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Checkpoint for Monday 16 May 2016
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Monday 16th May 2016
5:00 PM.Watch the full programme here. It begins 5 minutes in. Video
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PM described as 'out of touch' over homelessness
5:10 PM.Prime Minister John Key is being called completely out of touch after saying people living in cars or under bridges should seek help from Work and Income. Audio
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Auckland's housing crisis worsens
5:15 PM.In the South Auckland suburb of Otara, state houses are 98 percent full, with people opting to live 17 to a home or paying through the nose to live in an unheated garage. John Campbell investigates. Video, Audio
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Fishing report reveals damning criticism of MPI
5:21 PM.A damning new report by the Fisheries Centre at British Columbia University exposes deliberate and systematic dumping of fish, high levels of wastage, and chronic misreporting of catches. Audio
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Queenstown's working poor continue to struggle
5:28 PM.With Auckland and Queenstown struggling with burgeoning housing crises, Housing Minister Nick Smith joins Checkpoint to discuss what can be done. Naomi and her family live in a Queenstown cabin with… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening Business for 16 May 2016
5:40 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Measles shot demand soars in Morrinsville
5:44 PM.A medical centre in Morrinsville has rostered on extra staff to cope with an influx of people wanting vaccinations in the wake of a case of measles in a college student. Audio
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Canterbury investigation focused on homicide
5:48 PM.The police are treating their investigation into the discovery of a body near a hedge in South Canterbury last night as a homicide. Audio
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Adventurer Samuel Gibson dies after fall from wheelchair
5:53 PM.Samuel Gibson, an adventurer who suffered from brittle bone disease, has died after falling from his wheelchair during a half-marathon. Mr Gibson, who was 39, died this morning in Hawke's Bay Fallen… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 16 May 2016
5:55 PM.There's been plenty of talk around Rugby Sevens - not just the recent Paris series but the announcement that Jared Hayne has joined the Fijian Sevens team. Audio
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Social workers on the frontline of Auckland's housing crisis
6:08 PM.Social workers on the frontlines of Auckland's housing crisis say the reality is families with children are asking for help, but aren't getting it. They say many families are bounced between… Read more Audio
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Councillors hear submissions on animal control proposals
6:13 PM.A Wellington woman who was attacked by a dog is one of nearly 800 people and groups weighing on the city council's proposed new animal control rules. Audio
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Sea snake spotted on Taranaki beach
6:26 PM.The Department of Conservation is warning the public to keep a safe distance from yellow-bellied sea snakes after one came to shore on a Taranaki beach. Audio