Checkpoint for Monday 8 July 2019
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Landfills by rivers a bigger problem than ones near sea - Mayor
6:22 PM.Severe weather events and rising sea levels are forcing councils get serious about the way they manage old rubbish dumps near waterways. The clean up is still underway along the Fox River after severe… Read more Audio
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Education Minister refuses 'crisis' meeting with ECE groups
6:14 PM.Four of the biggest early childhood groups are seeking a crisis meeting with the Education Minister, Chris Hipkins, over the state of their sector. They say centres are struggling to survive because… Read more Audio
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DHB asks govt for help with obese patients
6:08 PM.Counties Manukau DHB says its facilities and services are severely under pressure, with some morbidly obese patients stuck in hospital for months because there are no community care units that can… Read more Audio
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Woman gifts 100 ball gowns as ‘thank you’ to son’s high school
5:54 PM.A Taranaki woman has gifted 100 new ball gowns to Opunake High School as a thank you to the school, which she credits for turning her son's future around. Helen Burley spoke to Checkpoint host Lisa… Read more Video, Audio
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Massive urban pest eradication effort launched
5:49 PM.The country's largest ever effort to eradicate pests from an urban area has begun. The $2.4m project aims to eliminate rats, stoats, weasels and possums from the Miramar peninsula in Wellington by… Read more Video, Audio
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Crusaders fans celebrate third successive Super Rugby title
5:43 PM.Crusaders fans might be getting used to having the country's best rugby team, but there was no sign today at the team's victory party of winners' fatigue. Video, Audio
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Govt to pay DHBs' capital charge to replace old infrastructure
5:38 PM.The government is promising tens of millions of dollars in extra funding to cash-strapped public hospitals to help them replace old buildings. It's planning to do this by paying a contentious capital… Read more Audio
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Evening business for 8 July 2019
5:34 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Govt gives firmest indication yet that cancer agency off table
5:26 PM.The first look at the Government's plan to tackle what many have described as inadequate cancer care will be available soon, but it appears a national cancer agency - a Labour campaign promise - is… Read more Audio
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Commerce Commission launches legal action against Moola
5:21 PM.The Commerce Commission has payday lender Moola in its legal sights, for charging an interest rate of more than 500 percent on some loans without allegedly checking if its customers can afford to pay… Read more Video, Audio
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Long queues outside MSD ‘shocking’ but not the norm - minister
5:11 PM.Social Development Minister Carmel Sepuloni concedes it's shocking to see beneficiaries queuing up in the cold and dark for food and clothing grants; but she says it doesn't have to be that way. She… Read more Video, Audio
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Queues outside MSD ‘inhumane’ - AAAP
5:09 PM.Auckland Action Against Poverty advocates meet with beneficiaries outside a South Auckland Work and Income office every Thursday morning to help them with their claims. They say the situation is… Read more Video, Audio
