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Checkpoint for Thursday 30 November 2017
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Mounting frustration among slip affected businesses in Birkenhead
6:21 PM.Frustrated business owners on Auckland's North Shore are worried that a major slip that swallowed a piece of machinery could be coming for their buildings next. Video, Audio
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Businesses consider passing on Auckland fuel tax to customers
6:18 PM.Tradies and small businesses are fretting about the impact of Auckland's 10 cent a litre fuel tax. Audio
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Canterbury TV chairman had no concerns over CTV building safety
6:16 PM.Nick Smith was the Canterbury Television chairman when the CTV building collapsed. He was the sole survivor of 17 staff members. He spoke to John Campbell. Video, Audio
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‘We shouldn’t have been in there’ - CTV collapse survivor
6:13 PM.Kendyll Lamont and her children were on the top floor of the CTV building when it collapsed. She said the building should never have been built, and no one should have ever been allowed inside it. Video, Audio
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CTV victims’ family wanted a trial into building’s collapse
6:08 PM.Tim Elms' daughter Teresa McLean worked as a nurse at the CTV building, and was killed when it collapsed. He spoke to John Campbell from the site. Video, Audio
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Biker kid cruises ahead of competition
5:53 PM.At the start of the year, Johnloyd Turua, 7 could hardly ride a bike. He's since beaten dozens of kids who race BMX bikes regularly. Read more Video, Audio
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Jimmy's Pies back to selling 20,000 a day
5:48 PM.Iconic pie-maker Jimmy's Pies is back in business after the Roxburgh floods closed the bakery for three days. Video, Audio
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Figures reveal Wellington region traffic slows
5:44 PM.New figures confirm what Wellington motorists already knew - it's taking longer to drive in and around the capital, despite millions of dollars being spent to improve the roads. Audio
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War criminal Slobodan Praljak dies after taking poison in court
5:40 PM.A Bosnian Croat wartime commander has died after swallowing poison in a UN war crimes courtroom after losing an appeal against a 20-year prison sentence. Reuters' Rosanna Philpott reports. Video, Audio
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Evening Business for 30 November 2017
5:34 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Phil Goff wants to raise rates by 6.2 percent
5:27 PM.Auckland councillors have called for more notice to be taken of those who will be hit hardest by proposed changes to the rating system after the mayor announced a shake-up of how the city funds… Read more Audio
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Neither Audit NZ or Waikato DHB have spoken to Nigel Murray
5:25 PM.Audit NZ says it's been unable to establish the true extent of former Waikato DHB boss Nigel Murray's excessive travel costs because of holes in the paper trail. Audio
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CTV collapse should have gone to trial - Nigel Hampton
5:21 PM.Richard Austin has mixed emotions about the police decision not to prosecutve over the CTV collapse. He tells John Campbell he's sad no one has been held accountable, but is satisfied with the… Read more Video, Audio
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CTV victims' husband disappointed at police decision
5:18 PM.Richard Austin has mixed emotions about the police decision not to prosecute over the CTV collapse. He tells John Campbell he's sad no one has been held accountable, but is satisfied with the… Read more Video, Audio
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Father of CTV victim pleased at no prosecution over collapse
5:14 PM.David Beaumont's son Matty Beaumont died in the CTV building. He says it would've been unfair to single out one person, because too many people were involved. Video, Audio
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'There’s no justice in this world….it’s not right' - CTV survivor
5:10 PM.Maryanne Jackson says New Zealand needs to pass a law over corporate manslaughter, because there's been no justice for the 115 CTV victims. She vows to continue to fight. Video, Audio
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No charges to be laid over CTV building collapse - police
5:08 PM.Detective Superintendent Peter Read says there is not enough evidence to prosecute someone over the CTV building collapse during the February 22, 2011 earthquake. Video, Audio
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Checkpoint with John Campbell for Thursday 30th November 2017
5:00 PM.Watch Thursday's full programme here. Video