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Checkpoint for Friday 17 November 2017
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RNZ Checkpoint with John Campbell, Friday 17th November 2017
5:00 PM.Watch Friday's full programme here. Video
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Manus Is refugees gambled, engaged in prostitution - former guard
5:08 PM.A security guard who worked at the Australian immigration detention centre for four years says it was well known detainees would regularly visit a brothel, and they had "stacks" of money to spend. Read more Video, Audio
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How does Immigration NZ screen refugees?
5:14 PM.Immigration New Zealand national manager for refugees, Andrew Lockhart, talks to Guyon Espiner about the vetting process for refugees. Read more Video, Audio
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Manus Is refugees treatment cruel, inhuman - Amnesty International
5:21 PM.Amnesty International NZ executive director Grant Bayldon responds to former guards' comments that some of the refugees are dangerous and shouldn't be welcomed in New Zealand. Video, Audio
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'We're going to save money by not charging parents'
5:24 PM.Ross Intermediate School plans to scrap the costs of stationary, sports and even class trips, saving parents hundreds each year - and also saving the school money. Principal Wayne Jenkins explains… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for Fri 17 Nov
5:33 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Family sickened after eating wild boar
5:36 PM.The Waikato DHB said in a statement the three patients are responding to botulism anti-toxin, but it could be a couple of weeks before the results of toxicology tests are known. Audio
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Sunscreens yanked from shelves after failing to meet SPF
5:47 PM.Two brands of sunscreen have been pulled from the market and another will be relabelled after Consumer New Zealand testing found they gave far less SPF protection than advertised. Video, Audio
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Prime Minister no longer shops at SaveMart
5:50 PM.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she no longer shops at second hand clothing chain SaveMart after Checkpoint revealed the unsafe and unsanitary conditions workers endured. Read more Video, Audio
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Christchurch turns red for Tonga
5:56 PM.The small island nation will face Lebanon in Christchurch tomorrow night in the quarter finals of the Rugby League World Cup, after beating New Zealand in Hamilton last week. Read more Video, Audio
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Leave Australia out of it, Simon Bridges tells PM
6:08 PM.National says the new government's pressure on Australia over resettling some refugees from Manus Island is hurting New Zealand's relationship with its closest ally. Video, Audio
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Company used 'scare tactics to prey on parents'
6:13 PM.Auckland Academy of Learning is being sentenced for 11 breaches of the Fair Trading Act after using shock and scare tactics to convince parents to sign up to pricey maths software for their kids. Read more Audio
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Small towns' big hopes pinned on huge water bottling plant
6:16 PM.The Murupara community is hoping an iwi supported proposal to build the country's biggest water bottling plant could revitalise the once thriving regional town. Audio
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Council defends planned water fluoridation
6:21 PM.Fluoridation of south Taranaki's water supply was necessary to help fight a high degree of poor dental health in the area, South Taranaki District Council told the Supreme Court. Audio
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Are poor managers driving employees to quit?
6:24 PM.Nit-picky managers are a major cause of people leaving their jobs, according to a new survey. But a human resources professor says the issue lies with a lack of support from the top. Read more Audio