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Checkpoint for Tuesday 6 March 2018
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Cooking and gardening classes for Wellington's beggars
6:26 PM.The Wellington City Council says begging has become a problem in the capital, and wants to spend one million dollars over the next ten years to fund day activities for them. Video, Audio
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Students face uncertain future after FutureCol goes into liquidation
6:23 PM.Fifteen staff have lost their jobs and 33 international students in Hawke's Bay face an uncertain future after their education provider put itself into voluntary liquidation. Video, Audio
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Charter schools confused about contract deadline
6:16 PM.The Government wants to scrap all 11 charter schools but has given them the option of applying to become designated character state schools. Video, Audio
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Christchurch locals on who's to blame for botched EQC repairs
6:14 PM.National's EQC spokesman Stuart Smith said EQC should sue Fletchers, but former Fletchers CEO Mark Binns says that won't happen. Who do people on the streets of Christchurch think should be liable? Audio
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Financial compensation a possibility - new EQC chair
6:08 PM.Dame Annette King, the new chair of the Earthquake Commission, says it's early days but financial compensation for people in homes that weren't repaired properly is something that may be looked at. Video, Audio
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Missing dog found five weeks after crash
5:55 PM.A Dunedin man, who credits his dog with helping him recover from paralysis, says it's a miracle that he's been reunited with her, five weeks after the Labrador-Huntaway cross disappeared in wake of a… Read more Video, Audio
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Killer hid psychosis before stabbing Marceau - Coroner
5:49 PM.The Coroner is recommending better information sharing between the police, lawyers, the courts and mental health providers, after the murder of Christie Marceau in 2011. Video, Audio
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Health Minister moves to improve pay, conditions for NZ midwives
5:43 PM.Health Minister David Clark says he is working on an urgent response to the midwife crisis in New Zealand ahead of this year's budget. He talks to John Campbell. Read more Video, Audio
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Midwives move to Australia for better pay, working conditions
5:40 PM.New Zealand midwives working in Australia say they're paid almost three times what they're paid in NZ, and under better working conditions, so they won't return until things change. Audio
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Checkpoint weather: Tuesday 6 March
5:39 PM.The latest weather forecast with MetService meteorologist John Law. Video, Audio
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Evening Business for 6 March 2018
5:36 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Steven Joyce quits politics
5:29 PM.The senior list MP and long-time National Party campaign manager says he's reconsidered his position since the party's change in leadership. Video, Audio
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Prime Minister lands in Niue to family welcome
5:25 PM.The self-described 'daughter of Niue' has arrived home - or to her second home, as Jacinda Ardern calls it - to a catch up with her parents and sister. Video, Audio
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Fletcher's insisted EQC contract have indemnity clause
5:09 PM.Former Fletcher Construction CEO Mark Binns told John Campbell EQC was under resourced and off-guard, and Fletcher's wouldn't have signed the Canterbury contract without an indemnity clause. Read more Video, Audio
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Checkpoint with John Campbell for Tuesday, March 6th 2018
5:00 PM.Watch Tuesday's full programme here. Video