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Checkpoint for Thursday 11 August 2016
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Thursday 11th August 2016
5:00 PM.Watch Thursday's full programme here. It begins soon. Video
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Westpac proposes to close up to 19 banks
5:07 PM.First Union is calling on Westpac to abandon its proposal to close up to 19 branches in small communities throughout New Zealand. Video, Audio
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Community leaders upset at Westpac's proposal
5:10 PM.Westpac is considering closing branches in 19 town centres, raising concerns among community leaders that businesses, the elderly and tourism could be affected. Video, Audio
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72 jobs could go if Westpac closes branches
5:13 PM.Westpac is being urged to reconsider its proposal to close its Raglan branch, the last stand alone bank in the town. Video, Audio
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Reserve Bank cuts OCR to 2 percent
5:15 PM.The Reserve Bank cut the Official Cash Rate to 2 percent today, and its governor Graeme Wheeler has signalled more reductions may come in the next six months. Audio
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Hamish Bond and Eric Murray to row for gold
5:19 PM.Hamish Bond and Eric Murray will row for New Zealand's first gold medal in Rio tomorrow, but they're not the only Kiwis keeping our medal hopes alive. Audio
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Fiji could make history if it wins sevens semi-final
5:22 PM.Fiji will make history tomorrow if it beats Japan in the sevens semi-final, but whether they win or lose, the country will walk away with its first Olympic medal. Video, Audio
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Joeli Vidiri torn over NZ's sevens game against Fiji
5:25 PM.Former All Black winger, Fiji born Joeli Vidiri, was torn over who to support while watching the sevens quater final unfold this morning. Video, Audio
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Sonny Tau punished for kereru shooting and cover-up
5:27 PM.Ngapuhi leader Raniera Sonny Tau has been sentenced to community detention and fined $24,500 for shooting five kereru and then trying to cover up his role. Video, Audio
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Evening business for 11 August 2016
5:35 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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21,000 submissions on euthanasia petition
5:38 PM.More than 21,000 people have made a submission on Labour MP Maryan Street's controversial petition on a person's right to end their life. Health committee chairperson Simon O'Connor joins Checkpoint.
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Chch council to investigate concerns about fast food outlets
5:43 PM.Christchurch City Council has promised to look into the growing number of fast food outlets cropping up in the suburb of Linwood, after the community presented it with a petition. Video, Audio
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More than half of beneficiaries owe Work and Income money
5:50 PM.Sixty percent of Work and Income beneficiaries have debt with the department, with more than 50,000 in Auckland alone owing an average of $2800 each. Video, Audio
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Dunedin school protects students from falling with towels
5:54 PM.Ravensbourne School in Dunedin has made a pedestrian crossing with towels so children can get to school without slipping over on one of the city's steepest streets. Video, Audio
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Arsenic discovered in Queenstown suburb's soil
5:57 PM.A public meeting will be held in the Queenstown suburb of Frankton tonight to tackle the problem of high levels of arsenic discovered in some of the area's soil. Audio
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Akld council throws out affordable housing quota
6:08 PM.Auckland councillors have thrown out an idea that may have required housing developments to include a quota of affordable homes. Auckland Issues correspondent Todd Niall joins Checkpoint. Audio
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Westpac warned mayors about potential closures
6:13 PM.More than 70 jobs could go in rural Westpac branches throughout New Zealand. Otorohanga District Mayor Max Baxter talks to Checkpoint about how the bank's closure would affect the town. Video, Audio
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Reserve Bank urged to cut interest rate further
6:16 PM.The Reserve Bank has defended its .25 percent interest rate cut today, saying a larger cut wasn't needed. Audio
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Sky defends its decision to take Fairfax to court
6:18 PM.Fairfax is using more footage of the Olympics than it is entitled to use and that's why Sky is taking the media company to court, Sky's Director of Communications Kirsty Way says. Video, Audio
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Green Party wants to tax international visitors
6:25 PM.The Green Party wants all international visitors to pay a tax to go towards the cost of infrastructure and to help with the government's predator-free dream. Audio
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Today In Parliament for 11 August 2016 - evening edition
6:50 PM.Questions for Reserve Bank governor, Graeme Wheeler, in the committee rooms, and for Finance Minister, Bill English, in the debating chamber, about the Reserve Bank's cut in the official cash rate to… Read more Audio