Checkpoint for Friday 16 November 2018
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Council bungle throws doors open to freedom campers
6:22 PM.New Plymouth residents fear there will be another freedom camping free-for-all this summer after a council bungle which means its freedom camping bylaw has been sent back to the drawing board. Video, Audio
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Immigration NZ services described as being in chaos
6:16 PM.Immigration New Zealand is being accused of providing inefficient and substandard services since shutting its drop-in centres. Audio
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PM plays down Malaysian PM's comments on South China Sea
6:09 PM.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is preparing to jet out of Singapore after three-day visit dominated by trade and security. And security seemed to be at the forefront of the Malaysian prime minister's… Read more Audio
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Primary teachers finish week of strikes
5:55 PM.Primary school teachers have wrapped up a week of rolling one-day strikes with a call to arms. The Educational Institute held the last of the strikes in the Wellington region today. Our education… Read more Audio
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Free food for all as street pantries open up across NZ
5:49 PM.It began as an easy way to feed hungry children in Auckland, but now the pātaka kai movement can be found in neighourhoods across New Zealand. Nita Blake-Persen reports. Video, Audio
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Redheads gather for first-of-its-kind national event
5:43 PM.Everyone with tresses ranging from fiery copper to strawberry blonde have met in Wellington for the country's first national gathering of redheads. Video, Audio
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All Blacks vs Ireland - the world's best do battle in Dublin
5:40 PM.The number one ranked All Blacks take on second place Ireland in Dublin this weekend, in a test that will establish if they've done enough to keep their place ahead of next year's World Cup. Joe… Read more Video, Audio
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Royal Commission inquiry ‘a lost opportunity’ for some
5:35 PM.Scouts New Zealand and other groups say they are disappointed that victims of abuse in their communities won't be heard by the Royal Commission. Alex Perrottet reports. Read more Audio
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Evening business for 16 November 2018
5:34 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Schools divided over whether to keep annual prize-givings
5:25 PM.Silverdale School and Stella Maris Primary on the Hibiscus Coast have both scrapped their end of year prize-givings because they don't want to upset children who miss out. But Auckland Grammar's… Read more Audio
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Kiwibank to review incentives for staff to sell products
5:19 PM.Bank sales staff across the nine biggest retail banks in New Zealand earned $71 million in variable pay linked to performance measures - such as selling loans and products to customers - in the year… Read more Video, Audio
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Record 190kg of cocaine found in banana shipment
5:09 PM.Almost 200kg of cocaine was found tucked in duffle bags on top of bunches of bananas on a ship from Panama - heading for Auckland. As Lisa Owen reports, police are warning New Zealand is a lucrative… Read more Video, Audio
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Checkpoint for Friday, 16th November 2018
5:00 PM.Watch Friday's full programme here. Video
