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Checkpoint for Thursday 28 April 2016
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Thursday 28th April 2016
5:00 PM.Watch Thursday's full programme here. It begins 5 minutes in. Video
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Calls for public inquiry into EQC after settlement
5:07 PM.What's being called a landmark settlement with the Earthquake Commission has been reached today, which may have far-reaching consequences for Canterbury home-owners. Audio
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Chch homeowner considers legal action against EQC
5:12 PM.After today's landmark settlement, home-owner David Townshend, who was not part of the original 98 claimants, says he is considering legal action. Audio
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EQC acting head defends approach
5:19 PM.Acting EQC CEO Bryan Dunne has defended the organisation after today's settlement, saying it had always taken the correct approach. Audio
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Onehunga serial sex attacker on the loose
5:25 PM.Women in the Auckland suburb of Onehunga are on edge, with some even taking up self defence lessons, because a young, serial sex attacker is yet to be caught. Audio
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Nails on cycleway causing outrage in Wellington
5:29 PM.Hundred of tiny nails have been deliberately scattered along the $1.7m Island Bay Cycleway, which has proven controversial in the capital. Audio
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Evening Business for 28 April 2016
5:34 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Nearly 130 owners register menacing dogs for free in Akld
5:38 PM.More than 120 dogs are already waiting to be registered, for free, under the Auckland Council's newly announced crackdown on menacing dog breeds. Video, Audio
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Rally calling for new hospital meal contract in Dunedin
5:44 PM.Dunedin residents will rally outside Dunedin Hospital tomorrow over ongoing concerns about the DHB's meal contract with the Compass Group. Peter Newport reports. Audio
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Man jailed over university degree fraud
5:50 PM.A man who bought fake university degrees and used them to get a job at the Financial Markets Authority has been jailed for four and a half years. Audio
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Queenstown housing crisis leaves workers in lurch
5:54 PM.Queenstown workers hit hard by the town's housing crisis have been forced to live in tents or cars as rents soar to over $600 a week. Audio
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PM downplays Mossack Fonseca farm purchase
6:08 PM.The Prime Minister has played down potential issues with the purchase of a Taranaki farm by a corporate client of the Panamanian law firm, Mossack Fonseca. Audio
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Canterbury homeowners feel vindicated with EQC settlement
6:09 PM.After a three year legal battle, a landmark settlement has been reached with the EQC over the standard of quake repairs in Canterbury. Audio
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Chch homeowner on the landmark EQC settlement
6:13 PM.Christchurch homeowner Denise Meadows is one of the 98 claimants in the landmark settlement. Audio
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Acting CEO of EQC defends approach
6:16 PM.Acting EQC CEO Bryan Dunne has defended the organisation after today's settlement, saying it had always taken the correct approach. Audio
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Call for ban on junk food advertising near schools
6:21 PM.A charity is asking for a ban on all junk food advertising within 300 metres of schools, including on dairies. Audio
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Greens say foreign trust industry influenced Govt
6:24 PM.The Green Party is accusing the foreign trust industry of using its influence with the Government to stop Inland Revenue from clamping down on the sector. Audio
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Williamson takes the helm at Black Caps
6:28 PM.Kane Williamson was today named captain of the Black Caps cricket team in all three formats. Audio