Checkpoint for Wednesday 8 March 2017
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RNZ Checkpoint with John Campbell, Wednesday 8th March 2017
Watch Wednesday's full programme here.
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'Is this how I am going to die?'
5:08 PM.Water was up to the windows, the motor had failed and the car was floating. Neil Munro tells Checkpoint he thought he was going to die. Video, Audio
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Emergency management officer with latest on flooding
5:14 PM.Garry Towler is the Thames Valley Civil Defence Emergeny Management Officer. She joins Checkpoint with the latest information on the flooding in the Coromandel region. Audio
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Clevedon farmer's home surrounded by floodwaters
5:18 PM.Clevedon Buffalo farmer Helen Dorresteyn found herself completely surrounded by floodwaters today. Video, Audio
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Wgtn College calls in Rape Crisis over concerning comments
5:21 PM.Wellington College has called in Rape Crisis after some of its students made comments telling other boys to take advantage of drunk girls. The college's headmaster Roger Moses joins Checkpoint. Video, Audio
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Chch mental health patients moved on due to shortage of beds
5:30 PM.At least 25 mental health patients a month are being moved out of hospital overnight in Christchurch because of a shortage of beds. Audio
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Evening Business for 8 March 2017
5:35 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Cyber security expert on CIA hacking tools leak
5:42 PM.Cyber Statecraft Initiative Deputy Director Beau Woods says the Wikileaks leak of CIA's hacking tools shows the magnitude of hacking methods and techniques available - and the endless possibilities. Video, Audio
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Facebook video on green lake goes viral
5:47 PM.Hirini Reedy thought he smelt a pig farm sk=o was shocked to find the smell was coming from Lake Tutira - so shocked he posted a video to Facebook detailing it. John Campbell asked Hirini why. Video, Audio
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Hawke's Bay Council puts green Lake Tutira down to algal bloom
5:53 PM.Hawke's Bay Regional Council Water Quality Scientist, Dr Andy Hicks, says the lake appears dirty and green because of an algal bloom, and nobody should drink its water. Video, Audio
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Intl Women's Day cause for anger due to rape comments, pay gap
5:56 PM.Women's rights campaigners say it's sad that International Women's Day coincides with revelations around high school students boasting about having sex with unconscious girls. Audio
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'Just a joke' - friends of Wellington College rape jokers
6:10 PM.A special assembly was held at Wellington College today to send a message that the school regarded the comments as deplorable and appalling. But some students still think it was 'just a joke'. Audio
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Flooding closes roads, cuts power to thousands
6:09 PM.The upper North Island is bracing for more rain after widespread flooding cut off communities, prompted evacuations, and caused damage to properties. Laura Tupou reports. Video, Audio
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Fears for Whanganui boy missing for four days
6:15 PM.Keanu Ranginui has been missing since around 9pm on Saturday and none of his friends or family know where he is. Audio
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Joseph Parker fight confirmed for May 6
6:20 PM.Joseph Parker's fight against British heavyweight Hughie Fury has finally been confirmed for May 6 at Auckland's Vector Arena. RNZ sports reporter Matt Chatterton has the details. Video, Audio
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Onion, ute, two handsaws - how a Pauanui pair escaped the floods
6:25 PM.In Pauanui, Simon Avery had to catch a flight to Vietnam, and Richard Judd urgently needed to be in Auckland. So they got their MacGyver going. Video, Audio
