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Checkpoint for Monday 4 December 2017
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RNZ Checkpoint with John Campbell, Monday 4th December 2017
5:00 PM.Watch Monday's full programme here. Video
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Director-General of Health resigns
5:08 PM.Canterbury District Health Board member Jo Kane called for the Director-General of Health Chai Chuah's resignation. She joined Checkpoint live shortly after the Health Minister confirmed his… Read more Video, Audio
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Napier told to conserve water with reservoirs critical
5:15 PM.Residents have been warned the city could run out of water as soon as tonight if strict water restrictions aren't adhered to. Reservoirs are at a critical level after sizzling temperatures around the… Read more Video, Audio
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Farmers worried early summer highs could spell drought
5:18 PM.The mercury topped 30 degrees in some parts of the country, with highs of 31 in Alexandra and Clyde, and with temperatures this warm at the start of the summer, feed stocks could disappear quickly. Video, Audio
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Aged care sector warns of looming crisis
5:21 PM.New immigration rules brought in by the former National Government mean the aged care sector could lose a third of its staff by April 2020, because around a third of its workers are migrants. Audio
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Community work right challenge for young beneficiaries - Harawira
5:25 PM.Mana Party leader Hone Harawira agrees with Regional Development Minister Shane Jones that the government should step in to get young people on the benefit "off the couch". Video, Audio
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Evening business for Mon 4 Dec
5:35 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Urgent need to increase addiction services - Health Minister
5:40 PM.Addiction services are under-funded and more treatment facilities are urgently needed, Minister of Health David Clark says. Read more Video, Audio
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Plans unveiled for luxury NZ train
5:54 PM.A local company with Chinese backing wants to take wealthy tourists through regional New Zealand, and have the train cross the Cook Strait on a rail ferry. Video, Audio
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Chai Chuah 'wasn't right for the job' - NZMA president
6:08 PM.Pippa MacKay said she hopes the new Minister of Health was behind the Director-General of Health Chai Chuah's resignation. She said he was a 'bean counter' who couldn't count the beans properly. Audio
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Otago rivers drop below minimum flow, stopping irrigation
6:13 PM.Irrigation permits for the Taieri River have been shutdown, meanwhile restrictions have also begun on the Pomahaka and Kakanui rivers as they drop towards their minimums. Audio
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Unemployed told "no more sitting on the couch"
6:16 PM.Labour is calling it Ready to Work, New Zealand First is calling it Work for the Dole, but Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern insists both parties are on the same page. Audio
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Kaikohe residents say 'Work for the Dole' won't work
6:20 PM.The Northland community was singled out by Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones, who is pushing a proposal for a work for the dole scheme, citing the need to get people off the couch. Audio
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NZ Post workers face redundancy as closures loom
6:23 PM.More jobs at NZ Post are on the line as it continues to shut branches in favour of franchises run out of shops like bookstores and pharmacies. Audio
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Māori upset at New Plymouth landmark being put up for sale
6:26 PM.Chorus has put Blagdon Hill, or Moungaroa, on the market, but New Plymouth Māori say the company should have spoken to them first. Video, Audio