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Checkpoint for Wednesday 28 June 2017
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Lions fans disappointed by results, optimistic for second test
6:27 PM.So far the Lions have won just half of their matches - four wins from eight. Twelve years ago the Lions lost just four from 11. Audio
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Ministry of Social Development criticised by Ombudsman
6:23 PM.For the fourth year in a row, the Ministry of Social Development has not responded in time for its statistics to be included in the National Youth Custody Index, which showed the number of Maori… Read more Audio
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Health Ministry urged to give DHBs money early for bowel cancer
6:18 PM.New Zealand has one of the highest bowel cancer rates in the developed world - 3000 cases are diagnosed each year and 1200 people die. Audio
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John Campbell talks to Labour interns at Awataha marae
6:08 PM.The head of Awatahi Marae says the community has been hurt by talk of sub-standard living conditions. John Campbell takes a tour of the marae before talking to some of the Labour interns staying… Read more Video, Audio
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Icebergs 'most beautiful and vulnerable at the end of their lives'
5:55 PM.Every once in a while, a truly magnificent iceberg appears in the ocean off Newfoundland. Twillingate's Ice Man Cecil Stockley tells John Campbell about the 'bergs and just how wonderful they are. Video, Audio
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Lions appear to abandon All Black baiting
5:52 PM.The Birtish and Irish Lions cancelled today's media session in the wake of the tit-for-tat verbal stoush that's developed between Lions coach Warren Gatland and All Blacks coach Steve Hansen. Audio
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Greenpeace blames intensive farming for dirty water and illness
5:49 PM.Greenpeace wants the Government to cancel the $480 million earmarked for irrigation schemes, which it claims only encourages intensive dairying. Audio
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Big boom for marine industry ahead of America's Cup in NZ
5:46 PM.Since Auckland last hosted the America's Cup in 2003, boat building has boomed, and at least half a billion dollars is expected to be injected into the marine industry when it hosts the next America's… Read more Audio
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Chickenpox vaccine soon free for children
5:42 PM.A free, one-dose vaccine against chickenpox will be given at 15-months-old and for children turning 11 who had never been infected or immunised. Audio
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Supermarket essentials cost a third less in Australia
5:37 PM.Australia on the left. New Zealand on the right. Even accounting for currency exchange, a supermarket basket of 11 essentials costs $13 more in New Zealand - 37 percent more than Australia.
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Evening Business for 28 June 2017
5:34 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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New US Ambassador asks New Zealanders to give Trump a 'fair go'
5:27 PM.Former senator and National Guard veteran Scott Brown says the US President gave him his first choice of New Zealand, and he's urging Kiwis to also give him and Trump a fair go. Audio
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Five-year-olds to learn computer programming basics
5:23 PM.Draft changes to the curriculum will see all primary school children learn computational thinking, and how to use digital technologies effectively, from 2020 onwards. Video, Audio
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Inside the marae at centre of Labour's intern scandal
5:08 PM.The head of Awataha Marae says the community has been hurt by talk of sub-standard living conditions. John Campbell takes a tour of the marae before talking to some of the Labour interns staying… Read more Video, Audio
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Wednesday 28 June, 2017
5:00 PM.Watch Wednesday's full show here. Video