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Checkpoint for Monday 29 May 2017
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Calls for end to councillors' free lunch
6:26 PM.A Hutt City Councillor is calling for his colleagues to bring their own lunchboxes to council meetings, which he says will save the ratepayer up to $20,000 per year. Audio
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Christchurch dairy workers too scared to work nights
6:22 PM.The Woolston Discounter dairy is one of two stores on Ferry Road that has been robbed multiple times this year. Audio
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Dunedin children waiting more than a year for dental check ups
6:17 PM.A shortage of dental therapists in Dunedin means some children are having to wait more than a year for dental check ups at community oral health hubs. Audio
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Fears mental health workers will move to rest homes
6:14 PM.Mental health organisation Platform Trust wants an urgent meeting with Government amid fears a pay equity deal will lure workers into the aged care sector. Audio
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High hopes pinned on Team NZ ahead of Round Robin One
6:08 PM.RNZ America's Cup reporter Todd Niall talks to John Campbell about what happened on the second day of the America's Cup racing in Bermuda. Audio
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59 Māori and Moriori ancestral remains returned from Europe
5:54 PM.The man behind the return of 59 ancestral remains says there are more tipuna in private hands overseas than in New Zealand institutions. Audio
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PPTA calls for gender neutral uniforms
5:51 PM.The PPTA says children need to feel welcome in their own schools, and that includes allowing students to choose a uniform they feel most comfortable wearing. Audio
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'People before buildings': Bishop on Christ Church Cathedral's future
5:35 PM.Bishop Victoria Matthews says she would rather see money spent helping people than reinstating the Christ Church Cathedral, badly damaged in the 2011 earthquake. Read more Video, Audio
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Evening Business for 29 May 2017
5:32 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Supermarket sells bottles of wine for $1 due to 'typo'
5:26 PM.Riverstone Chardonnay was sold for just $1 at Countdown in the Auckland suburb of Northcote on Friday. The supermarket says it was a mistake, but alcohol harm experts say it shows supermarkets can't… Read more Audio
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Team NZ closing in on America's Cup record
5:19 PM.Team New Zealand won both of today's races, and if it can beat Artemis tomorrow it will end Round Robin One equalling Oracle Team USA's four qualifier wins. Video, Audio
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Scott Dixon's mum counts her lucky stars
5:12 PM.Glenys Dixon says she's grateful television coverage of her son Scott Dixon's race went to an advertisement break just moments before he crashed.
She told John Campbell it was the biggest and the… Read more Video, Audio
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Thieves selling stolen cigarettes back to dairy owners
5:08 PM.Police are investigating several dairies suspected of re-selling stolen tobacco, which one Auckland cop says, is the fastest growing crime in the country. Audio
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Monday 29 May 2017
5:00 PM.Checkpoint with John Campbell, Monday 29 May 2017. Video
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