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Checkpoint for Tuesday 6 September 2016
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RNZ Checkpoint with John Campbell, Tuesday 6 September 2016
12:00 PM.RNZ Checkpoint with John Campbell, Tuesday 6 September 2016 Video
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Auckland first-home buyers' limits stretched
5:10 PM.Owning a home in Auckland is becoming increasingly out of reach for many people as the average house price has tipped $1 million. Housing Minister Nick Smith joins Checkpoint. Read more Audio
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Million dollar homeowners don't feel like millionaires
5:18 PM.The average house in Auckland is now valued at $1 million. RNZ reporter Tom Furley asked Auckland million dollar homeowners if they feel like millionaires. Video, Audio
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Shamubeel Eaqub calls on govt to boost Akl housing investment
5:21 PM.Billions of dollars, not millions, need to be invested in the Auckland housing market, Economist Shamubeel Eaqub says. Audio
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Sir Gordon Tietjens resigns as sevens coach
5:24 PM.Sir Gordon Tietjens has resigned from the New Zealand Rugby Sevens after 22 years in charge of team. He told Checkpoint he was always going to resign regardless of how the team did at the Olympics. Video, Audio
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Pahiatua residents told to boil water until given all-clear
5:28 PM.Pahiatua residents have to wait at least two more days before a precautionary notice to boil water can be lifted after it tested positive for E-Coli. Tararua District Council Mayor Roly Ellis joins… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening Business for Tuesday 6 September 2016
5:35 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Crown, defence summarise cases in George Taiaroa murder trial
5:43 PM.Defence for the man charged with murdering George Taiaroa in 2013 say he had no reason to kill the roadworker, despite the Crown arguing he is the killer. Carla Penman reports. Audio
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Trump, Clinton kick off final two month stretch to White House
5:46 PM.The US presidential nominees are reaching out to voters in Ohio, as they prepare for the traditional kickoff to the last stretch of campaigning ahead of the November 8 election. Video, Audio
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MSD defends fruit picking work scheme
5:48 PM.The Ministry of Social Development is defending a work scheme which places locals in fruit picking jobs, despite the fact that only half of them complete their contract or remain in work. Audio
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Health Minister says he didn't snort fake coke
5:53 PM.Health Minister Jonathan Coleman says he attended a primary school fundraiser where there was fake cocaine but he did not snort it. Audio
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Rug depicting naked Labour leader leaves little to imagination
5:55 PM.Whanganui artist Mark Rayner has crafted a rug with an image of a naked and very muscular Labour leader Andrew Little. Checkpoint spoke with the artist and asked him why? Audio
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Morning Report to host live Auckland Mayoral debate
5:58 PM.Morning Report will host an hour-long Auckland Mayoral debate from AUT's television studio from 8am tomorrow morning. Host Guyon Espiner joins Checkpoint Video, Audio
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Social Housing Minister Paula Bennett joins Checkpoint
6:09 PM.Minister for Social Housing Paula Bennett joins Checkpoint to discuss an extra $24 million for social housing, announced the same day Auckland's average house price reached $1m. Audio
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Auckland housing prices hit $1 million
6:15 PM.The government has driven housing affordability "into the ground", the Green Party told Parliament today as the average house price in Auckland reached $1 million. Audio
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Christian Cullen speaks about former coach Gordon Tietjens
6:18 PM.Sir Gordon Tietjens has resigned after 22 years at the helm of the sevens. He rated Eric Rush, Christian Cullen and the late Jonah Lomu as the best players he coached. Christian Cullen spoke to… Read more Audio
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High demand for bottled water in Pahiatua
6:22 PM.New World Pahiatua is selling bottled water at cost as demand remains high since the town's water bore head tested positive for E Coli last Friday. Audio
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Chch library fights crime with annoying sound
6:26 PM.A Christchurch library is taking a novel approach to fighting crime - it's using a device that emits a sound which is annoying only to young people, generally anyone under 25. Video, Audio