Checkpoint for Thursday 15 June 2017
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RNZ Checkpoint with John Campbell, Thursday 15th June 2017
5:00 PM.Watch Thursday's full programme here. Video
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Grenfell Tower residents describe how they escaped
5:08 PM.At least 12 people are dead, 68 in hospital, and a large number - possibly hundreds remain unaccounted for after the Grenfell Tower in West London went up in flames. Video, Audio
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London fire neighbourhood 'looks like refugee camp'
5:16 PM.Omar Salha witnessed the fire at the Grenfell Tower in London and in the aftermath has helped with humanitarian relief and donations. He says he's concerned about the residents who are now homeless. Video, Audio
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Cladding from London fire used in New Zealand
5:20 PM.The aluminium composite material used on the Grenfell Tower has been used extensively throughout New Zealand, but experts say there is a low risk of a similar disaster here. Audio
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NZ has highest youth suicide rate in developed world - UNICEF
5:24 PM.New Zealand's youth suicide rate is double America's, five times the British and eight times worse than the best performing countries, Italy and Portugal. Audio
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Mouldy food served at early childhood centres, teacher says
5:27 PM.An Auckland teacher says some early childhood centres are serving mouldy bread, ignoring halal rules, and providing cake three times a day. Audio
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Evening business for Thurs 15 June
5:33 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Mental health nurse cleared Marceau killer after 20 minutes
5:38 PM.A forensic nurse told a Coroner's inquest into Christie Marceau's death that she only had 20 minutes to meet with Akshay Chand. Audio
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Winston Peters lashes out at Race Relations Commissioner
5:40 PM.Winston Peters says he was racially abused at Ratana Pa in January, but Dame Susan Devoy's office didn't want to know about it. Video, Audio
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Apology after grandmother's accusations of racial abuse
5:44 PM.A woman who says she was racially abused by a coach at Christchurch's Shirley rugby club has received an apology. Read more Video, Audio
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Three found guilty in multi-million dollar pokie fraud
5:52 PM.Michael O'Brien, Paul Max and Kevin Coffey were paid millions of dollars after fraudulently obtaining gaming licenses. Video, Audio
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Tauranga iwi blockade port in protest against treaty deal
5:54 PM.Tauranga iwi are furious after the Crown agreed to give the Hauraki Collective some control in Tauranga as part of their Treaty settlement. Video, Audio
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French pilot crosses English Channel in flying car
5:58 PM.A French pilot has successfully crossed the English Channel in a flying car that looks part dune buggy, part paraglider. Video, Audio
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CNN's Phil Black joins us from London
6:15 PM.CNN's Phil Black is near the Grenfell Tower and joins us now live. Video, Audio
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Community struggling in aftermath of Grenfell Tower fire
6:18 PM.Abdurahman Sayed from Al Manaar Mosque near the Grenfell Tower fire says many of his worshippers lived in the building and are still missing. Video, Audio
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Unicef advocate on damning report on status of NZ children
6:22 PM.A scathing report by Unicef is highly critical of the status of children in New Zealand. Unicef New Zealand's Child Rights Advocate Dr Prudence Stone joins Checkpoint. Video, Audio
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Australia to pay Manus Island detainees $73 million
6:25 PM.Kurdish journalist and refugee Behrouz Boochani responds to yesterday's announcement that the Australian government would pay $73 million to Manus Island detainees. Video, Audio
