Checkpoint for Tuesday 16 July 2019
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Matatā residents meet with council over possible buy-out
6:12 PM.Reporter Andrew McRae joins us from outside a meeting in Matatā, where residents are learning the fate of their properties. While some want market-value for their homes, others vow to remain in their… Read more Audio
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ETS proposal for farmers ‘won’t make a difference’ – Forest and Bird
6:08 PM.Forest and Bird spokesman Geoff Keey says a new proposal on how farmers should be included in the Emissions Trading Scheme is not going to make any difference. He spoke to Lisa Owen. Video, Audio
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Mother and son describe violent dairy stabbing
5:52 PM.A mother and son have described the moment they were attacked in a violent dairy robbery in central Auckland last year. Gita and Siddartha Patel explained what happened during Ngatama Kaienua's trial… Read more Audio
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Deportees call for government to back words with actions
5:38 PM.Prior to becoming government, Labour had promised to challenge Australia over its detention policy. But kiwis who've been deported say the government hasn't backed its strong words with actions. Logan… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for Tuesday 16 July
5:32 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Wellington’s little blue penguins capture world’s attention
5:25 PM.Little blue penguins which ignored police orders to return to a sushi shop outside Wellington Railway Station caught the attention of DOC, police, passers-by, journalists and international media. Video, Audio
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Dunedin street loses world’s steepest title
5:21 PM.Residents of Dunedin's Baldwin Street are grappling with the loss of their title of world's steepest street, after Guinness World Records gave the title to Ffordd Pen Llech in the Welsh town of… Read more Video, Audio
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Farmers should pay for emissions, receive credits – report
5:18 PM.A long-awaited report on the Emissions Trading Scheme proposes farmers pay for their emissions and receive credit for reductions by 2025. However, the agricultural sector is worried proposed measures… Read more Audio
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Decision looms: Matatā residents to find out fate of their homes
5:08 PM.Residents in the tiny beach-side Bay of Plenty settlement of Matatā are about to learn the fate of their homes that were red-zoned years after a major natural disaster. Lisa Owen spoke to Whakatane… Read more Video, Audio
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Checkpoint for Tuesday 16th July, 2019
5:00 PM.Watch Tuesday's full programme here. Video
