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Checkpoint for Monday 30 April 2018
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First look at Bastion Point's excavated tunnels
6:22 PM.The tunnels at Auckland's Bastion Point, the resting place of the country's first Labour Prime Minister Michael Joseph Savage, were opened to the media for the first time today since they were… Read more Video, Audio
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Auckland Uni library closures slammed as 'a betrayal'
6:15 PM.Hundreds of University of Auckland students and supporters protested today against the planned closure of several libraries over fears about what it will mean for their learning and research. Video, Audio
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BP price hike reignites debate about petrol prices
6:09 PM.BP's head honchos have been ordered to front up and explain their behaviour to the government after an internal email was leaked, revealing how BP hiked petrol prices in one area to stem losses in… Read more Audio
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10m waka unearthed during road build
5:56 PM.A digger identified a wooden object during piling work for a viaduct two weeks ago, and it turned out to be a 10 metre-long waka, which is still connected to the trunk of a Kauri tree. Video, Audio
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Transport, housing & footpaths loom large for Northcote voters
5:51 PM.Voters in the suburban seat, which covers Birkenhead, Birkdale, Beach Haven and south Glenfield, will head to the polls in June, after longstanding MP Jonathan Coleman stood down last month. Video, Audio
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Canterbury mayors luke warm on new rate for stadium
5:45 PM.Canterbury mayors say their ratepayers are already paying for earthquake recovery, roading, water and storm water infrastructure, so a shiny new Christchurch stadium is way down the priority list. Video, Audio
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Auckland fuel tax gets green light from councillors
5:39 PM.All but two councillors decided to seek the views of the public on how the $1.5 billion raised would be spent over the next decade, paving the way for a fortnight of public consultation to start. Audio
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Evening Business for 30 April 2018
5:33 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Lydia Ko breaks 21 month title drought
5:27 PM.After a winless and often frustrating 21 months, 21-year-old Ko won the Mediheal Championship in San Francisco in a sudden-death playoff against Australia's Minjee Lee. Video, Audio
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Primary school children taking methamphetamine to school
5:23 PM.Methamphetamine has become so endemic in New Zealand there are now reports of primary-age children taking the drug to school. Video, Audio
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Clean-up job gets underway in flood-ravaged Ngongotaha
5:19 PM.The heaviest rainfall in more than 50 years struck the region, north of Rotorua, yesterday, causing torrents of flood water more than a metre deep to rush through streets, flooding properties and… Read more Video, Audio
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Petrol price differences not uncommon - AA
5:14 PM.Petrol companies need to be more transparent in how they set the price of fuel, because no one but those in the industry understand how petrol prices can differ so much between stations, Mark… Read more Video, Audio
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Petrol price differences: 'We're being rorted'
5:09 PM.91 Unleaded petrol costs $2.17 a litre at BP in Paraparaumu, yet $1.99 40km north at the BP station in Levin. We asked drivers what they thought of the difference. Video, Audio
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Monday 30th April 2018
5:00 PM.Watch Monday's full programme here. Video