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Checkpoint for Thursday 14 July 2016
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Thursday 14th July 2016
5:00 PM.Watch Thursday's full programme here. It begins 5 minutes in. Video
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Rotorua man hospitalised after being shot by police
5:08 PM.A man is in a serious condition after being shot by the police in Rotorua - the second police shooting in less than 48 hours. Video, Audio
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Quitline charity under legal spotlight
5:11 PM.The Government has called in lawyers for advice over a charity that is holding onto millions of dollars in public funds and continued paying its trustees several months after it stopped operating. Audio
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Akld families under pressure in house-hunt
5:14 PM.In Auckland, young families searching for affordable housing in special housing areas say it's proving Mission Impossible. Audio
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What is Hobsonville Point's affordable housing?
5:19 PM.In Auckland, young families searching for affordable housing in special housing areas say it's proving Mission Impossible. Video, Audio
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Live from Rotorua Police news conference
5:26 PM.We go back to the Rotorua Police station now where a police conference has just begun following the the shooting of a man near a shopping centre earlier today. Audio
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Evening Business for 14 July 2016
5:34 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Large fire in central Christchurch
5:36 PM.Our reporter Conan Young joins us from Christchurch. Audio
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Theresa May appoints new cabinet in first day as PM
5:38 PM.New British Prime Minister Theresa May has just spent her first night at number 10 Downing Street after a day in which she picked her new Cabinet. Audio
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Grey Power internal stoush over cannabis
5:42 PM.Grey Power members wanting to plant marijuana between their broccoli and oregano are standing firm in the face of mounting opposition from within their own organisation. Audio
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Derelict HNZ properties a magnet for crime
5:45 PM.Residents of a New Plymouth suburb filled with dozens of derelict Housing New Zealand properties say they feel increasingly unsafe in their own homes. Audio
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Horton Media opposes Fairfaz-NZME merger
5:49 PM.The Commerce Commission has many of the submssions they've received on the NZME-Fairfax merger public, including one from Horton Media - related to the family who owned the NZ Herald. Video, Audio
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Pokemon fan quits job to catch virtual monsters
5:55 PM.A 24-year-old Aucklander hooked on Pokemon Go has recently quit his job and booked twenty buses up and down the country to try to catch 'em all. Video, Audio
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Man shot by police in Rotorua in a critical condition.
6:08 PM.The police say the man was wielding a slasher knife and heading towards a shopping centre when they fired at him on Te Ngae Road, at about one o'clock this afternoon. Audio
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Christchurch school closures harmed communities
6:14 PM.A new report has heavily criticised how the Ministry of Education handled the post-earthquake Christchurch school reshuffle nearly four years ago. Audio
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AA says clamping should be banned amidst growing complaints.
6:18 PM.The AA is calling for a ban on wheel clamping amidst growing complaints against the practice. Audio
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Billy Apple exhibition opens in Christchurch
6:20 PM.John Britten's record-setting motorbike was unveiled at the Christchurch Art Gallery today at the launch of a new exhibition by acclaimed artist Billy Apple which officially opens this weekend. Audio