Checkpoint for Friday 3 May 2019
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Posties win Employment case over overtime
6:27 PM.An Employment Court ruling that posties who may be required to work overtime must be paid for keeping themselves available to do so could have implications for other employers. Audio
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Greens support limited changes to benefits: 'This is the start'
6:17 PM.Greens co-leader Marama Davidson says her party will support the limited changes announced to benefits, even though they fall short of the full welfare overhaul promised in its confidence and supply… Read more Video, Audio
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Govt rejects recommendation to raise benefits by up to 47%
6:08 PM.Social Development Minister Carmel Sepuloni says any changes made in response to the government's welfare advisory group recommendations need to be long-lasting to be effective. Video, Audio
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Star Wars chewbacca actor dies
5:58 PM.The actor who played one of Star Wars' most memorable characters has died. Peter Mayhew who played the 200-year old Wookiee Chewbacca, died at his home in Texas. Eve Johnson reports. Video, Audio
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Shooting continues despite court ruling – meditation centre
5:55 PM.A meditation centre locked in a bitter dispute with a shooting club has no confidence Auckland Council will enforce a Court of Appeal decision banning the club from operating. Video, Audio
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Queenstown mayor tells locals: Back bed tax or pick up the bill
5:51 PM.Queenstown locals will be able to vote on whether they back a proposed five percent bed tax during a referendum in a fortnight. Video, Audio
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Paula Bennett hits back at MPs’ ‘racist attack’
5:44 PM.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern appears to have reined in two of her ministers for getting personal about Paula Bennett's Māori heritage. Mrs Bennett described comments about her whakapapa as a "racist… Read more Audio
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Woman in mental health care was close to death, family says
5:41 PM.A Christchurch woman who is under the care of the Canterbury DHB's mental health services, has been admitted to hospital is such an emaciated state that her family fear she was days away from dying. Audio
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Evening business for Friday 3 May
5:33 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Old tubing likely cause of Pike River mine re-entry delay
5:27 PM.As Pike River families gathered at the mine's entrance today, the recovery agency's boss revealed years-old tubing was likely responsible for the delay in re-entry. Logan Church reports from… Read more Video, Audio
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Christchurch mosque attacks: 'Where is Victim Support?'
5:21 PM.People too traumatised by the Christchurch mosque attacks to work want to know why Victim Support is holding onto millions donated to Christchurch's Muslim community. Video, Audio
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Phil O’Reilly: Welfare recommendations ‘transformational’
5:12 PM.Former Business NZ chief executive Phil O'Reilly was one of 11 members in Welfare Expert Advisory Group. He told Lisa Owen the recommendations in the report are transformational - and should be… Read more Video, Audio
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Welfare changes - More rhetoric than action?
5:09 PM.An expert advisory group has made 42 recommendations for welfare reform, including scrapping most sanctions, increasing benefits by up to 47 percent and increasing the amount of money beneficiaries… Read more Video, Audio
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Checkpoint for Friday, May 5th, 2019
5:00 PM.Watch Friday's full programme here. Video
