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Checkpoint for Tuesday 23 August 2016
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Tuesday 23rd August 2016
5:00 PM.Watch Tuesday's full programme here. Video
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Today In Parliament Tuesday 23 August 2016 - evening edition
6:50 PM.Week in the House begins with a round of speeches praising the performance of New Zealand's athletes at the Olympic Games in Rio. Questions for the prime minister, John Key, begin with a series from… Read more Audio
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Havelock North businesses out of pocket due to gastro outbreak
5:08 PM.Havelock North businesses have lost tens of thousands of dollars due to a gastro bug outbreak, which caused more than 4000 people to fall ill. Video, Audio
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Govt working on Havelock Nth assistance package, mayor says
5:14 PM.The government is working on a package to assist people who have been financially impacted by Havelock North's water contamination, Hastings District Mayor Lawrence Yule says. Video, Audio
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E Coli forces Hawke's Bay school to close
5:20 PM.A Hawkes Bay school is deciding what to do next after it was forced to close this morning when E Coli was detected in its water. Audio
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Govt's plan for online schools criticised by education groups
5:22 PM.The government wants to let children enrol in online schools instead of going to regular schools, but education groups say that's a bad idea. Video, Audio
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Family of rest home victim relieved at caregiver's charge
5:25 PM.The family of Piri Hemi, an elderly man mistreated in his rest home, is relieved the caregiver in question has been charged. Audio
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Rest home owners shocked at footage
5:31 PM.The owners of a rest home where a caregiver was filmed slapping an elderly man say they're shocked, while Waikato DHB says it's sorry his family isn't satisfied with its response. Audio
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Evening business for 23 August 2016
5:36 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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$43m forfeiture largest ever in NZ
5:39 PM.Controversial businessman William Yan and three others have been ordered to hand over nearly $43 million worth of property in a record settlement over alleged money laundering. Audio
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National MPs urged to vote with conscience on Easter Trading
5:41 PM.Pressure is mounting on the National party to allow its MPs to cast a conscience vote on Easter trading legislation for its final reading, rather than be forced to toe the party line. Video, Audio
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Man accused of trafficking 16 Fijian workers
5:48 PM.Faroz Ali charged Fijian workers large sums of money, facilitated their unlawful entry here and then employed them in breach of their visa conditions, Immigration NZ said at his trial. Audio
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Mystery afoot in Matamata over mystery buzzing noise
5:55 PM.Matamata residents Lynn and Jonathan Beesley are fed up with a "low hum" that's keeping them awake at night. Alex Ashton went to investigate the mysterious buzzing noise that only a few can hear. Audio
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WINZ to offer assistance to Havelock Nth locals
6:08 PM.Work and Income New Zealand is making special assistance available to those who've lost income as a result of the gasto outbreak in Havelock North. Video, Audio
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Govt questioned over drinking water fund
6:13 PM.The government has faced questions in Parliament about why money to help small councils deliver clean drinking water is no longer available. Audio
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Motorcyclist's family upset at maximum sentence
6:16 PM.The family of a motorcyclist killed in a crash earlier this month says the maximum three month sentence for the foreign driver who killed him is an insult. Video, Audio
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Fears disabled children will be shortchanged
6:20 PM.Disability and school groups fear disabled children will be short-changed by a huge shift of special needs funding from schools to early education providers. Audio
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Sir Ngatata Love ill after intense cross-examination
6:23 PM.Sir Ngatata Love, who is on trial in the High Court on alternative charges of fraud and corruption, had to take a break from giving evidence this afternoon due to ill health. Audio
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Fight to restore Sir Edmund Hillary's historic Antarctic hut
6:25 PM.Three tractors will travel more than 2000 kilometres from Auckland to Aoraki Mount Cook in a bid to save Sir Edmund Hillary's historic Antarctic hut. Video, Audio