Checkpoint for Tuesday 29 November 2016
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Tuesday 29 November 2016
5:00 PM.Watch Tuesday's full show here. Video
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Ray Columbus dies, aged 74
5:06 PM.New Zealand musician Ray Columbus has died aged 74. Checkpoint spoke to Suzanne Lynch from The Chicks about his life, and his work. Video, Audio
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"We just really want him home"
5:12 PM.The family of Taulagi Afamasaga, who's been missing in the Kaipara Harbour since Saturday, are keeping vigil by the Parakai wharf in the hope the sea returns his body. Video, Audio
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Kaikoura parents fret about getting kids back
5:21 PM.Kaikoura parents who evacuated their children after the quake are desperate to get them home again, but the town is still largely cut off. Audio
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Gary McCormick to take Air NZ to court over ban
5:25 PM.Radio broadcaster Gary McCormick says he'll head to court in protest after being banned by Air New Zealand from flying with them for two years. Audio
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Evening business for 29 November 2016
5:34 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Parents say Sara Cohen allegations a massive witch-hunt
5:37 PM.Parents at a Dunedin special school which allegedly abused and secluded its pupils say the claims are a massive beat up. Audio
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Tourism operators not keen on nationwide visitor levy
5:41 PM.John Key's suggestion that a proposed visitor levy in Auckland could be rolled out nationally is not going down well with tourism and accommodation businesses. Audio
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Crown accuses four officers of excessive force
5:48 PM.The Crown says four police officers used excessive force when they fired tasers and set dogs onto a wanted man in a parked car. RNZ court reporter Edward Gay reports. Audio
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New rules mean immigrants have to support parents for 10 years
5:52 PM.Immigrants, who now have to support their parents financially for a decade if they follow them to New Zealand, say the move will add pressure to families and turn people away. Audio
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Citizen scientists come to aid of little blue penguins
5:55 PM.A citizens' science initative is helping to keep little blue penguins out of harms way during the construction of a seawall extension in Taranaki. Video, Audio
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Ray Columbus dies after 4-years of ill-health
6:07 PM.One of New Zealand's best-known singers Ray Columbus, has died at the age of 74. He died peacefully at his home in Auckland after battling ill-health for the past four years. Video, Audio
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Public convoys to start on Inland Road to Kaikoura
6:14 PM.Controlled public convoys are to be allowed on the Inland Road in and out of Kaikoura for the first time from tomorrow morning. RNZ reporter Kate Newton joins Checkpoint with the latest. Audio
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Police continue search for missing man in Kaipara
6:16 PM.Police say a land and air search will continue tomorrow for the last person missing after the Kaipara boat tragedy. Audio
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Havelock North resident staging protest over water bottling
6:18 PM.Protesting Havelock North resident David Trubridge is outraged the council is asking residents to conserve water, when it lets corporate companies bottle it for free. Video, Audio
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World's best bowlers kick off championships in Christchurch
6:23 PM.The world's best bowlers are battling it out in Christchurch, which is playing host to the World Bowls Championships for the next couple of weeks. Video, Audio
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Grant Gillander on the year Columbus' hit made it big
6:26 PM.A long time friend of the late musician Ray Columbus, archivist Grant Gillander, says his friend tore up the charts at a time when every hit was by the Beatles. Grant Gillander joins Checkpoint. Video, Audio
