Checkpoint for Wednesday 22 May 2019
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Harbour Bridge cycle, walkway to cost ‘$100m plus’
6:17 PM.New Zealand Transport Agency says it hopes to start work early next year on the long-awaited shared cycle and walkway across Auckland's Harbour Bridge. Reporter Jordan Bond sat down with the agency's… Read more Video, Audio
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Worksafe must investigate ‘systemic issues’ at Parliament – Mai Chen
6:10 PM.Lawyer Mai Chen says Parliament's workplace culture needs to change, and the only way that's going to happen is to ensure there are consequences for perpetrators. She told Lisa Owen Worksafe should be… Read more Audio
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Sexual assault complaint laid against Parliamentary staffer
6:08 PM.Little more than 24 hours after a damning report was released into Parliament's workplace culture, a Parliamentary staffer has been stood down after another staffer laid a formal complaint of sexual… Read more Audio
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Hamilton Council to pay for stray cats de-sexing
5:51 PM.Hamilton's stray cat population may be heading for the snip after a new proposal to introduce a de-sexing fund. Hamilton City Councillors yesterday voted to include the fund in its draft annual plan -… Read more Audio
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Family takes fight with Waikato DHB to Beehive
5:45 PM.The family of Nicky Stevens - the young man who took his own life while in the care of the Waikato District Health Board - met with the Prime Minister today as their battle with the DHB continues. Audio
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Hager blasts Defence Force at Operation Burnham Inquiry hearing
5:41 PM.Journalist Nicky Hager has accused the Defence Force of not telling the full truth about its operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, in a scathing attack during his presentation to the Operation Burnham… Read more Audio
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Evening business for Wednesday 22 May
5:33 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Engineering firms identify serious risks with new Chch building
5:26 PM.Christchurch City Council is insisting a building found to have serious seismic flaws poses no immediate risk to the public. But the future of the new High Street block remains unclear, after three… Read more Video, Audio
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New plan for Akld Harbour Bridge cycleway, walkway revealed
5:21 PM.New Zealand Transport Agency has released plans for a shared five-metre wide cycleway and walkway to be attached to the side of the Auckland Harbour Bridge, triggering a planned protest to be called… Read more Video, Audio
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Paula Bennett: Speaker should have gone to police
5:13 PM.National deputy leader Paula Bennett says Speaker Trevor Mallard should have gone to police if he believed rape had occurred on Parliament grounds. She told Lisa Owen accusations of harassment raised… Read more Video, Audio
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Parliamentary staffer stood down over sexual assault complaint
5:08 PM.A member of Parliamentary Services has been stood down after another staff member laid a formal complaint of sexual assault. Speaker Trevor Mallard made the announcement hours after he said he… Read more Video, Audio
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Checkpoint for Wednesday, May 22nd, 2019
5:00 PM.Watch Wednesday's full programme here. Video
