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Checkpoint for Monday 12 June 2017
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Monday 12th June 2017
5:00 PM.Watch Monday's full programme here. Video
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Labour wants to slash foreign student, worker numbers
5:08 PM.The Labour Party wants to slash migrant numbers by up to 30,000 a year, cracking down on migrants entering New Zealand to do low-skilled jobs or to study low-level education courses. Video, Audio
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Team NZ one win away from America's Cup finals
5:13 PM.Team New Zealand is 4-2 up in the challenger finals and just one win away from making its sixth America's Cup Final after a drama filled day on the water in Bermuda. Video, Audio
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Govt needs to share GST revenue to help Auckland, Goff says
5:17 PM.Auckland mayor Phil Goff has released the long-awaited Housing Taskforce report, and landbankers are in his sights. Audio
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Inquest into Christie Marceau's death begins in Auckland
5:20 PM.The father of Auckland teenager Christie Marceau, who was killed by a man on bail for kidnapping her, says his naive faith in the justice system was misplaced. Court reporter Edward Gay joins… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening Business for 12 June 2017
5:33 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Three Barrett brothers in 33-strong All Blacks squad
5:36 PM.Three Barrett brothers - Beauden, Scott and Jordie - will take the field for the All Blacks against Samoa this Friday. Matt Chatterton reports. Video, Audio
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Brighter Future - refugees urge Govt to do more
5:42 PM.Mei Heron and Rebekah Parsons-King look at how refugees in New Zealand are faring ahead of the first increase in this country's annual refugee quota in 30 years. Video, Audio
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Famous Waikanae hedge cut back even further
5:47 PM.Kapiti Mayor K Gurunathan loves Waikanae's famous macrocarpa hedge, but says it might have to be cut even further if sewerage and watermains beneath it are ruptured. Video, Audio
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Joy at Moana being first Disney film to be translated into Te Reo
5:52 PM.Hollywood is on the lookout for women fluent in Te Reo after it was announced Moana will be the first Disney film to be translated into Te Reo Maori. Video, Audio
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Canterbury professor makes top 50 applicants for NASA programme
6:06 PM.Just 12 people were selected out of 18,000 applicants for NASA's 2017 astronaut class - and Canterbury University professor Dr Sarah Kessans made it to the top 50. Audio
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Andrew Little on Labour's immigration policy
6:08 PM.Labour says it would make changes to student visas and work visas would be allocated according to regional skills shortages. Party leader Andrew Little talks to Sharon Brettkelly. Video, Audio
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Team NZ nears closer to America's Cup final
6:17 PM.Team New Zealand has beaten Artemis Racing in a near photo-finish to go 4-2 up in the first-to-five America's Cup challenger final and edge nearer to a revenge match against holders Oracle. Video, Audio