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Checkpoint for Monday 5 September 2016
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Nikki Kaye being treated for breast cancer
5:08 PM.Minister for Civil Defence, ACC, and Youth, Nikki Kaye, was diagnosed with breast cancer on Friday. Today she announced she's putting politics on hold while she gets treatment. Audio
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No help given to single, homeless mother, inquiry told
5:10 PM.A woman left homeless with her five children after escaping her abusive husband told the final day of an inquiry into homelessness that the government failed to help her. Audio
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Property investors targeted by new lending restrictions
5:14 PM.Property investors around the country will be hit with new lending restrictions from 1 October as current lending restrictions already in place in Auckland are extended to the rest of the country. Audio
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Teachers and principals meet to discuss funding changes
5:18 PM.Thirteen hundred teachers, teacher aides, principals and support staff met this afternoon to protest their concerns over funding changes. Audio
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Green Party MP Kevin Hague to leave Parliament
5:20 PM.Green Party MP Kevin Hague is leaving Parliament to take up the role of chief executive of the environmental organisation Forest and Bird. Audio
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Health authorities criticised for toddler's care
5:21 PM.Southern District Heath Board, a senior doctor and a telehealth nurse failed a toddler who died of bacterial infection and pnuemonia, Health and Disability Commissioner Anthony Hill says. Audio
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Parents desperate for answers over baby's death
5:23 PM.A New Zealand man and his Australian partner are furious after their seven-month-old baby died in Perth despite them seeking help from doctors three times in the days before his death. Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for 5 September 2016
5:36 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Special needs report highlights exclusion and under-funding
5:41 PM.Many children are not getting full access to education because schools are under-resourced and some don't want to work with disabled children, a critical report from a community law centre says. Audio
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Witnesses give evidence in George Taiaroa murder trial
5:45 PM.Witnesses have given different accounts of the number of people in a vehicle police believe was used in the drive-by shooting of roadworker, George Taiaroa. RNZ reporter Carla Penman joins Checkpoint.
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Havelock North residents still suspicious of water
5:48 PM.Despite being told their water no longer has to be boiled many residents of Havelock North are still suspicious about its safety and quality and are ignoring official advice. Audio
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Chch City Council won't back down on property reports
5:51 PM.Christchurch City Council is not backing down on including warnings on property reports about their vulnerability to sea level rise. Video, Audio
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US food and drug authority bans anti-bacterial soaps
5:55 PM.The US Food and Drug Administration has banned some anti-bacterial soaps after it found they can do more harm than good. Professor Julian Crane spoke to Checkpoint about the implications of that… Read more Video, Audio
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Giant replica of London set ablaze in Great Fire re-enactment
5:58 PM.A giant wooden replica of 17th-century London has been set ablaze on the Thames River in a spectacular re-enactment of the Great Fire of London 350 years ago. Audio
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Bernard Hickey on new rules for property investors
6:08 PM.Most investors in Auckland will soon need to have at least a 40 percent deposit, up from the current 30 percent. Financial analyst Bernard Hickey joins Checkpoint to discuss the tightened rules. Video, Audio
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Soldiers say rights breached over N-bomb fallout
6:13 PM.The lawyer for two soldiers found guilty at a court martial after being found acting strangely in Palmerston North on Labour Weekend last year, says their rights were breached in several ways. Audio
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Immigrants needed as some Kiwis have bad work ethic, PM says
6:15 PM.A Hawkes Bay apple grower is backing the Prime Minister's comments that immigrants are needed to fill jobs because too many locals are drug users or have a bad work ethic. Audio
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Miners face prosecution over illegal pursuits
6:19 PM.Six miners operating in Westland and Southland have been put out of business and two face prosecution for their involvement in illegal mining. Eric Frykberg reports. Audio
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Mother Teresa declared a saint by Pope Francis
6:24 PM.Mother Teresa of Calcutta has been declared a saint of the Roman Catholic Church, fast-tracked to canonisation just 19 years after her death. Video, Audio
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Havelock North children afraid to drink tap water
6:26 PM.Children in Havelock North refuse to drink the tap water despite being told it's safe. Many call it "sick water" and in some cases prefer to drink water out of a box. Video, Audio