Checkpoint for Friday 12 April 2019
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Clutha farmers struggling with ongoing dry conditions
6:24 PM.Last month was the second hottest March since records began in Clutha, Otago, and Balclutha had less than 30 percent of its usual rainfall for the month. As our Otago-Southland reporter Timothy Brown… Read more Audio
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Waiho Bridge closure cost West Coast millions
6:12 PM.Westland Mayor Bruce Smith says the region has not received enough government support after heavy rain and flooding last month, which resulted in the Waiho Bridge being swept away. Video, Audio
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Junior doctors to strike over proposed changes to agreement
6:08 PM.Residents Doctors' Association spokesperson David Munro says the only thing that will stop the junior doctors' five-day strike is a settlement, but they are hoping also for facilitation. Audio
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Franz Josef's sole child care centre to close
5:53 PM.Parents in Franz Josef will be left in the lurch when the town's only early child care centre - the not-for-profit Kidsfirst kindy - is forced to close its doors in a few months' time. Audio
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West Coast's treasured Waiho Bridge to reopen
5:45 PM.Franz Josef and Fox Glacier locals will be heaving a big sigh of relief tomorrow when the Waiho Bridge finally reopens - more than two weeks after it was swept away by floodwaters. Read more Video, Audio
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Medical profession divided over voluntary euthanasia
5:39 PM.Doctors and nurses say they're preparing for a whole new world if David Seymour's End of Life Choice bill is passed through Parliament. While some are disappointed the conditions of the bill may be… Read more Audio
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Evening business for Friday 12 April
5:35 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Chorus' migrant workers still vulnerable to exploitation – E Tu
5:29 PM.Months after Chorus was found to have breached labour laws, union E Tu says migrant workers are still being exploited. Audio
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Man arrested over anti-Muslim tirade wants to meet with worshippers
5:22 PM.A man who admitted unleashing a hate filled tirade at worshippers outside the Al Noor mosque says he would like to meet with them and apologise. Reporter Conan Young was in court when Daniel Tuapawa… Read more Video, Audio
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Christchurch’s Justice Precinct’s lengthy list of defects
5:15 PM.Eighteen months after Christchurch's multi-million-dollar Justice Precinct opened, Checkpoint can reveal a list of defects and design flaws. The problems are so bad the Justice Minister vows it will… Read more Video, Audio
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Junior doctors to strike for five days
5:08 PM.Junior doctors have voted to strike for a record five-days from April 29. DHB spokesman Dr Peter Bramley joins Checkpoint live, telling Lisa Owen some surgeries will be delayed and the strikes will… Read more Video, Audio
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Checkpoint for Friday, April 12, 2019
5:00 PM.Watch Friday's full programme here. Video
