Checkpoint for Monday 2 July 2018
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Old navy ship changes tack to protect ocean from warships leaking oil
6:24 PM.A navy ship that started its life supporting oil rigs is changing tack to protect the Pacific Ocean from old warships leaking oil. Read more Video, Audio
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Flights between Kāpiti and Auckland to resume
6:16 PM.Flights between Auckland and Kāpiti will continue next month after Air Chathams negotiated support deals with the airport company and Kāpiti Coast District Council, who are marketing the destination… Read more Audio
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Motorway mayhem puts brakes on for thousands of Akld motorists
6:13 PM.It was motorway mayhem for thousands of Aucklanders after a fatal crash brought traffic to a standstill on the northwestern this morning. The crash which killed a motorcyclist by the St Lukes off-ramp… Read more Video, Audio
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Scott Donaldson kayaks from Australia to NZ solo
6:09 PM.Kayaker Scott Donaldson is just an hour or so away from becoming the first person to successfully kayak from Australia to New Zealand solo. His wife Sarah Donaldson is waiting for him at New… Read more Audio
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Porirua teens invited to sing at Silver Ferns game after video goes viral
5:52 PM.The Porirua teenagers who became internet sensations after a video of them singing the New Zealand National Anthem went viral have been invited to sing at a Silver Ferns game. They spoke with John… Read more Video, Audio
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Secondary principals urge school closure for NCEA review
5:48 PM.The government's review of the NCEA qualification has alienated some secondary school principals who say they feel disrespected and ignored. Audio
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Direction set for Govt inquiry into Deputy Police Commissioner
5:41 PM.The inquiry into Wally Haumaha is being run by Internal Affairs Minister Tracey Martin, a NZ First MP, to avoid a conflict of interest. Audio
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Transmission Gully: To toll or not to toll?
5:38 PM.Transport Minister Phil Twyford says the costs of building the Transmission Gully have drastically increased and tolling may be a way to offset that cost. But that idea is being rubbished by the… Read more Audio
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Evening business for Monday 2 July 2018
5:33 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Man's drink-driving conviction overturned due to poo incident
5:23 PM.A judge has overturned a drink driving conviction because police repeatedly refused to let the appellant go to the toilet, and he ended up soiling himself - an act the judge said was humiliating. Read more Video, Audio
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Air Chathams gets off the ground in Kāpiti
5:20 PM.Kāpiti locals are rejoicing at the news Air Chathams will take over flights between Paraparaumu and Auckland from next month. Audio
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Nurses presented with new pay offer from dhbs
5:15 PM.The nurses union has put a new pay offer from district health boards to its members to vote on amid a protracted pay dispute. Nurses have been at an impasse with DHBs for months over pay and working… Read more Video, Audio
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Kelvin Davis insists he was aware of prison population projections
5:12 PM.Corrections Minister Kelvin Davis first suggested on RNZ this morning that he didn't know prison population forecasts when he made the decision not to go ahead with a mega prison at Waikeria - but… Read more Video, Audio
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Man charged with murdering two-year-old
5:09 PM.A man has been charged with murder following the death of a two-year-old girl in the Eastern Bay of Plenty last night. Arnica Savage's body was found in a river not far from the Matahina Dam, inland… Read more Video, Audio
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Checkpoint with John Campbell Monday 2 July, 2018
5:00 PM.Watch Monday's full show here. Video
