with the death still unexplained. Audio
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Turkish gunmen opened fire at security
5:19 PM.Turkish officials say the suicide bombers who killed 42 people and injured more than 200 others arrived at Ataturk airport in a taxi shortly before their attack. Audio
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Woman left in lurch after drug trial ends
5:23 PM.A Wairarapa woman who suffers from an incurable degenerative disease says she only found out her medical trial was ending when she arrived at Auckland Hospital for her fortnightly infusion. Video, Audio
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Te Papa rejects Snell singlet over doubts
5:29 PM.Te Papa has revealed it will not be buying a singlet believed to have been worn by Sir Peter Snell when he won two gold medals at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. Audio
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Evening Business for 30 June 2016
5:35 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Safety results go beyond surgeons' work, says expert
5:39 PM.While the Ombudsman has backed releasing more data on surgeons' safety records, the Health Quality and Safety Commission Chair says focusing on such information would be reductive. Audio
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Somali NZers regularly searched at Customs, says MP
5:46 PM.A government MP says Somali members of his community are routinely stopped and searched by Customs when returning to New Zealand despite posing no security threat. Audio
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Prediction that farmers may walk if Canterbury drought persists
5:49 PM.A local mayor says North Canterbury farmers could be forced off their land if the drought continues. Audio
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Kiwis speak out ahead of Aus election
5:51 PM.New Zealanders living in Australia are hoping they'll get a better deal following the result of this weekend's federal election. Audio
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Parents, children wait to be reunited as armed man on the loose
6:08 PM.Hundreds of people in Palmerston North have turned up to the Highbury Whanau Centre as police continue to search for man who is believed to be armed. Audio
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Govt punishes women unduly for benefit fraud
6:14 PM.A new report released by Child Poverty Action Group highlights the flaws in how the government punishes women convicted of relationship fraud. Report author Catriona MacLennan speaks with John… Read more Video, Audio
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Hamilton body 40-year-old homeless man
6:18 PM.Police have revealed that a body found in a cardboard bale is that of a 40-year-old father of three, who was living rough. Audio
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Analyst flummoxed by EU referendum result
6:20 PM.UK professor and polling analyst Roger Mortimore says the EU referendum result and subsequent political fallout has confounded everyone, including himself. Audio
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Today In Parliament for 30 June 2016 - evening edition
6:50 PM.Opposition complaint about absent ministers on Thursdays could lead to a change in Standing Orders. Whanau Ora minister, Te Ururoa Flavell, challenged to produce evidence that Whanau Ora is making any… Read more Audio
