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Checkpoint for Tuesday 30 May 2017
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Tuesday 30th May 2017
5:00 PM.Watch Tuesday's full programme here. Video
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Wellington likely to get new 12,000 seat arena
5:08 PM.Wellington region's mayors have voted in favour for a new arena. Wellington Mayor Justin Lester talks to John Campbell about why the capital needs a new venue, and how much it might cost. Video, Audio
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Wellington arena 'years in the making' - Phil Sprey
5:11 PM.Wellington based promoter Phil Sprey responds to news today that the Capital could be set to get a new arena. Video, Audio
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Watercare makes decision on treatment plant site
5:14 PM.The Oratia community is delighted after Auckland's water authority Watercare decided against uprooting dozens of families in the Auckland suburb to make way for a new water treatment plant. Video, Audio
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SOS in stoush over sugar levels in sports drinks
5:18 PM.MPI has ordered SOS Hydration to add fives times as much sugar to its product in order to meet the definition of an electrolyte drink, but SOS says its instruction is based on outdated science. Audio
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Greens membership wants more young women in Parliament
5:21 PM.The Green Party membership has sent a clear message to the party leadership that they want more young women in Parliament, and the party has responded with its final list, released today. Video, Audio
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America's Cup officials make wrong call in Artemis race with Team New Zealand
5:27 PM.Red-faced America's Cup officials have admitted they made a mistake and shouldn't have awarded a race to Team New Zealand in Bermuda. Todd Niall reports from Bermuda. Video, Audio
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Evening business for Tues 30 May
5:34 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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FBI investigation into Jared Kushner 'will haunt him'
5:40 PM.Yale University lecturer Walter Shapiro talks to John Campbell about Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, and what Kushner was playing at when he discussed a back channel to Moscow. Video, Audio
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Remove GST from tampons and pads, school girls plead
5:46 PM.Two students from Whangaparoa College, Rebecca Jacobs and Melanie Wilcock, tell John Campbell why they are taking a petition to Parliament calling for GST to be removed on sanitary products. Video, Audio
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Party leaders comment on removal of GST on sanitary products
5:51 PM.Bridget Burke asks party leaders what they think about removing GST on sanitary products. Audio
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KFC's sponsorship of Rugby League World Cup slammed but Govt comfortable
5:57 PM.Obesity experts and consumer groups say KFC's sponsorship deal at this year's Rugby League World Cup is a public health tragedy, but sports and Health Minister Jonathan Coleman says he's comfortable… Read more Video, Audio
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How much sugar to you need to have in an electrolyte drink
6:08 PM.John Campbell asks MPI's Roger Cook how much sugar you need to have in an electrolyte drink. Video, Audio
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Ken Read shocked at America's Cup decision letting Team NZ win
6:14 PM.America's Cup commentator Ken Read talks to Checkpoint about just how wrong the umpires decision was when they called a penalty against Artemis, letting Team New Zealand win the race. Video, Audio
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George Baker sentenced to another 21 months in jail
6:19 PM.Notorious prisoner George Baker, who threatened a guard with a shank, has been sentenced to an extra 21 months in jail. Auckland court reporter Edward Gay reports. Audio
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Universities combine to fight qualification fraud
6:22 PM.New Zealand and Australian universities hope a new electronic system to store students' records will stop people claiming qualifications they don't have. Audio
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Reducing junk food advertising to children
6:25 PM.Efforts to reduce the amount of junk food advertising targeting children are being panned before they've even been introduced. Audio