Checkpoint for Tuesday 6 November 2018
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Regions hope to get slice of tourism funding boost
6:25 PM.With more than five million tourists predicted to visit New Zealand by 2024, it's sink or swim for the tourism industry. But there are hopes the government's new tourism strategy, as well as a boost… Read more Audio
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Kiwis bet more than $2m on Melbourne Cup
6:17 PM.More than $2 million in bets had been made in New Zealand on the Melbourne Cup by midday - up $500,000 on the same time last year. TAB bookmaker Mark Stafford spoke to Lisa Owen. Audio
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Consortium reveal their vision for an Auckland waterfront stadium
6:14 PM.The bells and whistles keep coming for Auckland's proposed downtown stadium - with backers now saying it could contain a Māori cultural centre and Kelly Tarltons. Video, Audio
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Midwives strike ‘will be difficult for women and their babies’
6:08 PM.DHBs spokesperson Jim Green says the midwives' strike will be very disruptive to mothers and babies, and will likely result in inductions and caesareans being postponed. He spoke with Lisa Owen. Video, Audio
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Consumers should be wary of unnecessary breakdown insurance
5:57 PM.Car buyers are being warned-off mechanical breakdown insurance when buying a new set of wheels. Consumer New Zealand says the insurance is heavily promoted by dealers and could add more than… Read more Audio
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Paula Bennett: ‘I stand by what we did and how we did it’
5:50 PM.National's deputy leader Paula Bennett has spoken for the first time since the leak of another recording involving Jami-Lee Ross. She told RNZ Political Editor Jane Patterson she has no regrets with… Read more Audio
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MPs’ 48 hour trip to Japan cost taxpayers $24,000
5:47 PM.ACT Party leader David Seymour says MPs Trevor Mallard and Gerry Brownlee's whirlwind trip to Japan at the weekend was a massive waste of taxpayer's cash and they should pay the money back. Audio
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Beneficiaries recruited for aged care jobs, but more workers needed
5:40 PM.Aged care providers want urgent changes to immigration rules to plug what they describe as gaping holes in their caregiver and nursing workforces. Audio
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Evening business for 6 November 2018
5:36 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Midwives reject DHBs pay offer, vote to strike
5:26 PM.District health board midwives have rejected a pay offer and voted to go on strike later this month. They are planning to strike for two hours, twice a day, every day in hospitals throughout the… Read more Video, Audio
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Karel Sroubek placed caveat on Auckland home
5:21 PM.Checkpoint can reveal Czech drug smuggler Karel Sroubek is laying some claim to a multi-million dollar house that's in the name of his in-laws and being sold by an Auckland real estate firm. Video, Audio
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Witness in Sroubek’s court case was in police protection
5:18 PM.Another revelation in the case of convicted drug smuggler Karel Sroubek played out in Parliament this afternoon after it was revealed a family ended up in witness protection as a result of charges he… Read more Audio
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Kiwis celebrate Melbourne Cup at Ellerslie Racecourse
5:16 PM.Reporter Katie Scotcher joins Checkpoint live from Ellerslie Racecourse, where people have gathered for the country's biggest Melbourne Cup party. Video, Audio
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Cross Counter wins Melbourne Cup
5:09 PM.British horse Cross Counter has won the Melbourne Cup. In the crowd at Flemington for his 27th Melbourne Cup on the trot is NZ racing commentator Des Coppins. He spoke to Checkpoint presenter Lisa… Read more Audio
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Checkpoint for Tuesday, 6 November 2018
5:00 PM.Watch Tuesday's full programme here. Video
