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Checkpoint for Friday 19 May 2017
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Friday 19 May 2017
5:00 PM.Checkpoint with John Campbell, Friday 19 May 2017. Video
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Thousands scammed: Mum makes up birthday party sob story
5:08 PM.A New Zealand mother has misled thousands of people around the country and the world after claiming her daughter was badly bullied and no one would attend her birthday party. Video, Audio
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High-ranking public servant falls on his sword
5:16 PM.Social Development Ministry acting deputy chief executive, Murray Edridge, is quitting the ministry, saying staff under his watch did not adequately protect client information. Audio
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Man jailed for 5 years for fatal crash during police pursuit
5:22 PM.Damian Lawson was jailed for five years this morning for reckless driving leading to the death of a passenger after he sped away from a chasing police officer last year. Audio
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Youth appear in court for violent robbery in South Auckland
5:25 PM.Three men and a teenage boy have appeared in the youth court today, charged over the violent, machete-wielding robbery of a south Auckland dairy. Carla Penman has the latest. Audio
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Treaty of Waitangi on public display
5:27 PM.The Treaty of Waitangi, the Declaration of Independence and the Women's Suffrage Petition will now permanently be on display at He Tohu - an exhibition inside Wellington's National Library. Video, Audio
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Evening Business for 19 May 2017
5:33 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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PM tries to lure Hong Kong businesses to invest in NZ
5:36 PM.The Prime Minister is in Hong Kong, holding a series of meetings with the heads of major multi-national corporations, in the hope they will invest in New Zealand's infrastructure. Audio
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Manawatu Gorge still closed - Mayors to meet
5:42 PM.Mayors and Chief Executives from the Manawatu, Tararua, and Hawkes Bay regions are to meet to discuss the ongoing close of the Manawatu Gorge. Audio
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NZTA discuss time-frame of reopening Manawatu Gorge
5:45 PM.John Campbell asks New Zealand Transport Agency's Regional Highway Manager Ross I'Anson when the gorge will re-open, and as it turns out the answer isn't very clear. Audio
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All Blacks lose one of the game's smartest minds
5:49 PM.The All Blacks are to lose the services of long-serving, and highly successful assistant coach, Wayne Smith, after this year's Rugby Championship. Audio
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Pippa Middleton about to wed James Matthews
5:56 PM.Checkpoint talks to John Haley, the publican at the Old Boot Inn - the Middleton family's local pub, ahead of Pippa Middleton's wedding to hedgefund manager James Matthews. Audio
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100s of messages, gifts sent to girl whose mum said was bullied
6:07 PM.A mother has declined repeated requests to be interviewed today after Checkpoint learnt there might be more to her claims that her daughter was bullied and no one would attend her birthday. Audio
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Dunedin principals reassured over lead levels
6:12 PM.The principals of five Dunedin schools where increased lead levels have been found in soil tests say there is no need to panic. Audio
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Son of Kohanga matriarch tries to blackmail the trust
6:17 PM.The High Court in Wellington has been told that the son of the Kohanga Reo matriarch Dame Iritana Tawhiwhirangi tried to blackmail the Kohanga Reo National Trust for $800,000. Audio
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Dirt-fight: Waikato developer's digging upsets the neighbours
6:22 PM.A Hamilton homeowner says digging on a neighbouring property has created a gaping hole beside his house, while another says work has caused flooding. Audio
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Youth Team New Zealand practicing for Bermuda
6:27 PM.The youth team will head to Burmuda on June 1 with the hope of making the finals of the Youth America's Cup on the 20th and 21st. Video, Audio