Checkpoint for Wednesday 10 July 2019
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Christchurch unlikely to be chlorine-free before September
6:18 PM.Christchurch's water was originally supposed to be chlorine-free by May this year, but that then turned into July, and now the council doesn't expect the city to be chlorine-free before the end of… Read more Audio
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Golfers oppose plans to down-size Auckland course
6:11 PM.Auckland councillors today voted in favour of progressing a contentious plan to down-size Chamberlain Park golf course from 18-holes to nine-holes. Audio
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Cannabis proposal strikes right balance - Health Minister
6:08 PM.More details are emerging of what a legal medicinal cannabis scheme could look like in New Zealand. Health Minister David Clark told our Deputy Political Editor Craig McCulloch the proposed… Read more Audio
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DOC closes 10 walking tracks in BOP due to Kauri dieback fears
5:56 PM.Fears over the spread of Kauri dieback have prompted the permanent closure of 10 walking tracks in the Bay of Islands. DOC's Bay of Islands Operations Manager Martin Acroyd told our reporter Nita… Read more Audio
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Better weather clears path for Black Caps v India
5:53 PM.An improved weather forecast for Manchester looks set to give the Black Caps a chance to keep their dream alive at the Cricket World Cup. Sports reporter Clay Wilson joins Lisa Owen in the Checkpoint… Read more Video, Audio
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Family found after 18 hours lost in bush
5:48 PM.A 50-year-old man and his two daughters who were lost in the bush overnight after apparently taking a wrong turn have been found after an 18-hour search. Video, Audio
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Parents of NZ heart kids ‘petrified’ system can’t cope
5:38 PM.Parents of children with severe heart conditions have written to the Health Minister telling him the country's paediatric cardiac service is in crisis. Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for 10 July 2019
5:34 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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EQC inquiry deadline pushed back due to ‘volume of information’
5:25 PM.The deadline for the government's much anticipated inquiry into EQC has been pushed back, with the draft report now expected to be complete by Christmas and the final report by March next year. Logan… Read more Video, Audio
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Proposed medicinal cannabis regulations released
5:22 PM.The future of medicinal cannabis in New Zealand is beginning to come into focus after the Health Ministry published a list of proposed regulations for public feedback. They include who'll be allowed… Read more Audio
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Big Tobacco ‘subsidising’ e-cigarettes for Māori
5:09 PM.Tobacco giant Philip Morris is targeting Māori with its new e-cigarette, selling the device to them at half price and going to places with high Māori populations to promote it. Guyon Espiner… Read more Video, Audio
