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Checkpoint for Tuesday 15 August 2017
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Upper South Island home owners still waiting for quake settlements
6:22 PM.Fewer than half of the insurance claims on homes in the upper South Island damaged by last November's Kaikoura earthquake have been settled so far, but 90% of properties have been assessed. Video, Audio
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NZ schools have high rates of bullying, study finds
6:19 PM.A three-year survey has found bullying is rife in some primary schools, with more than 40 percent of children at some schools being bullied at least once a week. Video, Audio
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Anglican Church throws govt a curve ball over Chch cathedral
6:15 PM.The Anglican church is considering gifting the Christ Church Cathedral to the Government, effectively handing it the responsibility for the $104m restoration of the city's most famous building. Video, Audio
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Southern DHB wait times 'completely unacceptable', CEO says
6:12 PM.Eleven men have waited too long for prostate cancer surgery at Dunedin Hospital with four waiting more than 100 days and one waiting 191 days for an operation, the Southern DHB's CEO says. Video, Audio
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Gunman who shot at police was at large for 11 months
6:08 PM.The man who shot at police on Sunday has been at large for nearly a year after he cut his electronic monitoring bracelet last September. Labour corrections spokesman Kelvin Davis joins Checkpoint. Video, Audio
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Dog lovers vow defiance over tough new bylaw
5:56 PM.The Far North District Council wants to limit dog numbers and the places they can be exercised to protect birdlife - and dog-lovers are threatening civil and canine disobedience in response. Audio
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Labour shifts on capital gains tax, but leaves door open
5:51 PM.Labour has changed its position under its new leader Jacinda Ardern, and now says it will leave the door open to introduce a capital gains tax in its first term if it's elected to government. Audio
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Parents fuming over medical centre's charges for children
5:46 PM.Whanganui parents are fuming that the city's main afterhours and urgent medical clinic has begun charging a $10 fee for children under 13 who it treats during normal working hours. Audio
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Political parties commit to Pike River re-entry
5:42 PM.Pike River families have hailed today as a moral victory after Labour, the Greens, United Future and the Maori Party signed a commitment to re-enter the West Coast mine. Craig McCulloch reports. Video, Audio
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Political parties commit to Pike River re-entry
5:42 PM.Pike River families have hailed today as a moral victory after Labour, the Greens, United Future and the Maori Party signed a commitment to re-enter the West Coast mine. Craig McCulloch reports. Audio
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Evening business for Tues 15 August
5:35 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Dunedin drinking water alert to run for days
5:29 PM.Dunedin Hospital is preparing for a possible influx as thousands of people are told to avoid tap water. The council is hoping this won't be a repeat of the Havelock North water contamination crisis. Video, Audio
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Urology patients' health is at risk under Southern DHB, CEO says
5:25 PM.Southern District Health Board's CEO Chris Fleming says urology patients' health and well-being has been at risk while they waited for appointments and surgery. Video, Audio
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Aus Minister slams NZ Labour over deputy PM controversy
5:25 PM.Julie Bishop has hit out at the New Zealand Labour Party over Barnaby Joyce's citizenship controversy, saying she would "find it very difficult to build trust" if it was in Government. Video, Audio
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Major flaws at Southern DHB's urology dept
5:08 PM.There is a "significant level of clinical risk" under Southern District Health Board's urology department, a damning external review has found. Video, Audio
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Tuesday 15th August 2017
5:00 PM.Watch Tuesday's full programme here. Video