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Checkpoint for Monday 4 July 2016
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Monday 4th July 2016
5:00 PM.Watch Monday's full programme here. Video
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Worksafe says attack on WINZ staff was foreseeable
5:09 PM.A fatal attack on Ashburton Work and Income staff was foreseeable and more should have been done to prevent it, Worksafe has said. Audio
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Australians not sure what to think after election
5:16 PM.Australians have had six PMs in the past decade - and some expected that the weekend's election would usher in a seventh. Now, after a hung result, Melbourne voters are no clearer as to their… Read more Audio
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$1bn infrastructure fund to focus on Akld development
5:21 PM.Minister of Building and Housing Nick Smith today confirmed that a focus of the government's new $1bn infrastructure fund is to support developing rural Auckland. Audio
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Clutha Mayor swamped by inquiries about Kaitangata promotion
5:24 PM.The welcome mat may be out for people considering a move to South Otago's Kaitangata - but there's no $160,000 cash payment, despite international reports to the contrary. Clutha Mayor Bryan Cadogan… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening Business for 4 July 2016
5:33 PM.Nona Pelletier wraps up the day's business news, including a market report. Audio
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Depression descends on Karada after bombings
5:37 PM.AFP journalist Ammar Karim was one of those caught in the crossfire in attacks on Baghdad at the weekend in a suburb full of people celebrating the approach of Eid, shopping and having fun together. Video, Audio
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Phillip Smith attempted bribe, says Crown
5:43 PM.The Crown says the convicted murderer and sex offender Phillip John Smith sent a former prison officer money as a bribe in an envelope addressed to his dead cat. Audio
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Uber slashes taxi drivers' incomes 'in half'
5:46 PM.Cab drivers in Christchurch say their incomes have plummeted 30 to 50-percent since the arrival of the alternative taxi service Uber. Audio
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Army instructor's trial on ill treatment charges
5:50 PM.A former army instructor is on trial accused of grabbing his students' testicles and dragging female recruits to the ground by their hair. Audio
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Man found dead likely victim of accident
5:53 PM.Police say the death of Te Awamutu man Daniel Bindner whose body was found at a Hamilton recycling centre was most likely a tragic accident. Audio
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MoE steps up for Te Puea
5:55 PM.The Ministry of Education has come to the table to help some of the tamariki at Te Puea marae in Auckland, which is currently at capacity Audio
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Call to crash Akld house prices
6:08 PM.Arthur Grimes, a former chair of the Reserve Bank, says the government needs to deliberately crash Auckland house prices by 40-percent. Audio
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Don't forget us, says Queenstown developer on new fund
6:11 PM.A Queenstown developer says the new fund proposed by the Government could be of great help to the region. Audio
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Judge orders rethink on returning murder-accused to China
6:20 PM.The Justice Minister has been ordered to reconsider sending an accused killer to face trial in China, because there are questions over whether he will recieve a fair trial. Audio
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PM reitirates opposition to compulsory te reo Maori education
6:25 PM.More than half of schools don't have any Maori language education, but despite repeated calls to make it compulsory, John Key has maintained his position. Audio