15:00 Checkpoint with John Campbell for Friday 17 August, 2018 5:09 Aretha Franklin dies aged 76: World mourns, reminisces and sings 5:18 Tree goes up in flames after lightning strikes 5:21 Controversy surrounds King Tuhetia's koroneihana 5:25 Rangi McLean supports Māori king coronation media ban 5:33 Evening business for 17 August 2018 5:37 Learning support specialists to strike over pay and workload 5:40 Deer velvet, the chocolate substitute and the conspiracy 5:44 People with pancreatic cancer head to Australia for treatment 5:47 Katy Perry ticketholders gutted at price slash 5:51 Hockey NZ to look into structure after career ending allegation 5:56 Three legged cat rescued after hours stuck in police car 6:12 Mourners gather at Aretha Franklin's former church to pay respects 6:15 Aretha Franklin 'empowered a generation of women' 6:17 Aretha Franklin inspiring the next generation of soul singers 6:21 Aretha Franklin's biographer on the singer's transformation 6:24 Rick Bryant on Aretha Franklin 6:26 Auckland sings along to Aretha Franklin