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Checkpoint for Monday 30 May 2016
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Monday 30th May 2016
5:00 PM.Watch Monday's full programme here. Video
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Panama Papers lead to anti-laundering law push
5:09 PM.Prime Minister John Key says as a result of the Panama Papers the Government is trying to get the second phase of anti-money laundering laws in place as fast as it can. Audio
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Families to miss out on low-cost insulation
5:13 PM.Insulation providers say thousands of low income families will miss out on free or subsidised insulation after the Government slashed funding for its Warm-up programme. Audio
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Te Puea marae inundated with calls for help
5:17 PM.South Auckland marae Te Puea opened its doors to the homeless last week and has been inundated with calls for help both from social services and the homeless. Audio
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Alpine Adventures helicopters grounded for two weeks
5:23 PM.Safety concerns have led the Civil Aviation Authority to ground all Alpine Adventures helicopters, after a crash on Fox Glacier last year. Audio
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Gorilla killing angers members of public
5:27 PM.After a 17-year-old gorilla was shot at Cincinnati Zoo when a child fell in its enclosure, thousands of people are outraged and have signed a petition criticising the zoo. Audio
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Evening business 30 May 2016
5:35 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Police take stand on alcohol abuse at racecourses
5:38 PM.Punters at Upper Hutt's Trentham Racecourse and Riccarton in Christchurch will find their access to alcohol restricted as police take a stand on alcohol abuse and illegal alcohol sales. Audio
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Builders may quit if forced to guarantee their work
5:41 PM.As Housing Minister Nick Smith considers requiring builders to guarantee their work, some say this will lead to them dropping out of the sector. Audio
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Veterans poorly looked after, says Trump
5:44 PM.Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has told a biker's rally that illegal immigrants are better looked after in the United States than the country's own war veterans. Audio
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New tobacco policy outcomes 'racist'
5:45 PM.Though she has supported increasing tobacco tax in the past, Associate Professor Dr Marewa Glover is speaking out against the government's proposed tax increases which will bring prices up to $30 a… Read more Video, Audio
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Crocodile snatches woman in Northern Queensland
5:47 PM.A New Zealand woman is feared dead after she was taken by a crocodile in the Daintree National Park in far north Queensland. Audio
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Air NZ pulls out of Whanganui
5:50 PM.Air New Zealand is pulling out of Whanganui and scrapping flights from Blenheim to Christchurch. Audio
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Zuri the giraffe goes on tour
5:53 PM.One-year-old giraffe Zuri is on a 650km long journey by road from Auckland to Wellington Zoo and is being pulled by a truck in a specially designed crate. Video, Audio
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Brazilian politician used NZ company to hide wealth
6:09 PM.Disgraced Brazilian politician Eduardo Cunha has used a New Zealand company to hide his wealth in secret bank accounts, in the latest from the Panama Papers investigation. Video, Audio
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Green & Labour MPs on how an Akld marae is coping with homeless
6:18 PM.Green Party MP Marama Davidson and Labour's Peeni Henare, the MP for Tamaki Makaurau who've both put in some hard work at Te Puea marae over the weekend. Audio