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Checkpoint for Thursday 21 February 2019
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DHB forecast deficit nearly double than last year despite fundi
6:25 PM.Despite an increase in Government funding the combined DHB forecast deficit is nearly twice than what it was last year.More worryingly - the Health Minister himself admits that more people face… Read more Audio
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56th Halberg Awards: Celebrating NZ sporting elite
6:22 PM.The annual gathering of New Zealand's sporting elite takes place tonight when the 56th Halberg Awards are hosted at Spark Arena in downtown Auckland. Read more Video, Audio, Gallery
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Robin Oliver spoke to Lisa Owen about the tax working group's final report
6:14 PM.Former IRD Deputy Commissioner and one of the three dissenting tax group members Robin Oliver spoke to Lisa Owen about the tax working group's final report. Read more Video, Audio
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Mongrel Mob member shot by police following bank robbery
6:08 PM.A man has been fatally shot by police in Kawerau, while leaving the scene of a bank robbery. The police say the man was a 29-year-old patched Mongrel Mob member. Video, Audio
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Biggest kapa haka festival in the world begins
5:55 PM.The biggest kapa haka festival in the world has officially begun, with the first Te Matatini groups taking the stage in the capital today. People lined up outside Westpac Stadium from five o'clock… Read more Video, Audio
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Paramedics at breaking point as pay negotiations stall
5:43 PM.Paramedics around the country say they are stressed and at breaking point, as their pay negotiations stall. St John Ambulance, which operates except for Wairarapa and Wellington, says it's told the… Read more Video, Audio
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Finance Minister Grant Robertson on capital gains taxes
5:34 PM.Finance Minister Grant Robertson joined us to discuss the Tax Working Group's recommendation for a comprehensive capital gains tax covering land, rental properties, holiday homes, most shares and… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for Thursday 21 February
5:31 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Last evacuated Tasman residents return home
5:24 PM.The last group of evacuated residents from the Tasman wildfire were allowed home today for the first time in more than a fortnight. But as Tracy Neal reports, some homeowners say they'll need time to… Read more Video, Audio
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Alternate theories presented in third Malcolm Rewa murder trial
5:20 PM.A sad, unfortunate tale of a man who lost his lover in a brutal killing or a complete pack of lies? These were the two alternate theories presented to the jury in Malcolm Rewa's third murder trial… Read more Video, Audio
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Kawerau man shot dead by police following armed robbery
5:19 PM.A man is dead after being shot by police following an armed robbery at the First Credit Union in Kawerau. Video, Audio
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Second Queensland fruit fly discovered in Auckland's North Shor
5:17 PM.A second Queensland fruit fly has been discovered on Auckland's North Shore and the Biosecurity Minister has asked officials to ramp up their checks of traps across the city. The latest find was made… Read more Audio
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Coalition govt to hammer out consensus position on tax changes
5:10 PM.Political leaders are now going to have to hammer out a consensus position on tax changes - capital gains tax in particular - after the release of the final Tax Working Group report. Video, Audio
- Checkpoint for Thursday, February 21, 2019