Checkpoint for Wednesday 4 July 2018
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Cows banned in agricultural shows over M Bovis fears
6:25 PM.As farmers, MPI and the Government work to contain the spread of Mycoplasma Bovis, farming communities are making adjustments large and small, including putting calves at school pet days and A and P… Read more Video, Audio
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Govt writes off pensioner debt 3x more than beneficiary debt
6:20 PM.Newly-released Official Information Act figures show the government writes off three times as much pensioner debt as it does debts accrued by beneficiaries when they're mistakenly overpaid. But MSD… Read more Audio
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Race against time to get boys out of Thai cave
6:10 PM.CNN's correspondent at the entrance to the Tham Luang caves is Anna Coren. She told John Campbell it's now a race against the monsoon rains to get the boys out. Video, Audio
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Air NZ accused of cutting farmers' lunch promoting fake meat
5:56 PM.Politicians have a beef with Air New Zealand over its promotion of the pretend meat 'Impossible Burger.' They claim the national carrier is cutting farmers' lunch, by promoting a product that has the… Read more Video, Audio
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Axing charter schools breaches Treaty, education leaders argue
5:52 PM.Two Māori education leaders have lodged a claim with the Waitangi Tribunal alleging that the government's decision to axe charter schools will have a detrimental effect on Māori students. Audio
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Parishes cut ties with Anglican Church over same-sex marriage
5:43 PM.Four parishes in Christchurch have decided to cut ties with the Anglican Church of Aotearoa and Polynesia because they cannot accept the Church's position on same sex marriage. Video, Audio
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Evening business for 4 July 2018
5:34 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Search teams had little hope for trapped boys in Thailand cave
5:25 PM.Ben Reymenants is one of the international divers who was searching for the Thai boys trapped in a cave. He spoke with John Campbell, via Skype, about the rescue process, and the "miracle" outcome. Read more Video, Audio
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Supplies sent in to Thai cave in case boys can't get out
5:21 PM.Jonathan Head is the BBC's correspondent at the Thai caves where 12 boys and their soccer coach are trapped. He told John Campbell the decision about whether to "wait out the rains, or try to move… Read more Video, Audio
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Trapped Thai boys taught to dive their way out of cave
5:19 PM.A team of navy seals are teaching the boys trapped for 10 days to scuba dive so they can attempt to lead them to safety through a two kilometre narrow stretch of the flooded cave ahead of heavy… Read more Video, Audio
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'The way beneficiaries are being treated is close to sadistic'
5:14 PM.The government receives 9000 allegations of benefit fraud a year - that's one an hour, every day. About two thirds are investigated, and 20 percent are found to have legitimacy. Zac Fleming reports. Read more Video, Audio
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Government announces Kiwibuild eligibility criteria
5:09 PM.The eligibility rules for buying a Kiwibuild home have been revealed but the government's already being forced to defend why couples earning up to $180,000 can be in the running for them. Political… Read more Video, Audio
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Wednesday 4th of July 2018
5:00 PM.Watch Wednesday's full programme here. Video
