Checkpoint for Friday 17 May 2019
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Casey Kopua to play last game for Magic
6:26 PM.New Zealand netball defender Casey Kopua will make her final appearance in domestic netball this weekend when the Bay of Plenty Magic take on the Mainland Tactix for the final round of the regular… Read more Audio
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Man petitions Parliament for faster home modifications for disabled
6:22 PM.A disabled Dunedin man who has waited more than 18 months for his bathroom to be modified is taking his fight to Parliament, hoping other people don't have to endure what he has. Audio
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Oranga Tamariki accused of dropping boy at gang pad
6:19 PM.Oranga Tamariki has been accused of dropping a teenage boy off at a gang pad as punishment for being too cheeky. Māori news correspondent Leigh-Marama McLachlan reports. Audio
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National MP in talks about establishing new Christian Party
6:15 PM.The prospect of a new breakaway Christian Party is winning support from conservative quarters, but the National Party is downplaying the suggestion. Deputy Political Editor Craig McCulloch reports. Audio
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Company owner fined $64,000 over fatal helicopter crash
6:12 PM.A fine has been handed down in the Christchurch District Court over one of the country's worst helicopter crashes in recent times. All seven of those on board the single-engine Squirrel helicopter… Read more Audio
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St John paramedics say they’re not taking breaks due to understaffing
6:08 PM.A union representing St John paramedics had threatened partial strike action for tomorrow, but it's been cancelled after St John Ambulance lodged a court injunction. Alex Perrottet reports. Audio
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Israel Folau sacked by Rugby Australia
5:53 PM.Rugby Australia has terminated fullback Israel Folau's contract for committing a high-level breach of the players' code of conduct by sharing a social media post. Sports reporter Clay Wilson joins… Read more Video, Audio
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Carmel Sepuloni raises Compass tenants' concerns with Housing Minister
5:49 PM.Social Development Minister Carmel Sepuloni says she's already spoken to Housing Minister Phil Twyford about complaints about Compass, and recent concerns raised on Checkpoint are not the first she's… Read more Video, Audio
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Social housing complex tenants feel bullied by operator
5:42 PM.Residents who raised serious safety concerns about a South Auckland complex believe the social housing operators are now trying to silence them. They met with Social Development Minister Carmel… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening Business for Friday 17th May
5:40 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Beneficiary says MSD investigation drove her to attempt suicide
5:26 PM.A beneficiary says the stress of a long MSD fraud investigation drove her to attempt suicide and has ruined her life, even though she was cleared in an independent review of her case. She spoke with… Read more Audio
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Parents beg Pharmac to fund drugs as son’s muscles waste away
5:17 PM.Two four-year-old children suffering from SMA, a rare degenerative disorder, are living vastly different lives, because while one can access life-changing drugs in Australia, the other - living in New… Read more Video, Audio
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Two patients die in Auckland mental health unit within one week
5:09 PM.Two patients are suspected to have committed suicide in the space of five days at a Waitemata District Health Board mental health unit in Auckland. Dr Kevin Cleary says the DHB has already introduced… Read more Video, Audio
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Checkpoint for Friday, May 17h, 2019
5:00 PM.Watch today's full programme here. Video
