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Checkpoint for Thursday 19 May 2016
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Thursday 19th May 2016
5:00 PM.Watch Thursday's full programme here. Video
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Plane missing between Paris and Cairo
5:08 PM.An EgyptianAir flight from Paris to Cairo is missing. The plane with at least 66 people on board went missing about 12.45pm New Zealand time when it lost radar contact with air traffic control… Read more Audio
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Scathing emergency housing policy review revealed
5:14 PM.Checkpoint has obtained a scathing internal review of the emergency housing system, given to the Minister of Social Housing almost a year ago, which describes the system as 'incoherent, unfair and not… Read more Audio
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Former state house sold in Queenstown
5:17 PM.A two bedroom state house that had been empty for some time was sold in Queenstown this afternoon, despite attempts by social housing advocates to stop the auction from going ahead. Video, Audio
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Call for higher density housing in Akld
5:25 PM.Economist Shamubeel Eaqub says Auckland must grow upwards, rather than outwards, if it is to respond adequately to growing demand for housing. John Campbell reports. Video, Audio
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'Soft touch' on illegal fishing, says Forest and Bird
5:32 PM.Forest and Bird says an inquiry into fish dumping must look into claims that officials told skippers they would not be prosecuted despite having video footage. Audio
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Evening Business for 19 May 2016
5:33 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Plans for Queenstown Convention Centre unveiled
5:35 PM.A Queenstown developer has this afternoon unveiled announced plans for a Convention Centre with the capacity to host 1400 delegates. Peter Newport spoke with Remarkables Park Limited's director… Read more Audio
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Age concern - discovery of decomposing elderly man sad reality
5:43 PM.Age Concern says the discovery of an elderly man's decomposing body in a Wellington flat is a stark reminder that some New Zealanders spend their twilight years in isolation. Maja Burry reports. Audio
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Govt's health food rating barely makes impact
5:45 PM.Health campaigners say the Government's star rating system for packaged food has barely made an impact since it was introduced two years ago. Tiana Barns reports. Audio
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Trans-Tasman netball competition scrapped
5:50 PM.Nine years after it began, the Trans-Tasman netball competition has been scrapped. Sports Editor Stephen Hewson reports. Audio
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Chch Council holds meeting to discuss beggars
5:53 PM.Beggers outside an upmarket Christchurch department store are forcing Garden City leaders to take a hard look at the wider problem of homelessness in the city. Audio
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Karearea released after recovery from terrier attack
5:56 PM.A New Zealand falcon is enjoying a second lease on life today after being plucked from the jaws of an over eager Jack Russell Terrier. Our Taranaki reporter Robin Martin was there for the release. Video, Audio
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Opposition parties call for more state houses
6:14 PM.Pressure is mounting on the Government to allow Housing New Zealand to retain its dividend as social housing groups report more and more people being forced to live in cars, shipping containers and… Read more Audio
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NZ-made jetpacks on the market by the end of the year
6:21 PM.The world's first commercial jetpacks are set to go on sale at the end of the year, hopefully available to the general public by 2017. Martin Aircraft chief executive Peter Coker joins Checkpoint. Audio
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Aranui welcomes new community centre
6:25 PM.After Christchurch's devastating earthquakes, whole areas of the city, particularly out East, are starting from scratch - Aranui is one of them. Today, Lianne Dalziel cut the ribbon on the suburb's… Read more Video, Audio