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Checkpoint for Thursday 30 May 2019
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Budget 2019: Our panel discuss the Wellbeing Budget
6:12 PM.Waikato Chamber of Commerce CEO Chris Simpson, Economist & Author Shamubeel Eaqub, and JustSpeak spokesperson & Children's advocate Julia Whaipooti join Lisa Owen in the studio to discuss today's… Read more Video, Audio
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What do New Zealanders make of the Wellbeing Budget?
6:10 PM.We ask people down at Wellington train station to see what they make of today's Budget announcement. Video, Audio
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Government delivers Budget boost for mental health services
6:08 PM.Finance Minister Grant Robertson told Parliament the Wellbeing Budget is a new way of running the government's books. Audio
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Hotel donates $15,000 to mosque attack survivor
5:57 PM.Yama Nabi was late for prayer on March the 15th, so he arrived at the Al Noor mosque moments after a gunman killed 44 people - one of them was his father. Rees Hotel chief executive Mark Rose heard… Read more Audio
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CHCH water bottling plant fined $750 for polluting waterway
5:51 PM.Chinese-owned Cloud Ocean Water has been fined $750 and served two abatement notices, after the council discovered wash water and plastic beads on land surrounding its site and and in the nearby… Read more Audio
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Were state housing tenants booted out to make way for Auckland development?
5:47 PM.The Tamaki Regeneration Company took over the management of a Auckland development from Housing New Zealand in 2016. It says since then every tenant was given the option of being rehomed in the area -… Read more Video, Audio
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Strong winds ground dozens of flights in Wellington
5:42 PM.Hundreds of airline passengers have had their travel disrupted by high winds at Wellington Airport this afternoon, which have forced the cancellation of dozens of flights. Wind gusts around the… Read more Video, Audio
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‘There are billion dollars of waste’ - Bridges on Budget 2019
5:36 PM.Opposition leader Simon Bridges says the Wellbeing Budget is 'botched'. He told Lisa Owen he would cut the flabby spending and focus on health, education and infrastructure. Video, Audio
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Evening business for 30 May 2019
5:32 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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The people behind the smiling faces of the Budget booklet
5:24 PM.Even the beaming smiles on the cover of the Budget have come under scrutiny after it emerged the pair featured on the booklet left New Zealand because they couldn't afford to live here. Kiwi model… Read more Video, Audio
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‘We are finally taking mental health seriously’ - Finance Minister
5:14 PM.Is this budget really transformational? Finance Minister Grant Robertson spoke to Lisa Owen about today's Budget and its goals of addressing mental health, homelessness, addition and the prison… Read more Video, Audio
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Budget 2019: What’s included in the Wellbeing Budget?
5:08 PM.The Government says its $1.9 billion dollar package for mental health and addiction services is the biggest boost by any government ever. How does the Wellbeing Budget really break down? Political… Read more Video, Audio