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Checkpoint for Thursday 27 June 2019
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Citizen scientists undertake first survey of Taranaki penguin
6:25 PM.A first of its kind study of little blue penguin in North Taranaki is being credited with giving the at-risk bird a better chance of survival in the region. "Finding Little Blue" is the brainchild of… Read more Video, Audio
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Steven Ferguson selected as Team NZ grinder
6:21 PM.After one Olympics as a swimmer and three as a kayaker - Steven Ferguson will now compete at the elite level as a sailor. Sports reporter Clay Wilson caught up with the 39-year-old, and started by… Read more Video, Audio
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Home's garage in danger of slipping into giant mud pool
6:18 PM.The earth has continued to move in a small corner of Rotorua today as a mud pool which erupted overnight on Monday got even bigger. Video, Audio
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David Cunliffe on Cabinet reshuffle, PM's leadership & housing
6:09 PM.Was the government overly ambitious with its KiwiBuild policy? Former Labour leader David Cunliffe joins Checkpoint to discuss Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's Cabinet shuffle. Video, Audio
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Housing portfolio gets a makeover in Cabinet reshuffle
6:07 PM.The prime minister has reshuffled her Cabinet, dividing the housing portfolio between three ministers, while admitting the government had got things wrong with KiwiBuild. Video, Audio
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‘Senior citizen’ monkey gets special treatment
5:53 PM.A 28-year-old monkey who escaped a life in the circus to spend his twilight years with a foster family and his best friend - a cat - has had an emergency trip to the vet after he lost hair and weight… Read more Video, Audio
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Kris Faafoi: Important to get ‘right mix’ of housing
5:48 PM.Kris Faafoi has been promoted to Cabinet and is now the minister responsible for public housing and tackling homelessness. He told Lisa Owen he hopes to accelerate opportunities to get people into… Read more Video, Audio
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NZ First’s support for euthanasia bill conditional on referendum
5:36 PM.New Zealand First MP Tracey Martin says deliberate delays to the End of Life Choice Bill mean the public might not get its say on euthanasia at the 2020 election. Audio
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Evening business for Thursday 27 June
5:33 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Departing Treasury boss criticised on last day at work
5:22 PM.On his last day at work, the outgoing Treasury secretary Gabriel Makhlouf has been slammed as clumsy and unreasonable in his handling of last month's Budget breach. Deputy Political Editor Craig… Read more Video, Audio
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Victim Support distributes more money to mosque shooting victims
5:16 PM.While victims of the mosque attacks and their families are grateful for the money they have received from donations, some say it won't go far, while others say there isn't enough for those who were… Read more Video, Audio
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Housing portfolio ‘bigger than one person’
5:12 PM.Phil Twyford has lost his housing portfolio, which has been divvied up between other ministers, leaving him to focus on urban development. Political Editor Jane Patterson told Checkpoint the changes… Read more Video, Audio
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Housing portfolio divvied up in PM’s Cabinet shuffle
5:08 PM.A new team of ministers is tasked with renovating the Government's housing programme. Megan Woods will lead the new team and take charge of the beleaguered KiwiBuild policy, while Phil Twyford focuses… Read more Audio
- Checkpoint for Thursday 27th June, 2019