Checkpoint for Tuesday 26 June 2018
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Winston Peters wants homes to cost five times income
6:23 PM.Acting Prime Minister Winston Peters wants young families to be able to buy a home worth five times their annual income. But that's an ambitious goal, given the most recent annual Demographia survey… Read more Audio
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NZTA hopes Waioeka Gorge will open 'in the next few days'
6:18 PM.Parekawhia McLean is NZTA's Regional Relationships Manager for the Waikato Bay of Plenty region. John Campbell asked her when the Waioeka Gorge road would re-open. Video, Audio
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Transport companies suffering amid Waioeka Gorge closure
6:11 PM.Weatherell Transport says the Waioeka Gorge closure will not only add three hours to a truck driver's journey, but also have a significant financial impact. CEO Steve Weatherell talks to John… Read more Video, Audio
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Police hunt for gunman on loose in Hutt Valley
6:08 PM.Armed police are still hunting for a gunman after a shooting in the Hutt Valley. Reporter Emma Hatton has the latest on what police are describing as a "family harm incident". Video, Audio
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Porirua students' version of NZ National Anthem goes viral
5:56 PM.Three Porirua College students' rendition of the national anthem has been viewed 275,000 times within 24 hours of being posted on Facebook. Read more Video, Audio
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Fight to keep Takaka grandstand heads to High Court
5:48 PM.The fight over a plan to remove a 119-year-old wooden grandstand overlooking the Takaka showgrounds is once again off to court, while supporters keep a 24/7 vigil in case the council brings in the… Read more Video, Audio
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Homes slated for demolition to be used as emergency housing
5:44 PM.Up to 60 empty houses in Pakuranga and Mount Roskill that are due to be bulldozed for new roads or state housing redevelopment will now house homeless families over winter. Read more Video, Audio
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Regional fuel tax becomes law
5:39 PM.The government's regional fuel tax changes have become law this evening, ahead of its planned introduction in Auckland on Sunday, when Aucklanders will pay another 11.5 cents at the pump. Audio
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Evening business for 26 June 2018
5:35 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Trump tweets support for staffer kicked out of restaurant
5:28 PM.US President Donald Trump has waded into the Red Hen restaurant debate, telling the owners they should focus on cleaning their filthy premises rather than kicking out his press secretary Sarah… Read more Video, Audio
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Government denies it's attractive to strikers
5:24 PM.National leader Simon Bridges claims New Zealand has had more strikes and threats of industrial action under the present government than during the previous National government's entire nine years in… Read more Audio
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Removal of helicopter doors factor in Port Hills crash - report
5:21 PM.A report has found the removal of doors from a helicopter which crashed during Christchurch's Port Hills fires in February last year set in motion a series of events that ended in pilot Steve Askin's… Read more Audio
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Man charged over Young Labour camp assaults
5:19 PM.A 20-year-old man has been arrested and charged with four counts of indecent assault which occurred at a Young Labour summer camp in Waihi in February. Video, Audio
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Waioeka Gorge must be made more secure - Gisborne Mayor
5:12 PM.Gisborne Mayor Meng Foon and one of the major trucking operators in the region are calling for State Highway Two through the Waioeka Gorge to be made more secure. The gorge is currently closed as a… Read more Video, Audio
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Kiwi man shot trying to break into US home
5:08 PM.Troy Skinner, 25, was shot by the mother of a teenage girl he had met online while trying to break into the family's home on Saturday New Zealand time. Video, Audio
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