Checkpoint for Thursday 4 August 2016
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Checkpoint with John Cambell, Thursday 4 August 2016
5:00 PM.Watch tonight's full episode of Checkpoint with John Campbell here. It starts 5 minutes in. Video
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Chiefs CEO says he takes stripper allegations seriously
5:07 PM.An investigation is being launched into allegations about the treatment of a stripper who alleges Chiefs players sexually abused her. Video, Audio
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Chiefs sponsor Gallagher stands by the franchise
5:11 PM.The Chiefs' naming rights sponsor Gallagher stands by the players who allegedly assaulted a stripper during the team's end of season event on Monday night.
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Stripper 'scared and intimidated' by Chiefs
5:15 PM.The stripper who alleges she was sexually abused by Chiefs players says she was frightened and had to physically hit a man who wouldn't stop touching her. Video, Audio
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WINZ puts man with Hodgkin's lymphoma on jobseeker benefit
5:24 PM.An Auckland man diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma, for a second time, is calling for a change to the law after Work and Income put him on a jobseekers benefit while undergoing chemotherapy. Audio
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Video emerges of chaos after Emirates crash
5:29 PM.Video filmed inside the cabin of a crashed Emirates Boeing 777 in India shows the chaos unfold as passengers scrambled to evacuate via emergency chutes. Video, Audio
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Evening business for 4 August 2016
5:32 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Katikati locals emotional ahead of meeting with Minister
5:35 PM.Emotions are running high in Katikati as locals prepare to confront the Transport Minister about a stretch of State Highway Two where five Tongan workers were killed in a crash. Audio
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Fire Service defends new fleet after union blacklists vehicle
5:39 PM.For the first time in 20 years the Firefighters Union has blacklisted a new engine over safety fears. Audio
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SFO witnesses give evidence in Ngatata Love's trial
5:43 PM.A Serious Fraud Office investigator has told the High Court in Wellington about searches done at the property of prominent Maori leader, Sir Ngatata Love and elsewhere. Audio
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Who'll carry the NZ flag at the Rio opening ceremony..
5:47 PM.The Olympics Opening Ceremony is just over 36 hours away, but the question remains - who will carry the New Zealand flag? Video, Audio
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TradeMe wants tougher restrictions on ticket selling
5:53 PM.TradeMe is calling for ticket companies to impose tougher restrictions on the sale of bulk tickets. Audio
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Fiery scenes as Wgtn City Councillors vote to microchip cats
5:56 PM.There were fiery scenes at Wellington City Council today as councillors voted in favour of compulsory microchipping of cats in the city. Audio
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Sponsor stands by Chiefs after stripper claims
6:08 PM.A major sponsor of the Chiefs is standing by the franchise after an investigation was launched into claims players swore, threw gravel, and inappropriately touched a stripper. Audio
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One dead, five injured in London knife attack
6:10 PM.One woman was killed and five others injured by a man with suspected mental health issues who went on the rampage with a knife in central London. Video, Audio
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Womens Refuge responds to Chiefs sponsor
6:13 PM.Women's Refuge CEO Ang Jury responds to the Chiefs' sponsor's comments that a stripper could expect to be touched after she made allegations against the players. Video, Audio
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Deputy PM gets policy advice from college students
6:19 PM.The Deputy Prime Minister, Bill English, dropped in on a Hutt Valley secondary school for a bit of policy advice today. Audio
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Black has been exchanged for blue
6:22 PM.Former All Black Glen Osborne was one of 60 new police officers who graduated as constables today. Video, Audio
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Athletes at Rio harness technology in bid for gold
6:24 PM.The difference between winning and losing at the Rio Olympics will come down to just hundredths - if not thousandths - of a second for some athletes. Video, Audio
