Checkpoint for Friday 28 June 2019
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Meet Geoff, the oldest Walking School Bus volunteer in Auckland
6:24 PM.Every Monday morning, a group of kids wait with their parents at the first walking school bus-stop for volunteers to walk them to Birkenhead Primary, on Auckland's North Shore. Walking with them is… Read more Video, Audio
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Can the Hurricanes blow away a Crusaders three-peat?
6:21 PM.The semi-finals have arrived in Super Rugby and the big question is, can anyone stop a Crusaders three peat? The defending champions host the Hurricanes in Christchurch tomorrow night, after the… Read more Audio
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Tim Shadbolt’s performance as mayor slipping – councillor
6:14 PM.Invercargill councillor Lesley Soper says she is concerned about Mayor Tim Shadbolt, who she says is increasingly confused, losing track at council meetings and going off on tangents. She spoke to… Read more Video, Audio
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Men linked to Comancheros found guilty of murder
6:08 PM.Two cousins linked to the Comancheros have been found guilty of murdering a man and trying to murder his wife in Māngere last year. Court reporter Anneke Smith has the details. Video, Audio
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International businessman gifts reserve, bike park to NZ
5:55 PM.An 860 hectare mountain bike park worth about $22 million has been gifted to the New Zealand public. An international investor has transferred the land south of Nelson to the Department of… Read more Video, Audio
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Honey company fined for adding chemicals to product
5:48 PM.In the first case of its kind, an Auckland honey company has been fined $260,000 for boosting its product with chemicals to sweeten its value. Audio
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Beheader jailed for at least 17 years
5:45 PM.A man who admitted fatally stabbing and then decapitating a Petone pensioner after arguments about drugs will spend at least 17 years behind bars. Eugene Baker was sentenced in the High Court at… Read more Audio
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Housing reshuffle offers glimmer of hope for sector - industry players
5:42 PM.The new Housing Minister Megan Woods is promising a new approach to KiwiBuild under her watch, but she's keeping mum on the details. Meanwhile, industry players say the reshuffle offers a glimmer of… Read more Audio
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Family desperate to leave freezing HNZ home
5:35 PM.As the deadline closes in for the government's Healthy Homes standards, families living in state homes say more than extra insulation is needed to keep their children warm and healthy. Nita… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for Friday 28th June
5:31 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Warren Gatland to coach the Chiefs
5:26 PM.Wales coach Warren Gatland will move to the Chiefs next year - a signing hailed as a major coup for NZ Rugby. Audio
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Is it time for Invercargill Mayor Tim Shadbolt to go?
5:22 PM.Some Invercargill councillors have raised concerns this week that mayor Tim Shadbolt is struggling to follow what's happening in meetings and is often going on tangents. Reporter Logan Church asked… Read more Video, Audio
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Coroner, family call for road-side drug testing
5:16 PM.A family who lost three people in a horrific car crash almost exactly one-year ago say it's time for the government to stop dragging its feet on roadside drug testing. The family's call comes after… Read more Audio
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Newly released video shows people shot during NZ-led raid
5:14 PM.Footage of a controversial New Zealand-led raid in Afghanistan has been released publicly for the first time, showing people being shot from helicopters. The United States released the videos and… Read more Video, Audio
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Police search for girl who says she was abused in state care
5:09 PM.Police are hunting for a 13-year-old girl who has gone into hiding from Oranga Tamaraki, alleging she's been abused in state care and wants to be with her whānau. Audio
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Checkpoint for Friday, June 28th, 2019
5:00 PM.Watch today's full programme here. Video
