Checkpoint for Monday 25 February 2019
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Defence Minister urged to hurry over estate upgrade plan
6:21 PM.The government's being urged to hurry up and commit to urgent upgrades of old and risky Defence Force property, including camps, buildings, roads and water infrastructure that's reported to not meet… Read more Audio
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Brisbane experiencing issues with Lime e-scooters - councillor
6:12 PM.Brisbane city councillor Jonathan Sri says he's received reports from Lime e-scooter users who have been injured after the wheels locked up - the same fault reported in Auckland. He joins Checkpoint… Read more Audio
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Lime e-scooters remain off Auckland streets, for now
6:08 PM.It'll be at least another day before a decision is made on whether Lime scooters can return to Auckland's streets. The e-scooters have been absent from the city since Auckland Council suspended its… Read more Audio
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Poor housing could be costing $150m in ACC claims, health spending
5:55 PM.Researchers say poor housing could be costing nearly $150 million a year in ACC claims and health spending. The figure was revealed a day after the government announced a raft of new rules for rental… Read more Audio
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Cop on trial says sexual contact was consensual
5:51 PM.A police officer is being accused of reciting parts of a complainant's evidence to strengthen his own story. Reporter Jordan Bond was at the High Court in Auckland, where detective inspector Kevin… Read more Audio
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Rest home residents squeezed out by new development
5:44 PM.The owners of a Christchurch retirement village say it's been a difficult decision to ask residents to leave because its new rest home can't accommodate them all but deny it's because they haven't… Read more Video, Audio
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Jet boat community shocked by racer’s death
5:40 PM.The jetboat community is reeling after Christchurch businessman Cameron Moore died when his jet boat left the water and skidded up an embankment during a race in Wanaka yesterday. Audio
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Evening business for Monday, 25 February
5:37 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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¾ Black Sticks players had ‘serious concerns’ about environment
5:28 PM.A review into the environment in the NZ women's hockey team has found informal concerns were not taken seriously enough, while around 70 percent of past and present players interviewed reported… Read more Video, Audio
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Fishing company fined $1m for under-reporting catch
5:24 PM.A Hawke's Bay commercial fishing company has had a record breaking fine of more than $1 million imposed on it for sustained under reporting of its blue-nose catch. Audio
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Auckland Council found out about Lime defects through media
5:16 PM.Auckland Mayor Phil Goff says Lime should have told the council as soon as it knew there was a brake fault with its e-scooters. But it didn't - it was media reports that first alerted the council to… Read more Video, Audio
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More than 100 kilos of meth and guns found hidden in golf carts
5:13 PM.Two people have been arrested after more than 100 kilograms of methamphetamine and two handguns were discovered inside some golf carts' batteries - the first time firearms have been found concealed… Read more Video, Audio
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Third Queensland fruit fly found in Auckland's North Shore
5:09 PM.A third Queensland fruit fly has been found on Auckland's North Shore in less than a fortnight. Our reporter Alex Perrottet in in Northcote, and joins Checkpoint live on video. Read more Video, Audio
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Checkpoint for Monday 25th February, 2019
5:00 PM.Watch Monday's full episode here. Video
