Checkpoint for Friday 11 August 2017
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Auckland property market cooling fast
6:18 PM.House sales in Auckland dived 31 percent in July on a year ago and the median price fell just over 1 percent to $830,000. Sarah Robson reports. Audio
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NZMA president calls for senior Health Ministry staff to be sacked
6:08 PM.Public health funding is grossly inadequate and the Health Minister needs to 'sweep out the senior rank' of his 'incompetent ministry', New Zealand Medical Association President Pippa MacKay says. Video, Audio
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Trail proposed between Marlborough and Chch
5:55 PM.KiwiRail says it's open to the idea of partnering with a proposed cycle trail down the South Island's east coast, but it's going to take some convincing. Audio
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Eyesore flats can't be demolished
5:52 PM.An abandoned Wellington building that's been dubbed an eyesore by locals is going to cost up to $40 million to refurbish after the Environment Court ruled it can't be demolished. Video, Audio
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Business group wants Auckland's 30 year transport plan done in
5:48 PM.While Auckland's mayor Phil Goff is pondering how to help fund for a billion dollar blowout in the region's transport needs, a business group wants a radical speeding up of major projects. Video, Audio
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300 families want one of just 10 affordable apartments
5:36 PM.House sales may be down, but demand for affordable housing in Auckland is not cooling. John Campbell heads out to the new Three Kings quarry development to find out why. Video, Audio
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300 families want one of just 10 affordable apartments
5:36 PM.House sales may be down, but demand for affordable housing in Auckland is not cooling. John Campbell heads out to the new Three Kings quarry development to find out why. Video, Audio
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Evening business for Fri 11 August 2017
5:32 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Opportunity Party launches its election campaign
5:26 PM.Gareth Morgan's Opportunities party has officially launched its election campaign promising to change the political landscape by getting rid of the old guard. Video, Audio
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No evidence found to support Fonterra's light-proof bottles
5:23 PM.Consumer New Zealand is calling on dairy-giant Fonterra to apologise to consumers for potentially misleading them over the nutritional benefits of Anchor's light-proof milk bottles. Video, Audio
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Kawerau siege gunman sentenced to 10 years minimum in jail
5:17 PM.Rhys Richard Ngahiwi Warren, who shot and wounded four police officers during a 24-hour siege in Kawerau, shouted down a judge and walked out as he was sentenced to preventative detention. Audio
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Cancer patient waits 6 months for urgent operation
5:15 PM.Cancer patient Paul Schofield has been waiting for prostate surgery since a positive biopsy in February. The Dunedin man finally has a date for his operation - six months after his diagnosis. Video, Audio
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Health Ministry's financial targets slammed as 'punitive'
5:08 PM.Sixteen of 20 district health boards forecast "unfavourable" financial results for the year ending in May. Health Minister Jonathan Coleman said the deficit was increasing, but wasn't as bad as in… Read more Video, Audio
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Friday 11th August 2017
12:00 PM.Watch Friday's full programme here. Video
