Checkpoint for Thursday 6 September 2018
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'Stigma' will linger following harness racing arrests
6:18 PM.Cambridge Raceway is holding the first harness racing meeting since the industry hit the headlines this week. Reporter Anneke Smith is there. Audio
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Penny Bright: 'I wouldn't change anything'
6:10 PM.Activist Penny Bright has been fighting for Auckland Council to open its books for more than a decade, and she's still fighting from her hospital bed, knowing she has just days to live. She spoke to… Read more Video, Audio
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More knowledge needed about plastics in the ocean - National
5:53 PM.Ministry for Environment has come under fire for not having more information about how much plastic is in New Zealand's oceans. Officials were today questioned on their knowledge, but National MP… Read more Audio
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Dargaville vet clears the air about Northland M. Bovis farm
5:49 PM.Dargaville vet Brian Lowe has cleared the air with some plain-speaking about which Northland farm has the cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis, answering questions he says Ministry for Primary Industries… Read more Audio
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MOH CEO sends ‘strong message’ to DHBs following audit
5:41 PM.Ministry of Health chief executive Ashley Bloomfield says embarrassing audit findings concerning the embattled Counties Manukau District Health Board have not been swept under the carpet, but there… Read more Audio
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Evening business for Thursday 6 September
5:32 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Richie Mo'unga steps up for All Blacks vs Argentina game
5:26 PM.First-five Richie Mo'unga will finally get his chance to steer the All Blacks ship with coach Steve Hansen making seven changes to his starting XV for this weekend's Rugby Championship clash with… Read more Audio
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Petrol prices at 30 year high....and set to rise further
5:22 PM.The average price of fuel is now the highest it has been in more than 30 years, and with a four cents national fuel tax coming into effect in October, it's likely to get even more expensive. Video, Audio
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Penny Bright: 'Auckland Council is responsible' for cancer
5:20 PM.Most well known for her 11-year-long battle with Auckland Council over her rates, which she refused to pay until the council 'opened its books', Penny Bright believes Auckland Council is responsible… Read more Video, Audio
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Dozens missing, 100 injured after 6.7 quake hits Japan
5:14 PM.New Zealand vet Mark Bryan is holidaying in Hokkaido, Japan after a conference and was in his hotel in the city of Obihiro when the quake hit. He spoke to Sharon Brettkelly while on a bus, trying to… Read more Audio
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Meka Whaitiri returns to Parliament, won’t comment on inquiry
5:12 PM.Meka Whaitiri has returned to Parliament this afternoon for the first time since stepping aside as Customs Minister over an alleged altercation with a staffer. Audio
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Clare Curran on leave after stumbling through response
5:10 PM.The day after Broadcasting Minister Clare Curran fumbled through a response to questions in the House, she's failed to show at Parliament, instead taking personal leave. Video, Audio
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Checkpoint with John Campbell for 6 September, 2018
5:00 PM.Watch Thursday's full show here. Video
