Checkpoint for Friday 24 August 2018
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Athletes converge on Wanaka for Winter Games
6:23 PM.Thousands of eyes will be on the slopes and the sky as the Winter Games, billed as one of the world's top five winter sports competitions, officially opens in Wanaka tonight. Video, Audio
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Govt announces $82m for school upgrades
6:19 PM.Tears flowed at Auckland's Onehunga High School today when the government announced it will spend $28m to re-vamp the school's ageing facilities, and another $54m on 13 other schools in Auckland and… Read more Audio
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Parents concerned parolees may be kept on prison site
6:16 PM.Parents of some Upper Hutt student are uneasy about a move to hold released prisoners in the grounds of Rimutaka Prison if they can't find other accommodation in self-care units. Audio
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Malcolm Turnbull plans to quit Parliament 'not before too long'
6:12 PM.Malcolm Turnbull clung on to the top job after a leadership challenge from Peter Dutton earlier this week, but was forced out after calling a party meeting. He says he will leave parliament all… Read more Audio
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PM had ‘no choice’ to demote Clare Curran
6:08 PM.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has stripped Ms Curran of her Government Digital Services portfolio and her Open Government responsibilities, after she failed to properly declare a meeting for the… Read more Audio
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All Blacks hoping to retain winning streak for 16th year
5:53 PM.With 1 trans-Tasman rugby trophy already wrapped up by the Black Ferns, the All Blacks can claim another when both teams host their Australian counterparts at Eden Park in Auckland tomorrow night. Video, Audio
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Farming in a fishbowl: The impact of open tracks and tourism
5:49 PM.After the stoush over demands for greater access over a farm owned by American TV personality, Matt Lauer, farmers say the surge in visitors wanting to roam across their land is making them feel like… Read more Video, Audio
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Siblings jailed for supplying methamphetamine
5:46 PM.A brother and sister have been jailed for 13 and seven years respectively for supplying methamphetamine linked to a boat that washed up on Ninety Mile Beach. Audio
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Dunedin power pole on lean needed replacing in 2015
5:42 PM.Aurora, the lines company owned by Dunedin City Council, says a power pole which is on a precarious lean on a main road and near a primary school, told Checkpoint it was red-tagged for replacement in… Read more Video, Audio
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Suicide deaths at all time high
5:38 PM.668 people died by suicide in the year to June, 62 more than the year before. It's the highest number of suicide deaths on record, and continues a devastating upward trend. Audio
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Evening business for 24 August 2018
5:36 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Inquiry into Bridges’ expenses leak called off
5:29 PM.The inquiry into who leaked National leader Simon Bridges' expenses has been canned after a person claiming to be a National MP confessed in an anonymous text and pleaded for the inquiry to end for… Read more Video, Audio
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Scott Morrison wins vote to become Australia's new PM
5:24 PM.Scott Morrison is the new leader of the Liberal Party and the 30th prime minister of Australia after winning a leadership spill. Audio
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Clare Curran taking demotion ‘on the chin’
5:20 PM.Clare Curran said she's taken accountability for her error but says she can still be trusted and her demotion is "proportionate" to her mistake. She spoke with Checkpoint producer Bridget Burke. Audio
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Prime Minister removes Clare Curran from Cabinet
5:10 PM.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern talks to John Campbell shortly after she announced she had removed Clare Curran from Cabinet after she failed to record a meeting with Derek Handley about the Chief… Read more Video, Audio
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Checkpoint with John Campbell for Friday 25 August, 2018
5:00 PM.Watch Friday's full programme here. Video
