Checkpoint for Wednesday 26 April 2017
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Wednesday 26 April 2017
5:00 PM.Checkpoint with John Campbell, Wednesday 26 April 2017. Video
Coming up
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Immigration numbers 'flattening out' - Prime Minister
5:07 PM.Prime Minister Bill English says he is not concerned about record immigration numbers, and says there are signs they're easing. Video, Audio
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NZ First backing chief-of-staff after ANZAC Day dispute
5:15 PM.NZ First is backing its chief-of-staff David Broome, whose 12-year-old son reprimanded a peace activist as a TV camera rolled during yesterday's ANZAC service. Video, Audio
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Man kills baby then himself live on Facebook
5:20 PM.Facebook is under scrutiny once again, after a second murder was posted on the social media site in less than a fortnight. Video, Audio
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Vegetable shortage could continue for months
5:24 PM.A nationwide shortage of vegetables may last for several months after crops were destroyed in recent flooding. Video, Audio
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New boxing partner to fight Joseph Parker
5:27 PM.Romanian Razvan Cojanu will now fight Joseph Parker on May 6 after British boxer Fury pulled out at the weekend citing a back injury. Audio
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Evening Business for 26 April 2017
5:32 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Parents demand answers on intellectual disability funding cuts
5:44 PM.Hundreds of families will be affected by IDEA's decision to stop providing a range of disability services. Now, parents are meeting to demand answers of the IHC agency. Audio
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Controversial Electricity Authority report had serious flaws
5:50 PM.The Electricity Authority must carry out another analysis after its commissioned report, which proposed North Islanders pay more for electricity, was found to be riddled with serious errors. Audio
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Cat had two homes, two owners
5:57 PM.Two Taranaki women have recently discovered they share more in common than just a love for cats. Video, Audio
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Economist urges govt to adopt 'population strategy'
6:08 PM.Economist Shamubeel Eaqub says New Zealand's immigration policy is confusing and inconsistent after new figures showed immigration reached another new record in March. Video, Audio
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Experts flocking to quake conference after Kaikoura shake
6:16 PM.About 100 foreign experts have flown to Wellington for the annual New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering annual technical conference Video, Audio
