Checkpoint for Wednesday 17 April 2019
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'You are us' concert raising money for mosque attack victims
6:23 PM.Thousands of people are expected to attend a fundraising concert in Christchurch tonight to raise money for those affected by the mosque attacks. Reporter Logan Church joins us live from outside the… Read more Video, Audio
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Phil Goff doesn't want ratepayers to carry CRL cost burden
6:20 PM.Auckland's mayor Phil Goff says officials are already working on ways to avoid raising rates to cover a $1 billion cost blowout on the City Rail Link Project. Audio
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New Zealanders respond to CGT decision
6:11 PM.New Zealanders were divided by the proposed capital gains tax, so there's been mixed reaction to the announcement it won't go ahead. Nita Blake-Persen reports. Audio
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James Shaw: We can’t make changes without tax system reforms
6:09 PM.In February, Green Party co-leader James Shaw laid down a challenge, asking whether the government deserved to be re-elected if it didn't introduce a capital gains tax. Audio
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Capital gains tax ruled out as long as Ardern’s in charge
6:08 PM.New Zealand First has torpedoed the proposed capital gains tax, which Labour campaigned on for the last three elections. Audio
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Revamped Maniototo Hospital opened after years of fundraising
5:55 PM.A Central Otago community's hard work has paid off with the opening of a new multi-million dollar hospital. The revamped Maniototo Hospital - which includes 29 new beds - begins a new era of medical… Read more Audio
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Series of errors led to unsterilised equipment in Hawke’s Bay – report
5:51 PM.Fifty-five Hawke's Bay patients who were exposed to unsterilised medical equipment will have to wait until August to be certain they haven't been infected with blood-borne viruses like hepatitis B… Read more Audio
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Military attache's trial draws to a close with two opposing theories
5:47 PM.A top military attaché that planted a covert camera in an embassy bathroom, or a man caught in a web of unfortunate - but innocent - coincidences? Those are the two theories presented in Alfred… Read more Audio
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HNZ tenants booted out over meth tests to have debts wiped
5:35 PM.Housing New Zealand tenants evicted over bogus methamphetamine testing will have some of their debts wiped by the government, including the costs they incurred for emergency housing. Today Social… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening Business for Wednesday 17th April,
5:32 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Low vax rates alarm Northland DHB as winter approaches
5:25 PM.Low vaccination rates for meningococcal disease have health authorities in Northland fearing the worst, with winter on the way. Despite an intensive emergency programme over summer, they've managed to… Read more Audio
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City Rail Link budget balloons to $4.4 billion
5:23 PM.City Rail Link has revealed a $1 billion budget blowout - taking the total cost of the country's largest ever transport project to $4.4b. Chief Executive Sean Sweeney explained his reaction to… Read more Audio
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Tax Working Group head Michael Cullen doesn't expect a CGT in his lifetime
5:11 PM.The former chair of the Government's Tax Working group says he's disappointed but not surprised that its proposal for a capital gains tax was rejected outright. Lisa Owen interviews Sir Michael… Read more Video, Audio
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NZ First torpedoes capital gains tax
5:09 PM.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has abandoned any plans to implement a capital gains tax, not just under this government, but for as long as she's in charge. Deputy Political Editor Craig McCulloch… Read more Audio
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Checkpoint for Wednesday 17th April
5:00 PM.Watch today's full programme here. Video
