Checkpoint for Friday 2 September 2016
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Ngahere Raharaha performs the haka all over the world
6:24 PM.A young Auckland builder who performed an impromptu haka outside Buckingham Palace received a letter back for his efforts. He stopped by the Checkpoint studio to give a private performance. Video, Audio
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Legal action looms again over living wage in Wellington
6:18 PM.Wellington mayoral candidates' pledges to extend the living wage to all council contractors could land the local council in court, with the Chamber of Commerce opposing the idea. Audio
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Student problems could harm multi-billion dollar industry
6:12 PM.New Zealand's multi-billion dollar foreign student industry could come under pressure, due to ongoing problems being faced by Indian students here. Audio
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East Coast hit by biggest quake in 20 years
6:08 PM.The East Coast was hit by its biggest earthquake in 20 years this morning, cracking houses and triggering a tsunami warning. Sharon Brettkelly reports from Hicks Bay. Video, Audio
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Govt's social investment strategy comes under fire
5:53 PM.Lobbyists used the Child Poverty Action Group annual conference today to argue the government's social investment strategy does more harm than good, and fails to address the root causes of poverty. Audio
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Tom Walsh first NZ male champion of Diamond League
5:49 PM.New Zealand Olympic shot put bronze medallist Tom Walsh has won the final Diamond League meeting of the year in Zurich, with a national record throw of 22.20 metres. Audio
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Environment Minister accused of GMO beat up
5:46 PM.Environment Minister Nick Smith is being accused of blatant scaremongering as he moves to stop local councils from controlling Genetically Modified Organisms in their districts. Video, Audio
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Petition calls for end to Compass contract with Southern DHB
5:40 PM.Southern District Health Board has been handed a petition demanding it scrap its controversial 15-year food contract with Compass Meals. Audio
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Evening business for 2 September 2016
5:38 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Steven Joyce discusses Indian students' plea
5:28 PM.Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce responds to the pleas of Indian students who wish to stay in New Zealand after the immigration agent they used in India committed fraud. Video, Audio
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Indian international students 'not the culprits'
5:22 PM.One hundred and fifty Indian students studying in New Zealand face deportation because the immigration agent they used in India committed fraud. Nine of them spoke to Checkpoint today. Read more Video, Audio
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Civil Defence defends reaction time
5:21 PM.Questions have been raised over the time it took Civil Defence to issue a tsunami warning following this morning's earthquake. Civil Defence's Sarah Stewart Black spoke to Checkpoint. Audio
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East Coast residents flee to higher ground after quake
5:17 PM.People rushed to higher ground this morning after a magnitude 7.1 quake struck off the East Coast. Video, Audio
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Aftershocks continue after 7.1 quake rattles East Coast
5:15 PM.Aftershocks are continuing in the East Coast where a 7.1 magnitude quake this morning damaged homes, triggered a tsunami warning and closed schools. Video, Audio
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NZ woman detained in Bali
5:09 PM.A New Zealand woman detained in Bali after allegedly being found with methamphetamine will be made a spectacle of, an international human rights lawyer says. Audio
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Friday 2nd September 2016
5:00 PM.Watch Friday's full show here. Video
