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Checkpoint for Thursday 12 May 2016
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Thursday 12th May 2016
5:00 PM.Watch Thursday's full programme here. Video
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Queenstown workers forced out of housing
5:09 PM.Queenstown residents are being forced out of the town due to low service industry wages and soaring rents, with some opting to live in garages and cars, or share rooms with strangers. Video, Audio
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Queenstown council CEO acknowledges housing issue
5:14 PM.Queenstown Lakes District Council Mike Theelen says there's no doubt that housing affordability is a pressure point in Queenstown and they're doing what they can to increase supply, quickly. Audio
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Almost 700 youth held in police cells in five years
5:18 PM.In the last five years, almost 700 children and young people brought to the attention of Child Youth and Family have been placed in a police cell because there's been no bed for them in alternative… Read more Audio
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Hospital-smartphone link a NZ first for Waikato patients
5:29 PM.In the last five years, almost 700 children and young people brought to the attention of Child Youth and Family have been placed in a police cell because there's been no bed for them in alternative… Read more Audio
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Evening Business for 12 May 2016
5:35 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Proposed law change supports family violence victims
5:38 PM.A woman who kills her abuser while he sleeps may be able to argue she acted in self-defence, under a radical law change recommended by the Law Commission. Audio
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Trump attempts to rally Republican support
5:41 PM.As Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton battle it out for the Democratic nod, presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump is trying to work out how to garner support from his party. McKay Coppins joins… Read more Audio
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Glass sheets fall off Wgtn apartment building
5:47 PM.It is still unknown what caused large sheets of glass to fall off a high-rise building in central Wellington this morning, smashing onto the road and footpath. Audio
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Club gobsmacked over OIA charge for chopper info
5:55 PM.The Federated Mountain Clubs has been forced to get its begging bowl out to ask for public support to pay for it to seek more information on DOC's decision to increase daily helicopter landings on a… Read more Audio
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Tourist numbers continue to surge
6:09 PM.The government is looking at charging international visitors more for facilities to help pay for infrastructure under pressure from the surge in tourists. Audio
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Queenstown housing crisis on the rise
6:13 PM.Eleven people are sharing one flat in Queenstown, in a situation that is becoming increasingly common in the South Island tourist destination. Video, Audio
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Police cells not worst option for CYF children
6:18 PM.Former foster child and CYF worker Daryl Brougham speaks to Checkpoint about the revelations that almost 700 children and young people have been placed in police cells due to a lack of alternative… Read more Audio
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Anti-corruption summit held in London
6:22 PM.An anti-corruption summit is taking place in London over the coming days. New York Times' UK Correspondent Stephen Castle joins Checkpoint to discuss the talks. Video, Audio
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Public meeting to be held after EQC settlement
6:26 PM.A public meeting will be held in Christchurch tonight for homeowners to discuss how a recent EQC settlement will affect them, which will require EQC to repair quake-damaged houses to 'as new'… Read more Audio
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Today In Parliament for 12 May 2016 - evening edition
6:50 PM.Only one question about tax havens and foreign trusts and Revenue Minister, Michael Woodhouse, claims to have answered it already - several times. Finance Minister, Bill English, faces Labour… Read more Audio