Checkpoint for Wednesday 1 June 2016
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Wednesday 1st June 2016
5:00 PM.Watch Wednesday's full programme here. Video
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'If that's not a crisis, then what is?'
5:09 PM.With 43 families currently staying at Te Puea Memorial Marae, its chairman Hurimoana Dennis is calling for a permanent facility in Auckland to help those in need. Video, Audio
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Kaumatua call for govt involvement in iwi trust accounts
5:14 PM.The chairman of tribal river trust Te Arawa River Iwi Trust has hit back at elders who are questioning the financial management of the trust. Audio
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Crocodile victim's family in Australia
5:19 PM.The sister and father of New Zealand woman Cindy Waldron feared dead after she was taken by a crocodile in Queensland say they will stay at the site of the attack until the search for her ends. Audio
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WCC's Island Bay cycleway criticised by NZTA
5:24 PM.A beleaguered Wellington City Council has been told in no uncertain terms the way it conducted the rollout of a controversial cycleway in the suburb of Island Bay has hurt its ambitions for city-wide… Read more Audio
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SBW to attempt third Rugby World Cup title
5:28 PM.Lucrative offers from European clubs haven't been enough to lure Sonny Bill Williams away from the All Blacks and a crack at a third Rugby World Cup title. Audio
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Evening business for 1 June 2016
5:34 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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PPTA, SPANZ says charter school should be held to contract
5:38 PM.The Government is being urged to punish Auckland charter school Vanguard Military School which is breaching its contract by refused to enrol students later than January. Audio
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1080 blackmailer admits pills charges
5:41 PM.Auckland businessman Jeremy Hamish Kerr who threatened to spike infant milk formula with 1080, has admitted charges relating to possessing and selling party pills. Audio
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Controversial church leader welcomed by Destiny Church
5:44 PM.American church leader Eddie Long, who was accused of sexual misconduct against several teenagers, has been welcomed with a powhiri at Auckland airport after being invited to the country by the… Read more Video, Audio
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Historic Antarctica NZ site to be inundated by lake level rise
5:51 PM.An historic Antarctica-New Zealand site is likely to be submerged under water this summer due to climate changes which are causing lake levels to rise in the McMurdo Dry Valleys. Audio
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You can't teach an old Kaka new tricks
5:56 PM.Research into the wild parrots by a Victoria University PHD student Julia Loepelt has found that when Kaka are faced with a problem juvenile birds will experiment until they solve the puzzle while old… Read more Video, Audio
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PM says building consents not just a piece of paper
6:09 PM.The Prime Minister says building consents are not just a piece of paper, and do result in houses being built. Audio
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Peter Dunne skeptical on Labour, Green memorandum
6:13 PM.United Future leader Peter Dunne says there's a lot of water to go under the bridge before the next election in 18 month's time and he hasn't even thought about whether he will stand again in his… Read more Audio
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Maori suicide rate more than two times higher than Pakeha
6:15 PM.The suicide rate for Maori is two-and-a-half times more than for non-Maori and typical of indigenous people around the world. Audio
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NZ Samoans celebrate independence
6:21 PM.Samoans around New Zealand celebrated 54 years of independence today with song, dance and festivities. Video, Audio
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Wgtn City Council scraps burial fee proposal
6:24 PM.The Wellington City Council has scrapped a proposal to fine people who are over an hour late to burials $50. Audio
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Today In Parliament Wednesday 1 June 2016 – evening edition
6:50 PM.Prime Minister John Key defends his government's anti-smoking policies against further attacks from New Zealand First leader, Winston Peters. Mister Key is also required to defend housing policies and… Read more Audio
