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Checkpoint for Wednesday 20 July 2016
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Wednesday 20th July 2016
5:00 PM.Watch Wednesday full programme here. It begins 5 minutes in. Video
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Families sent by WINZ to live in garages
5:08 PM.WINZ directed desperate families to $400-a-week garages in South Auckland, as well as houses where entire families crowd into a single room, and paid their bond. Audio
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Trump named Republican Nominee
5:12 PM.Donald Trump is the Republican nominee for the Presidency of the United States, after being initially dismissed as having no chance. Audio
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Trump's son announces Trump is nominee
5:14 PM.Correspondent Simon Marks reports from the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, where Trump was today named the Republican nominee. Audio
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Mini tornado causes chaos in Te Awamutu
5:19 PM.A Te Awamutu family had a lucky escape last night after a mini tornado ripped through their yard, tearing out the chimney and uprooting a giant Kowhai tree. Audio
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Russia waits on Olympic ban decision
5:24 PM.Russia's Olympic athletes have to wait 'til the end of the week to find out if they will be barred from Rio, after a report found evidence of a four-year, state-backed doping programme. Audio
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Evening Business for 20 July 2016
5:34 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Mobil dodges $10m contamination bill
5:36 PM.Auckland Council has lost its fight to force oil giant Mobil to pay $10 million to clean up the waterfront site known as the tank farm. Audio
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Māori party co-leaders rule out Mana alliance
5:39 PM.The Māori Party co-leaders are making it clear there'll be no formal alliance with Hone Harawira's Mana party, although they are open to a more 'cohesive' relationship. Audio
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Maori Party co-leader says room for Mana relationship to warm
5:42 PM.The co-leader of the Māori Party, Te Ururoa Flavell, has been listening to that interview and joins us. Video, Audio
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ANZ CEO says housing market could turn messy
5:47 PM.The head of New Zealand's largest bank, ANZ, is warning that the housing market is overheated, and could face a messy end. Audio
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A guide to Wellington's new smart motorway
5:52 PM.Commuters in Wellington have had an intelligence boost in the past few weeks since the country's first smart motorway opens, which links the central city to the Hutt Valley and northern suburbs. Video, Audio
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World's warmest six months on record
5:56 PM.The planet's just had its warmest six months on record, with June marking 14 consecutive months of record heat. Audio
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WINZ directed families to garages
6:08 PM.Work and Income has confirmed it directed desperate families to garages in South Auckland, along with houses where entire families crowd into a single room. Audio
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Biden in Akld for talks, business leaders function
6:11 PM.The United States Vice President Joe Biden has landed in Auckland for a whirlwind 24-hour visit, which will include official talks and a community and business leaders' function. Audio
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Are Trump critics eating their words?
6:13 PM.Donald Trump has put his critics, including Buzzfeed writer McKay Coppins, in their place, after being officially named the Republican Nominee at the Convention in Cleveland today. Audio
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Govt puts out call for more women to stand for council
6:21 PM.At a time when women are taking to the stage in international politics like never before, the New Zealand Government says more diversity is needed in local government. Audio
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Cat ban on Kapiti sub division
6:25 PM.A new subdivision on the Kapiti Coast beachfront, north of Wellington, is banning cats on some properties. Audio