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Checkpoint for Friday 26 May 2017
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Will scheme to dob in receivers of stolen booze & cigarettes work?
6:24 PM.The police are running a month long campaign encouraging people to dob in those selling booze and cigarettes stolen in armed hold-ups - but some say it's doomed to fail. Video, Audio
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Clean up of Christchurch's dirty thirty building list
6:21 PM.The Christchurch City Council wants to name and shame the owners of these 30 derelict CBD properties in a bid to force them to repair or replace their quake-damaged buildings. Video, Audio
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FBI scrutinieses Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner
6:15 PM.Washington Post's Matt Zapotosky talks to Checkpoint about Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner, who is under FBI scrutiny as part of the Russia investigation. Video, Audio
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Opponents and proponents of vaccination debate
6:08 PM.The Health Minister, Autism NZ and NZ Medical Association back Dr Lance O'Sullivan, who stormed on stage of controversial film "Vaxxed" in Kaitaia on Monday night. Video, Audio
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First twin pandas born in captivity in 2017 pass one month mark
5:57 PM.The first twin panda cubs born in captivity this year are reported to be strong and healthy after passing the critical one month mark at the Chengdu Research Base in China. Video, Audio
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NZ pollution keeps growing despite Paris agreement
5:53 PM.New Zealand's greenhouse gas emissions keep on growing and are at a level that is a far cry from what the country has committed to under the Paris Agreement. Audio
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Preventative detention at just 19-years-old
5:49 PM.Jaden Lee Stroobant was on parole when he jumped his back fence, stomped on his elderly neighbour and sexually violated her. Video, Audio
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Govt withdraws promise to rebuild school
5:46 PM.Te Kura o Matapihi got the green light for a Ministry-funded rebuild more than two years ago, but now it's been told that was a mistake. Audio
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Evening Business for 26 May 2017
5:34 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Ed Sheeran expands mammoth tour to six dates
5:26 PM.Ed Sheeran will play a third concert over Easter weekend next year at the Forsyth Bar stadium in Dunedin. Almost 250,000 are expected to attend his shows. Video, Audio
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America's Cup delayed before it starts
5:22 PM.The series in Bermuda is off to an inauspicious start with tomorrow's opening ceremony and the first day of racing postponed due to high winds. Video, Audio
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National flags up further tax cuts could be part of election campaign
5:18 PM.Finance Minister Steven Joyce is not ruling out further tax cuts following the changes in the 2017 Budget. Audio
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Chch Cathedral rebuild achievable, new report shows
5:15 PM.The Anglican church would only have to contribute the money it received in its insurance payout in order for Christchurch's cathedral to be restored. Video, Audio
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Vaccines: Worldwide conspiracy or proven science?
5:08 PM.Checkpoint reporter Zac Fleming heads along to the controversial documentary Vaxxed to talk to people opposed to vaccination, before putting their claims to an immunologist. Video, Audio
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Friday May 26, 2017
5:00 PM.Watch Friday's full programme here. Video