Checkpoint for Friday 23 September 2016
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Auckland mayoral candidates take a ride with John Campbell
6:08 PM.John Campbell and five Auckland mayoral candidates take a bus ride through the city Video, Audio
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Festive homecoming for Paralympics team
5:55 PM.About 100 proud fans and family gathered in Auckland today to welcome home the Paralympic team, who won a total of 21 medals in Rio. Video, Audio
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Syria and Russia mount heavy air strikes over Aleppo
5:53 PM.Syrian and Russian warplanes have reportedly mounted the heaviest air strikes in months against rebel-held districts of the city of Aleppo overnight, defying US calls for a ceasefire. Video, Audio
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Presbyterian Church tells Parliament why euthanasia shouldn't be legal
5:49 PM.A Presbyterian church says if New Zealand adopts voluntary euthanasia, it could give "Doctor Death types" an opportunity to take advantage of a person's illness. Audio
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DoC says today's 1080 drop is within the rules
5:46 PM.The Department of Conservation and health officials have moved to reassure the public that 1080 poison drops on the West Coast today are being done safely and are within the rules. Video, Audio
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Jordan Williams gives evidence against Colin Craig in trial
5:43 PM.Taxpayer's Union founder Jordan Williams was in the spotlight at court today, accusing former Conservative Party leader Colin Craig's lawyers of coming after him. Audio
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Most IANZ students do badly in re-testing
5:40 PM.The vast majority of the business diploma students from the International Academy of New Zealand or IANZ failed some or all of their credits, the Qualifications Authority says. Audio
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Attack victim: "Dogs should be treated like firearms"
5:37 PM.A dog attack victim says dangerous dogs should be treated like "firearms", while animal control officers welcome Government plans to restrict ownership of some breeds. Audio
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Evening business for 23 September 2016
5:34 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Hitch-hiker who called NZ 'Nazi Zealand' pays to leave
5:28 PM.The French hitch hiker who admitted damaging a sign on the West Coast after waiting four days for a ride has paid reparation costs so he can return home. Maja Burry joins us from outside the District… Read more Video, Audio
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Man's tumour shrinks significantly following Opdivo
5:22 PM.Barry Hawes was the first person in New Zealand to receive the immunotheraphy drug Opdivo for free. That was in July and in the three months since his tumour has shrunk significantly. Read more Video, Audio
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Corrections will defend any claims of compo from prisoners
5:08 PM.Corrections Minister Judith Collins says any claims from prisoners who were imprisoned beyond their sentence will be defended. Video, Audio
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Good faith not relevant in false imprisonment claims, lawyer says
5:07 PM.Corrections cannot rely on a claim it was acting in good faith to preclude compensation claims after the Supreme Court ruled it was holding some prisoners longer than they were lawfully entitled to. Audio
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Checkpoint with John Campbell Friday 23 September 2016
5:00 PM.Watch Friday's full show here. Video
