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Checkpoint for Monday 2 May 2016
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Questions raised over whether Compass tax
5:09 PM.After months of criticism for its hospital food, multi-national catering company Compass is raising eyebrows with its tax bill. Anusha Bradley reports. Audio
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Pharmac's Keytruda data 'false and misleading'
5:13 PM.After months of criticism for its hospital food, multi-national catering company Compass is raising eyebrows with its tax bill. Anusha Bradley reports. Audio
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Keytruda expensive but efficient, says oncologist
5:19 PM.Dunedin-based oncologist Dr Chris Jackson, speaking to Checkpoint, says Keytruda is extraordinarily efficient - but also very expensive. Audio
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US tourist charged with causing two deaths in car crash
5:25 PM.An American tourist has appeared in court, charged with causing the deaths of two people in a crash near Kerikeri. Audio
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French PM says Rainbow Warrior bombing a huge mistake
5:28 PM.French Prime Minister Manuel Valls was in New Zealand today, where, while in talks with John Key, he expressed regret for the bombing of the Rainbow Warrior in 1985. Audio
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Evening Business for 2 May 2016
5:33 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Disciplined Warriors ruled out of Kiwis Test
5:38 PM.Amid reports of drug use, six Warriors players have been barred from playing in Friday night's ANZAC Test against Australia, in a bid to improve NRL culture Audio
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Domestic violence pilot extended to six more courts
5:42 PM.Judges are making progress in their efforts to extract more information about a defendent's family violence history. Audio
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Tongan ukelele legend Bill Sevesi's funeral held
5:50 PM.Friends and family gathered today in Auckland to celebrate the life of renowned ukelele and steel guitar player Bill Sevesi, who died last month. Video, Audio
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Beautiful weather set to continue in May
5:54 PM.The balmy autumn temperatures enjoyed in many of New Zealand's regions seem set to continue. MetService's Georgina Griffiths joins Checkpoint. Video, Audio
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Christchurch Council's flood modelling 'flawed'
6:08 PM.A community group says the Christchurch City Council's flood modelling has been flawed and some homes have either been rebuilt or are in the process of being rebuilt almost 50 centimetres lower than… Read more Video, Audio
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Murder-accused posed for photo on burial site
6:14 PM.An undercover policeman spent six months befriending murder-accused Kamal Reddy and persuaded him to pose for a photo where the bodies were later found, a court was told. Audio
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More and more people are living alone
6:18 PM.More and more people in New Zealand are living alone, according to a new report from Statistics New Zealand. Audio