Checkpoint for Wednesday 8 May 2019
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Air NZ safety videos strike nerve
6:27 PM.The case of a woman who was removed from an Air NZ plane after reportedly refusing to comply with crews' requests has highlighted the importance of safety videos - and the way the message is… Read more Audio
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Auckland Uni to establish group to tackle discrimination
6:20 PM.Auckland University's Vice Chancellor has agreed to tackle discrimination on campus, but he's standing by an earlier statement that a growing white supremacist movement is "utter nonsense". Audio
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James Shaw: Climate change plan sets goal in legislation
6:11 PM.Climate Change Minister James Shaw says the government's plan for combating climate change goes far enough, even though it only has a target of reducing methane emissions by 10 percent. He spoke with… Read more Video, Audio
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Govt’s plan for climate change condemned as toothless
6:08 PM.Proposed legislation on climate change sets a new emissions reduction target for greenhouse gases to net zero by 2050, and establishes an independent Climate Commission, but it's already being… Read more Audio
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Man claims gunfire at shut-down shooting club preventing him from selling his house
5:54 PM.Residents of Makarau north of Auckland, say even more gunfire rings through their tranquil valley now, than when the Auckland Shooting Club was ordered to shut down a month ago. Audio
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Protest planned after footage emerges of school assault
5:50 PM.Pupils at a Southland school and their parents are organising a protest next week after a second video circulated on social media today showing assaults that appear to involve children from the… Read more Audio
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Woman sentenced for killing eight-month-old grandson
5:46 PM.Donna Parangi has been sentenced to two years and six months for the manslaughter of her grandson Isaiah Neil, who died in 2015 after being left in a hot car while Ms Parangi, his mother and father… Read more Audio
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Russel Norman: Climate change targets 'just pieces of paper'
5:38 PM.Former Green party co-leader Russel Norman says while the government’s new Zero Carbon Bill set some targets, they’re not enforceable and there’s no plan in place to reach them. He told Lisa Owen it’s… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening Business for Wednesday 8th May
5:35 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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High-tech cameras at mosque reassure worshippers, concern privacy experts
5:29 PM.High-tech security cameras that can automatically detect any active shooters, are to be installed at the gates of the Al Noor mosque next month - following the Christchurch terror attacks. Read more Video, Audio
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Northland schools encouraged to exclude unvaccinated kids
5:24 PM.Northland's low immunisation rates have left health officials scrambling to ensure it doesn't spread - and principals are being encouraged to exclude students who haven't had their jabs. Reporter Nita… Read more Video, Audio
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Govt settles on 'split gas' approach to reduce emissions
5:19 PM.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has described climate change as New Zealand's 'nuclear free moment' - but does the plan unveiled today live up to the rhetoric? Political Editor Jane Patterson reports. Audio
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Mortgage rates fall as OCR is slashed
5:16 PM.Banks have begun cutting mortgage rates after the Reserve Bank reduced its key interest rate today for the first time in more than two years. It's good news for borrowers but those with savings in the… Read more Video, Audio
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Nick Smith: Speaker ‘way out of line’
5:11 PM.Long-serving National MP Nick Smith was suspended from Parliament today after requesting leave for a bill on roadside drug testing. He joined Checkpoint live to discuss today's events with Lisa Owen.
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Nick Smith suspended from Parliament
5:08 PM.Long-serving National MP Nick Smith has been named in Parliament for the third time in his career - one of the most severe punishments a Speaker can hand out. Video, Audio
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Checkpoint for Wednesday, May 8th, 2019
5:00 PM.Watch today's full programme here. Video
