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Wednesday 16 April 2014, with Mary Wilson
Audio from Wednesday 16 April 2014
Not all audio is available due to copyright restrictions.
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Wednesday 16 April 2014 ( 18′ 43″ )
17:00 Judith Collins under pressure with new allegations she used her position to help Oravida. A major rescue operation is underway off the coast of South Korea after a ferry sinking and the royal tour comes to a soggy end in Wellington.
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Minister under pressure over Oravida ( 3′ 27″ )
17:08 The New Zealand First leader has claimed in Parliament, that Judith Collins has used her position to help Oravida out in the wake of the Fonterra milk powder scandal.
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I never saw Oravida letter till today - Judith Collins ( 5′ 18″ )
17:11 Two months before Ms Collins' trip to China, Oravida wrote to Government Ministers Tim Groser and Nathan Guy to say it had been 'profoundly negatively affected' by what it called the 'disaster' of Fonterra's botulism scare.
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NZer killed in a US drone strike against al-Qaeda in Yemen. ( 4′ 57″ )
17:16 A New Zealand man has been killed in a US drone strike against al-Qaeda in Yemen.
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PM says he knew NZer was in Yemen ( 2′ 46″ )
17:21 A spokesperson for the Prime Minister says the Government didn't know beforehand about the counter-terrorism strike and had no involvement in it.
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Royal Tour ends in Wellington ( 1′ 59″ )
17:24 The royal tour of New Zealand has come to a soggy end in Wellington today.
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Evening Business for 16 April 2014 ( 3′ 1″ )
17:25 News from the business sector including a market report.
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Massive rescue of schoolchildren as ferry slowly sinks ( 3′ 20″ )
17:29 More than fifty ships and helicopters have gone to the rescue of hundreds of passengers, mostly school children, from a ferry that capsized off South Korea.
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Sports News for 16 April 2014 ( 3′ 1″ )
17:34 An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
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Two killed after NSW mine collapse ( 3′ 53″ )
17:38 Two men have been killed after a coal mine collapse in the Hunter Valley, in New South Wales.
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Bomb scare at finish line one year on from Boston marathon ( 3′ 55″ )
17:42 A man has been arrested after two suspicious backpacks were found at the finish-line of the Boston marathon.
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English shrugs off concerns shares might be sold too cheaply. ( 2′ 19″ )
17:46 The Finance Minister has shrugged off accusations the Government might have sold shares in Genesis Energy too cheaply.
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Te Manu Korihi News for 16 April 2014 ( 3′ 9″ )
17:48 An academic studying Maori living in Australia says his latest survey shows very few Maori who moved there after 2001 have successfully become Australian citizens; Ngapuhi suggests it could take a contemporary Waitangi Tribunal claim over a new commercial fishing law; A medal awarded to a Ngapuhi chief 200 years ago will finally be returning home after a successful joint bid overnight by Te Papa and the Auckland War Memorial Museum; Although the country's only Maori Research Centre of Excellent has missed out on future government money, the Minister in charge is confident rangahau Maori will continue and will grow.
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Dangerous surf reef being removed from Mount Maunganui ( 3′ 36″ )
17:51 A dangerous artificial surf reef at Mount Maunganui is finally being removed seven years after it was finished.
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NSW Premier forced to resign over wine memory lapse ( 4′ 15″ )
17:55 The Premier of New South Wales has been forced to resign after being caught out over a three thousand dollar bottle of wine.
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Minister says she'd be appalled if private info released ( 4′ 3″ )
18:10 The Minister for ACC says she doesn't have any information about the private details of clients being sent to prospective employers, but she'd be appalled if that was happening.
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Property Council warns of collateral damager over CRL ( 2′ 57″ )
18:13 The Property Council is warning that some Auckland businesses could become collateral damage over the city rail link's construction.
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180 homes to ease Christchurch's housing crisis ( 2′ 27″ )
18:16 Moves are afoot to build 180 homes on council-owned land in Christchurch to help relieve the city's housing shortage.
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Treasury pressed on allowing SCF into Guarantee scheme ( 3′ 12″ )
18:19 A High Court fraud trial has heard that the Treasury knew South Canterbury Finance was in trouble but extended a Crown guarantee to it anyway.
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Man who raped and murdered on parole at time ( 2′ 19″ )
18:22 Aaron Rhys McDonald today pleaded guilty at the High Court in Christchurch to raping and murdering Amy Farrall whose body was discovered in the boot of a car in a supermarket carpark two weeks ago.
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Plunket says children should be able to express opinions ( 2′ 40″ )
18:24 Colourful artworks and suggested slogans for tobacco packaging such as 'stink breath' and 'you give me asthma', have sparked a debate in Parliament about the rights of children to express their opinions.
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Sports News for 16 April 2014 ( 3′ 31″ )
18:32 An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
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High dollar keeps inflation in check ( 3′ 20″ )
18:36 The high New Zealand dollar is keeping inflation in check.
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Rape counselling services say the sector is starving ( 3′ 13″ )
18:39 Rape counselling services have told a parliamentary inquiry that the sector is starved of funding and desperately needs help.
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Auckland Council says saving HQ could cost twice what its worth ( 2′ 30″ )
18:42 A heritage advocate believes Auckland's civic administration building could be heading for demolition, despite claims it has national architectural significance.
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Te Manu Korihi News for 16 April 2014 ( 3′ 16″ )
18:45 Ngapuhi suggests it could take a contemporary Waitangi Tribunal claim over a new commercial fishing law; An academic studying Maori living in Australia says his latest survey shows very few Maori who moved there after 2001 have successfully become Australian citizens; A medal awarded to a Ngapuhi chief 200 years ago is returning home thanks to Te Papa Tongarewa and the Auckland War Memorial Museum; Although the country's only Maori Research Centre of Excellent has missed out on future government money, the Minister in charge is confident rangahau Maori will continue and will grow.
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Boston marathon victims remembered ( 4′ 7″ )
18:49 A man has been arrested after two suspicious backpacks were found at the finish-line of the Boston marathon.
Presenter:
Mary Wilson
Checkpoint is Radio New Zealand’s award-winning drive-time news programme. Every weekday Mary Wilson presents the day’s major national and international stories, as well as business, sport and Māori news.
Monday to Friday, 5pm - 7pm
Edited by Maree Corbett
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