Checkpoint for Wednesday 11 July 2018
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Govt to help low-income homeowners insulate houses
6:24 PM.More government money for insulating old homes is being welcomed by many, but some say it's not enough to help those that need it most. Audio
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CAA considers new rules for recreational drones
6:19 PM.Drones are being so heavily used in tourist hotspots like Queenstown and Tekapo that the Civil Aviation Authority is looking at tougher rules for recreational drone operators. Audio
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NZNO: 'We're right behind our members'
6:11 PM.NZNO spokesperson Cee Payne joins Checkpoint live to discuss the nurses strike, which starts at 7am tomorrow. Audio
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Nurses to strike for first time in 30 years
6:08 PM.Seventy percent of the country's nurses will strike from 7am tomorrow, after last-ditch talks with District Health Boards ended fruitlessly mid-morning. Audio
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Joseph Parker misses daughter's birth while training for next big fight
5:54 PM.Boxer Joseph Parker will fight Dillian Whyte in a fortnight in what will be his first fight since losing to Anthony Joshua. He spoke with John Campbell from Las Vegas, while back home his second… Read more Video, Audio
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RNZ gets $4.5 million extra funding this year
5:51 PM.The Budget in May allocated $15 million for public media and today the Government announced it will be split between a new Innovation Fund, RNZ and NZ On Air. Video, Audio
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Thai boys reunited in hospital after being rescued from cave
5:45 PM.The Wild Boar football team and their coach have been rescued from Tham Luang cave in Thailand 17 days after they were trapped four kilometres underground. CNN correspondent Ivan Watson talks to John… Read more Audio
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DOC accused of being too timid over kauri dieback
5:43 PM.The Department of Conservation is proposing 34 full or partial track closures across Northland, Coromandel, Great Barrier Island and Tauranga, but that's being criticised for not going far enough. Video, Audio
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Council advised of rogue property developer years in advance
5:38 PM.Auckland woman Louise Richardson Says she complained to Auckland Council about Ee Kuoh Lau, who was yesterday jailed for two years for repeatedly breaching the Resource Management Act, years before it… Read more Audio
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Evening business for 11 July 2018
5:31 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Youth in police custody after speeding wrong way on motorway
5:23 PM.Police say they've been left gobsmacked by the behaviour of three youths, aged 18, 15 and 12, who stole a car and drove it at high speed the wrong way down Auckland's southern motorway today. Audio
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Iwi offers 11k for info on claims Te Awanui Black abused kids
5:19 PM.Tauranga iwi Ngai Te Rangi says it will pay an $11,000 cash reward for anyone with information about Anihera Black's claims that her late ex-husband Te Awanuiārangi Black was a paedophile. Video, Audio
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Thai boys given anti-anxiety drugs for journey out of caves
5:15 PM.The perilous mission to rescue 12 boys and their coach from deep within a Thailand cave has ended more than two weeks after they were trapped by rising floodwaters. Video, Audio
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Elective surgeries postponed in advance of nurses strike
5:14 PM.GPs and doctors clinics are gearing up for thousands of nurses to walk off the wards tomorrow, with elective surgeries postponed and hospitals winding down. Audio
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Nurses to strike - last ditch negotiations fail
5:09 PM.Thousands of nurses are scheduled to walk off the job at 7am tomorrow for a 24-hour strike. Last-ditch talks with District Health Board negotiators ended mid morning. Video, Audio
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Wednesday 11th July, 2018
5:00 PM.Watch Wednesday's full programme here. Video
