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Checkpoint for Friday 18 March 2016
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Friday 18th March 2016
5:00 PM.Watch Friday's full programme here. It begins five minutes in. Video
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Tax avoidance costs hundreds of billions each year
5:09 PM.Are multi-national companies taking their earnings out of New Zealand, with barely a cursory wave to the IRD? Audio
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NZ businessman on international tax evasion
5:11 PM.Don Christie, co-chair of NZRise, an association of New Zealand owned and operated digital businesses, says international tax evasion isn't fair. He joins Checkpoint. Video, Audio
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Revenue Minister on alleged international tax evastion
5:15 PM.Director for tax policy and administration Pascal Saint-Amans says tax evasion costs hundreds of billions a year. Revenue minister Michael Woodhouse joins Checkpoint. Audio
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Restauranters reject Winston Peters' claims
5:20 PM.Restaurant owners in Auckland are rejecting claims by the New Zealand First leader that illegal immigrants are working in their kitchens. Audio
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Police return, destroy raided material from Hager
5:24 PM.Under the orders of the High Court, police returned property to Nicky Hager that they had raided in 2014 and destroyed their copies. Hager joins Checkpoint. Audio
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Hamilton Council taken to court over zookeeper's death
5:27 PM.Worksafe is taking Hamilton City Council to court over the death of a zookeeper after 43-year-old Samantha Kudeweh was mauled by a tiger. Audio
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Death at North Shore recycling centre
5:29 PM.A worker has been killed at a recycling centre at Auckland's North Shore. Audio
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Evening Business for 18 March 2016
5:33 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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What kind of "conversations" are happening at TPP workshops?
5:35 PM.With more than 200 people at today's public workshop at the Westpac Stadium, political reporter Demelza Leslie takes a broader view on the event. Audio
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EU leaders meet to discuss migrant deal
5:40 PM.European leaders have gathered in Brussels for a summit to discuss a migrant deal with Turkey aimed at curbing the influx of migrants into Europe. Audio
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Christchurch refugee volunteer detained in Macedonia
5:42 PM.Christchurch volunteer Anna McPhee was detained by the Macedonian military after a group of refugees tried to cross a river from their camp to reach Greece. She joins Checkpoint. Audio
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Kiwi choreographer's video hits 1bn views
5:47 PM.Kiwi choreographer Parris Goebel's video for Justin Bieber's track Sorry has hit one billion views on YouTube. She joins Checkpoint. Video, Audio
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Nick Bollinger live preview of WOMAD 2016
5:52 PM.New Plymouth's Womad festival, which kicks off tonight, has secured at least three more years. Music critic Nick Bollinger joins Checkpoint from the site. Read more Audio
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Andrea Kilday joins NZ's Taekwondo team in Rio
5:55 PM.After winning New Zealand's first gold at the Pacific Games last year, Andrea Kilday is going to Rio to represent the country in Tae Kwan Do. Video, Audio
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SeaWorld announces end of orca breeding
5:58 PM.Facing criticism over their treatment of marine mammals, SeaWorld Entertainment says it will stop breeding killer whales and those currently at its parks would be the last. Jillian Kitchener reports. Audio
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Widow doesn't know cause of husband's aviation death
6:10 PM.RNZ's Insight programme has been looking at the operations of the Transport Accident investigation Commission in a two part programme that begins this Sunday. Video, Audio
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TAIC CEO comments on investigation
6:15 PM.Transport Accident Investigation Commission CEO Lois Hutchinson joins Checkpoint to discuss the investigation. Audio
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Wellington waterfront views for low-income iwi members
6:24 PM.A Māori trust is promising affordable homes on the Wellington waterfront to low-income iwi members. Audio
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NZ likely to be first country with robot pizza delivery
6:27 PM.Dominos Pizza says it's highly likely that New Zealand will be the first country in the world to have its dinner delivered by robots. Audio
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Focus on Politics for 18 March 2016
6:40 PM.The financial squeeze on farmers is moving further into the political spotlight after dairy prices fell and Fonterra again cut its forecast payout. But the political debate around dairy broadened as… Read more Audio