Checkpoint for Wednesday 13 July 2016
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Checkpoint with John Camppbell, Wednesday 13 July 2016
5:00 PM.Watch Wednesday's full programme here. It starts 5 minutes in. Video
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Controversy over shot Hamilton man's death
5:08 PM.A 36-year-old Hamilton man, Nick Marshall, was fatally shot by police last night, who claim that he was armed and refused to put the weapon down. Video, Audio
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Affordable housing buyers hitting walls
5:16 PM.How do you get property in the Government's new Special Housing Areas? Would-be buyers say getting onto a waiting list, or some kind of ballot, is proving impossible. Audio
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Affordable housing developers hard to contact
5:21 PM.The First Home Buyers' Club spokesperson Dustin Lindale says nobody is overseeing who is allocated an affordable homes by developers, and the developers are near impossible to contact. Audio
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Cameron set for final few hours as UK Prime Minister
5:27 PM.David Cameron has just a few hours left as Prime Minister and will today attend his final Prime Minister's Questions, before heading to Buckingham Palace to hand his resignation to the Queen. Video, Audio
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Evening Business for 13 July 2015
5:35 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Wild winds now heading to Wgtn, Marlborough
5:40 PM.A bus load of tourists had a lucky escape this morning when their bus was blown off the road in the Mackenzie Country. Audio
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Questions raised over Uber's NZ tax bill
5:48 PM.Uber's New Zealand arm paid just over $9,000 in tax last year, despite earning revenues of more than $1m. Audio
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UN needs peace, security, says Helen Clark
5:50 PM.Helen Clark has spelled out why she believes she should be the next Secretary General of the United Nations in a very public job interview. Audio
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Child porn offences likened to stamp collecting
5:53 PM.A former Taranaki teacher jailed for four-and-a-half years on child pornography charges today likened his offending to stamp collecting. Audio
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John Minto to run for Chch mayor
5:57 PM.John Minto, often described as a 'veteran activist' and one of the leading figures in the campaign against the 1981 Springbok Tour of New Zealand, is to run for Mayor of Christchurch. Video, Audio
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Hamilton man armed, say police
6:10 PM.Police say Hamilton man Nick Marshall was killed last night because the 36-year-old was armed and refused to put his weapon down. Audio
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Heavy rain warning for South Island
6:13 PM.A heavy rain warning has been issued for Fiordland, Westland, Buller, Nelson, and Otago and Canterbury high country. Audio
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Retired school administrator jailed for fraud
6:17 PM.A retired school administrator has been sentenced to two years and three months' jail for stealing 375-thousand dollars from a Wellington high school. Audio
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New rules for financial advisors
6:21 PM.Financial advice from robots and tougher rules for humans are part of an overhaul of the financial advice sector. Audio
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UN Sec Gen candidates take part in debate
6:23 PM.Contestants for the next Secretary General of the United Nations today participated in the first ever televised debate between candidates for the UN's top job. Audio
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Obama seeks to heal divisions at Dallas memorial
6:28 PM.United States President, Barack Obama, has led tributes to five Dallas police officers who were killed during a sniper attack last week. Audio
