Checkpoint for Wednesday 6 June 2018
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Fashion designer Kate Spade found dead in apartment
6:29 PM.The 55-year-old designer, who once edited fashion magazine Mademoiselle, was well known as a designer of clothes, shoes and handbags. Zachary Goelman reports. Video, Audio
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Months-long cleanup for Tolaga Bay after flash flooding
6:23 PM.Tairawhiti Civil Defence Emergency manager Louise Bennett says the cleanup is going to take months, after flash flooding hit Tolaga Bay. Audio
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Taranaki Bulls without home after stadium condemned
6:18 PM.Taranaki's flagship stadium has been condemned after geotechnical testing showed the bank under its West Stand is a significant earthquake risk. Video, Audio
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EQC Minister not surprised by damning report
6:10 PM.The Minister for EQC has called for immediate changes in response to a damning report into EQC's practices released this afternoon. Video, Audio
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Tauranga City Council votes to buy botched Bella Vista homes
6:08 PM.Tauranga City Council has voted in principle to repurchase the homes in the botched Bella Vista housing development. Audio
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The Tupperware tales - Longest-serving consultant tells all
5:52 PM.New Zealand's longest-serving Tupperware consultant Shirley Rust, 70, has been selling the containers for 40 years. She tells Sharon Brett-kelly all about the job, including the worst parties, her… Read more Video, Audio
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Hotel owners insist they're telling truth about pokie machines
5:47 PM.A lawyer for the owners of Rawene Masonic Hotel says they're standing by their claims that they turned pokie machines off after a woman left her baby outside their venue while she gambled. Pub Charity… Read more Audio
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Back to the future for Kiwirail - Napier Wairoa line
5:43 PM.After storm damage closed the track in 2012, the line is reopening thanks to $5 million in funding from the government's Provincial Growth Fund. Video, Audio
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HNZ may refund tenants for meth testing and repairs
5:40 PM.Hundreds of tenants were needlessly evicted by Housing New Zealand, and more than $100 million of taxpayers money spent, on unnecessary decontamination. Video, Audio
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Evening business for Wednesday 6 June
5:35 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Family rescued from roof: 'We've lost everything'
5:25 PM.A Tolaga Bay family who escaped a flash flood by climbing on their roof have been reunited with their dog almost three days after he was swept away in his kennel. Nina Maraki talks to Sharon… Read more Video, Audio
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Bella Vista residents plead with Tauranga City Council
5:23 PM.The victims of a botched housing development in Tauranga today made impassioned pleas to the city council to take responsibility for signing off on what's being described as sloppy building work. Video, Audio
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Alleged Tauranga Hospital bullying affecting patient care
5:20 PM.A woman who was rushed to Tauranga Hospital with heavy bleeding while 38 weeks pregnant, says nurses began arguing and swearing in front of her before starting treatment. Audio
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Taranaki's stadium condemned due to earthquake risk
5:14 PM.Yarrow Stadium in New Plymouth has been condemned after geotechnical testing showed the bank under its West Stand is a significant earthquake risk. General manager of Yarrows the bakers Russel Guckert… Read more Audio
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EQC Minister calls for immediate changes after damning report
5:09 PM.The report says EQC staff have no confidence in their own data, the organisation needs to treat its customers with respect and honesty, and needs to dramatically improve the way it communicates with… Read more Video, Audio
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RNZ Checkpoint with John Campbell, Wednesday 6th June 2018
12:00 PM.Watch Wednesday's full programme here. Video
