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Checkpoint for Monday 11 April 2016
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Monday 11 April 2016
5:00 PM.Watch Monday's full programme here. It begins 5 minutes in. Video
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Govt calls in veteran tax expert to review foreign trust rules
5:09 PM.RNZ's political editor Jane Patterson analyses the government's newly-announced review into the country's foreign tax rules. Audio
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A short history of NZ's foreign trust rules
5:14 PM.John Campbell looks back over what the government has previously said about the country's foreign trust rules Audio
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Tax expert calls NZ's disclosure regime weak
5:18 PM.Tax specialist discusses review into disclosure laws, and New Zealand's attitude to foreign trusts. Audio
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Murder was self-defence - lawyer
5:22 PM.A Hutt Valley woman says she shot her mother's partner because she thought he was going to attack her with a meat cleaver. Max Towle reports. Audio
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Councils increasingly equipping parking wardens with cameras
5:25 PM.Christchurch joins a growing list of councils equipping staff with body cameras, to deter hostile and violent behaviour against them. Belinda McCammon reports: Audio
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NZ Pure Blue in negotiations to bottle Ashburton water
5:28 PM.NZ Pure Blue is in negotiations with Ashburton District Council over rights to bottle water. Sally Murphy has more. Audio
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Duke and Duchess of Cambridge offer condolences
5:30 PM.Prince William and his wife Kate have offered their condolences to the victims of a massive temple fire in India's southern state of Kerala which killed 100 and injured more than 300 others. Audio
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Evening Business for 11 April 2016
5:34 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Leaders want Govt to back off from Kermadec plan
5:36 PM.Prominent Maori leaders want a hault on plans to ban fishing near the Kermadec Island. Leigh Marama McLachlan reports. Audio
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Renewed calls for ban on pit bulls
5:40 PM.Some Otara locals are joining calls for pit bull dogs to be banned, following the attack of a seven year old on Saturday. Tom Furley reports. Audio
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Australian mother, 60 minutes crew still detained in Lebanon
5:43 PM.An Australian mother and 60 Minutes television crew could be charged tonight over an attempt to snatch the woman's children from their Lebanese father. Audio
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Iwi versus Kiwi campaign makes comeback
5:47 PM.Maori Issues Correspondent Mihingarangi Forbes investigates the return of the 'Iwi Versus Kiwi' campaign. Read more Audio
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Labour MPs sample much-criticised hospital meal
5:53 PM.Labour MP, Claire Curran, tries the much-criticised food on offer at Dunedin Hospital. Audio
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John Shewan to conduct review of foreign trust rules
6:09 PM.The Prime Minister will consider changing disclosure rules around foreign trusts, if a review by John Shewan recommends that. Chris Bramwell reports Audio
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Egg production methods compared
6:09 PM.Michael Brooks from the Egg Producers Federation discusses how eggs are produced using various battery farming methods. Video, Audio
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"Tickled" director explores dark side of competitive tickling
6:25 PM.A documentary exploring the world of competitive endurance tickling premieres in New Zealand on Wednesday night. Video, Audio