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Checkpoint for Tuesday 10 July 2018
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Thousands raised to take court action against Akl Council
6:20 PM.Free Speech Coalition has raised $50,000 in 24 hours to bring judicial proceedings against Auckland Council over its decision to ban two right-wing speakers from using a council venue for a seminar… Read more Audio
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Nurses hold out hope for a better pay offer
6:08 PM.Nurses have gone against the wishes of their union negotiators and voted to strike on Thursday for the first time in nearly 30 years. Rowan Quinn spoke to three nurses about the way they voted. Audio
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Homeless will move into 80 of 280 units in new HNZ development
5:53 PM.Housing Minister Phil Twyford has unveiled details of plans to replace a HNZ high-rise in Auckland's central city with a new 'state of the art' housing unit for the homeless, state housing tenants and… Read more Video, Audio
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Corrections head: Waikeria prison contract was months away
5:47 PM.Ray Smith has contradicted statements made by senior government ministers in Parliament, that a contract for the public private partnership to build the new Waikeria prison was already in place when… Read more Video, Audio
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Long Bay marine reserve's 'death by a thousand cuts'
5:43 PM.A lobby group wants the Auckland Council to shut down several housing developments in Long Bay, because it claims construction waste is seriously damaging the marine reserve. Audio
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Property developer sentenced to 15 months for ignoring RMA
5:38 PM.Auckland property developer Ee Ku-oh Lau, also known as Augustine Lau, has been sent to jail for repeatedly and brazenly ignoring the Resource Management act. Video, Audio
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Evening Business for 10 July 2018
5:33 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Two babies die after MMR vaccine in Samoa
5:24 PM.The MMR vaccine has been recalled in Samoa after two babies died within hours after receiving it. But a New Zealand expert warns it shouldn't put people off getting the vaccine here. Audio
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Boris Johnson resigns as UK's Foreign Secretary
5:19 PM.Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May's precarious balancing act on Brexit is now increasingly a referendum on her leadership after three resignations, the latest from Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson… Read more Video, Audio
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Rescued Thai boys 'incredibly in good health'
5:15 PM.The eight boys that have been rescued from the Thailand cave are walking around, eating and enjoying chocolate, CNN correspondent David McKenzie tells John Campbell. Video, Audio
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Rescue party goes inside Thailand cave for third time
5:13 PM.Divers have gone into Tham Luang cave, Thailand, for a third rescue attempt, following two successful rescues on Sunday and Monday. Video, Audio
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Nurses reject pay offer, vote to strike
5:09 PM.Nurses have voted to strike after rejecting the latest pay offer from DHBs. The boards and nurses' union are meeting in a last-ditch attempt to avert the nationwide strike. Video, Audio
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Tuesday 10th July, 2018
5:00 PM.Watch Tuesday's full programme here. Video