Checkpoint for Monday 19 November 2018

6:16 PM.When a tornado struck Canterbury, farmer Randal Hanrahan watched in amazement as expensive pieces of heavy farm equipment were lifted into air. Sheltering under his overturned mower from the raging… Read more Video, Audio

6:10 PM.Madeleine McCann died the day she went missing, and the millions being spent to find her isn't reasonable when there are many other missing children, probably with more evidence that could lead to a… Read more Video, Audio

6:08 PM.The father of one of the 29 Pike River victims wants trained police with cameras to join the team that will re-enter the mine. Video, Audio

5:56 PM.California wildfire evacuees who have been camping out in a Walmart carpark for the past fortnight are being asked to move on, despite having nowhere else to go. Video, Audio

5:47 PM.The trial of one of the youngest people ever accused of murder is underway at the High Court in Napier. Haami Hanara, 14, has admitted to robbing man Kelly Donner in March, but says he did not kill… Read more Video, Audio

5:43 PM.Incumbent Fiji leader Frank Bainimarama has returned as Prime Minister with a slim majority of just 50.02 percent. But his personal popularity was halved compared to the 2014 election, meaning his… Read more Video, Audio

5:34 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio

5:28 PM.A Whanganui farm has pulled the plug on its pick-your-own berry service after visitors took more than $600 worth of strawberries in one day. Read more Video, Audio

5:25 PM.It's 12 days until summer and five weeks until Christmas - but parts of the South Island were today transformed into a winter wonderland with fresh snow falling in Otago, Southland and Canterbury. Video, Audio

5:21 PM.The government expects its overhaul of the early childhood sector will run some centres out of business, but won't raise fees for parents. While the Early Childhood Council says some of the proposals… Read more Audio

5:17 PM.A public service for the eighth anniversary of the Pike River Mine disaster is being held tonight in Blackball, West Coast. Reporter Conan Young joins Checkpoint live from the memorial. Video, Audio

5:15 PM.Reporter Ann Marie May was in the High Court in Wellington today, where the Ministry for Business, Innovation and Employment is calling for the Institution of Professional Engineers to resume its… Read more Video, Audio

5:09 PM.Government lawyers have asked the High Court to order the Institution of Professional Engineers to resume its investigation into Alan Reay, the civil engineer responsible for the CTV building. CTV… Read more Video, Audio

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