Checkpoint for Tuesday 14 June 2016
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Tuesday 14th June 2016
12:00 PM.Watch Tuesday's full programme here. It begins 5 minutes in. Video
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Bennett apologises to Te Puea chairman
5:16 PM.Paula Bennett was this afternoon forced to apologise to Hurimoana Dennis from Te Puea Marae, after one of her staff members told a journalist he was under police investigation. Audio
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Paula Bennett standup outside Te Puea
5:11 PM.Paula Bennett visited Te Puea marae this morning after increasing pressure from media and members of the public, and was given a tour of the facilities and accommodation. Video, Audio
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Hurimoana Dennis under investigation
5:18 PM.Mokotini Templeton, from Te Puea marae, joins Checkpoint to discuss the police investigation involving chairman Hurimoana Dennis and Paula Bennett's related apology. Video, Audio
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Florida gunman a regular at gay nightclub
5:23 PM.Media organisations around the world are reporting that Orlando gunman Omar Mateen was a regular at the Pulse nightclub where he murdered 49 people and injured at least 53. Audio
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Evening Business for 14 June 2016
5:34 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Three rescued from stricken yacht
5:36 PM.Three people have been rescued from their stricken yacht in the Pacific Ocean but the body of one of their crewmates has been left on the vessel. Audio
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Kaitaia community leader on meth bust
5:44 PM.Te Oneroa a Tōhe board chair Haami Piripi joins Checkpoint to discuss the enormous meth bust around Ninety Mile Beach. Audio
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Boy tells inquest he regrets fighting Stephen Dudley
5:47 PM.One of Stephen Dudley's attackers has told an inquest into the Auckland teenager's death that they both felt pressured to fight each other, even through neither wanted to. Audio
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Scope to help more refugees - advocates
5:50 PM.Advocates say there's plenty of scope to further increase the number of refugees accepted by New Zealand, but the Government has to step up and support them. Audio
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Opinion diverse on what constitutes Kiwi Values
5:53 PM.Meanwhile the ACT Party leader is demanding refugees sign up to Kiwi values before being allowed into the country but what exactly are they? Audio
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Chiefs set to take on Wales in Hamilton
5:56 PM.The Super Rugby side the Chiefs take on Wales in Hamilton tonight, in a one-off match against the visiting internationals. Audio
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Bennet apologises to marae chair
6:09 PM.Social Housing Minister Paula Bennett has been forced to apologise to the chair of an Auckland marae that's sheltering the homeless. Audio
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Couch calls for more blood donation
6:19 PM.After surviving William Bell's attack on the Mt Wellington RSA in 2001, Susan Couch is appealing to people who can donate blood to do so, on World Blood Donor Day. Video, Audio
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Health board warning over pharmacy charges
6:23 PM.The Nelson Marlborough District Health Board is warning that some pharmacies in the region are charging people more for prescriptions than is allowed under their contract. Audio
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3 people rescued from yacht as search continues for missing man
6:26 PM.Three people stranded on a yacht in the middle of the Pacific have now been rescued, but the search for one man who fell overboard is continuing Audio
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Today In Parliament for 14 June 2016 - evening edition
6:55 PM.Prime Minister leads MPs in expressing sympathy for the victims of Sunday’s massacre in a gay night club in Orlando, Florida. The debate raises issue of homophobia. gun control and immigration… Read more Audio
