Checkpoint for Thursday 26 October 2017
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Unanimous council support for Queenstown housing developments
6:23 PM.More than 2000 new houses may soon be built, and Queenstown Lakes District Council also unanimously voted in support of building affordable houses for the area's workforce. Read more Audio
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Aucklanders have their say on petrol tax
6:19 PM.Zac Fleming asked people at a Mobil petrol station in central Auckland what they thought of the new petrol tax which will be introduced in the next few months. Video, Audio
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Petrol tax bad for north Auckland petrol station
6:17 PM.Heemanshu Jain owns the most northern petrol station in Auckland - in Te Hana. He says his business will be hit hard by an Auckland petrol tax as customers will head north to fill up. Audio
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‘I want the government ... to bring kindness back’
6:08 PM.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern talks to John Campbell while on her way to being sworn in. She says she wants New Zealanders to know the government is empathetic, kind and has the right goal and focus… Read more Video, Audio
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Commemorations for New Zealand wars this weekend
5:52 PM.New Zealand War commemorations are being held this weekend to remember those who died and acknowledge how those battles throughout the country shaped our history. Video, Audio
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Man who killed two people at pawn shop claims insanity
5:49 PM.The Crown says Zarn Tarapata was in a state of delusional jealousy but not legally insane when he fatally stabbed two people at an Auckland pawn shop in July 2014. Audio
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Lack of rentals in Kaikoura forcing residents to leave
5:44 PM.Many of the homes that survived the earthquake have been rented to construction workers, squeezing the rental market so tightly, there is simply nowhere to live. Audio
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Eat My Lunch - People and profit
5:38 PM.Eat My Lunch has sold 500,000 lunches and given 500,000 lunches to children at low decile schools. But how much has the company made? They won't say. Video, Audio
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Evening Business for 26 October 2017
5:35 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Royal Commission of Inquiry into EQC
5:27 PM.New EQC Minister, Megan Woods, will hold an independent inquiry to help the thousands of Christchurch homeowners who have been battling the natural disaster insurer over assessments and repairs. Audio
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Teina Pora's compensation will be adjusted for inflation
5:24 PM.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has promised Teina Pora additional compensation for his wrongful imprisonment, and a Criminal Case Review Commission to look at similar miscarriages of justice. Audio
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Cancer patients' treatment delayed under Southern DHB
5:18 PM.Of the 569 urology patients at the DHB who waited longer than they should have for assessment or treatment, 60 patients have now had biopsies, and half of those have cancer. Read more Video, Audio
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New petrol tax for Aucklanders
5:14 PM.Drivers in Auckland will pay about 10% of the $15 billion bill to fund new public transport projects in the city with a 10 cent per litre petrol tax. Read more Video, Audio
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Jacinda Ardern addresses adoring crowd after being sworn in as PM
5:08 PM.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her ministers were sworn in as New Zealand’s new government today. They then returned to Parliament to a rapturous welcome. Video, Audio
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Checkpoint with John Campbell: Thursday 26 October 2017
5:00 PM.Full episode of Checkpoint with John Campbell for Thursday 26 October 2017. Jacinda Adern is sworn in as Prime Minister. Video
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