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Checkpoint for Wednesday 31 August 2016
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Wednesday 31 August 2016
5:00 PM.Watch Wednesday's full show here. Video
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Tauranga agencies struggling with growing number of homeless
5:12 PM.Record numbers of homeless seeking help in Tauranga has left social agencies at breaking point. Read more Audio
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Ministry of Social Development on Tauranga homelessness
5:18 PM.Ministry of Social Development's spokesperson for social housing Kay Read responds to claims of increasing homelessness in Tauranga. Audio
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NZ officials expected to look at EU-Apple ruling
5:23 PM.An investigation in Europe has concluded Apple's Irish tax benefits are illegal, prompting New Zealand's Prime Minister to respond to questions of whether multinationals here are paying enough tax. Audio
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Apple NZ continues to dodge questions from John Campbell
5:25 PM.John Campbell has been trying to get Apple to answer a number of questions on its costs and tax for almost a year. Today he revisited his past attempts and continued on his hunt for answers. Audio
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Second public meeting in Havelock North underway
5:28 PM.The second of two public meetings into Havelock North's water contamination crisis is about to get underway. RNZ reporter Michael Cropp joins Checkpoint from the meeting. Read more Video, Audio
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Evening Business for 31 August 2016
5:40 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Read more Video, Audio
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Three more Kiwisaver providers to dump weapons investments
5:40 PM.Three more default KiwiSaver providers are moving to dump their investments in companies that make cluster bombs, landmines or nuclear weapons. Audio
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Ruataniwha Dam in doubt after Appeal Court Ruling
5:42 PM.Hawke's Bay Regional Council's process to acquire conservation land to build the $900 million Ruataniwha Dam was unlawful, the Court of Appeal has ruled. Audio
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Te Puea Marae prepares to shut its doors to the homeless
5:45 PM.Te Puea Marae closes its doors tonight after first opening them to the homeless three months ago. Read more Video, Audio
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Lawyer launches class action against steel mesh makers
5:49 PM.An Auckland lawyer has launched a class action targeting the makers of steel mesh in the floors of tens of thousands of New Zealand homes. Audio
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Geoffrey Palmer wants judges to have final say on euthansia
5:53 PM.Former Prime Minister Sir Geoffrey Palmer is calling for Family Court judges to have the final say on a person's right to choose how and when they might die. Audio
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Apartment owners complain about Airbnb rentals
5:57 PM.Some apartment owners are complaining about their neighbours renting their properties through accommodation sharing website Airbnb. Audio
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Education Ministry fails to spend budget on new schools
6:12 PM.Despite numerous concerns about overcrowding, the Ministry of Education failed to spend all the money put aside to build new schools and classrooms in the last financial year. Audio
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Apple vows to fight Euro Commission over unpaid taxes
6:13 PM.Tech giant Apple has vowed to fight a European Commission order for it to pay Ireland up to 13 billion euros in unpaid taxes. Audio
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Havelock North boil notice to stay in place
6:14 PM.Hawkes' Bay residents hoping to finally have a boil-water notice lifted, will have to wait even longer. Alex Ashton visited Havelock North locals who are increasingly frustrated. Audio
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Auckland liquor hires teens to protect store from robbers
6:18 PM.A South Auckland liquor store is so fed up with being robbed and police doing nothing, it's hired two teenagers to call on for back-up. Audio
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Major civil defence exercise starts in Beehive
6:27 PM.The first stage of a major civil defence exercise to test the country's readiness for a tsunami took place in the basement of the Beehive. Audio
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Tom Walsh wins two Diamond League competitions
6:27 PM.Olympic shotputter Tom Walsh has flourished post Rio, winning two Diamond League competitions in Paris and then Poland. Audio