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NZ immunologist likens anti-vaccination movement to terrorism
5:41 PM.Dr John Fraser, the Dean of Auckland University's Faculty of Medical & Health Sciences, has likened the anti-vaccination movement to terrorism. Audio
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Evening Business for 25 May 2017
5:35 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Hit & run driver jailed for killing teenage girl in Otorohanga
5:29 PM.A distressed mother broke down in court today as she remembered her teenage daughter Ocean Heke, who was killed in a hit and run in Otorohanga last year. Audio
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RNZ gets extra $11m over four years in Budget
5:24 PM.RNZ has received a funding boost following a nearly decade-long funding freeze. The state funded broadcaster will receive an additional $11.4m over the next four years. Audio
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Steven Joyce delivers his first budget
5:14 PM.The Budget is National's ninth budget, and Finance Minister Steven Joyce's first. John Campbell asks Joyce whether the government is just trying to catch up. Video, Audio
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Families to benefit from budget - but by how much?
5:10 PM.The Government says its Family Incomes Package will benefit 1.34 million families by an average of $26 per week. Rowan Quinn sets the average aside, and looks at income brackets. Audio
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Budget 2017: Extra money for families an election year sweetener
5:08 PM.Lower income families are the big winners in the Budget, but the package is an election year sweetener as it doesn't come into effect until April next year. Video, Audio
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Thursday 25 May 2017
5:00 PM.Checkpoint with John Campbell for Thursday 25 May 2017. Video
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Water consent could be used to export bottled water
6:22 PM.A Canterbury regional councillor says it's concerning a lucrative water consent attached to a former wool-scouring plant could be used to export bottled water. Audio
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Plagued apartment complex needs $30 million upgrade
6:19 PM.The Mount View Apartments complex in Mount Wellington was built in the late 1990s and is riddled with structural, leaky and even fire-compliance issues. Audio
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DHB defends 5-hour wait for treatment
6:10 PM.Dr Vanessa Thornton, the Acting Medical Officer of Health at Counties Manukau District Health Board, says the DHB does the best it can with what it's given. Video, Audio
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Auditor-General to stand down during review
6:08 PM.The Auditor-General Martin Matthews will stand down while an independent review is held into his suitability to continue in the role. Audio
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Suicide prevention group begs for mental health overhaul
5:54 PM.The Life Matters group told Parliament's Health Select Ccommittee that services are failing those in need, and has called for an urgent independent review. Audio
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Read wants to be at the helm for All Blacks World Cup hat-trick
5:52 PM.Kieran Read has extended his New Zealand Rugby contract through to 2019, when Japan will host the World Cup. Audio
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Foreign workers in Queenstown cabins can't afford to leave
5:47 PM.The future of the council-owned Lakeview Holiday Park is under review as part of a new Queenstown Master Plan, but foreign workers say they have nowhere to go. Video, Audio
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Government ditches data plan after privacy breaches
5:41 PM.The government' controversial data-for-funding policy, which had been due to kick in from July, would have required social service providers to hand over client data to be eligible for funding. Audio
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Schools up to 50% over capacity
5:38 PM.Nearly 200 schools were over capacity and nearly 500 others were in danger of becoming overcrowded last year, according to a new Education Ministry report. Audio
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Evening Business for 24 May 2017
5:34 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Carjacking incident wrecks cars, leaves a family in tears
5:29 PM.The search continues for Haumia Manuel, who police say was driving a stolen car which he crashed into an Audi and an Auckland property, leaving its inhabitants devastated. Audio
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Lance O'Sullivan lashes out at anti-vaccination film
5:22 PM.Kaitaia doctor Lance O'Sullivan has launched a passionate attack on the controversial film Vaxxed - from Cover-Up to Catastrophe. He told John Campbell why he publicly attacked the film. Video, Audio
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Grandad denied ambulance, treatment for hours
5:17 PM.A family is demanding answers after their elderly father was denied an ambulance and waited hours for treatment for a bone-deep gash on his face. Video, Audio
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Terrorist attack 'imminent', British PM says
5:11 PM.British intelligence officials have upgraded the official terror threat level from severe to critical, following yesterday's suicide bomb attack at the Manchester Arena. Video, Audio
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Auditor-General stands down pending independent review
5:08 PM.The Auditor-General Martin Matthews will stand down while an independent review is held into his appointment. He was the former head of the Transport Ministry while fraud was carried out by Joanne… Read more Video, Audio
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Gangnam Style's Psy vows he's not a one hit wonder
6:26 PM.Psy, who holds the record for the world's most watched YouTube video, says he can repeat the feat with his new album. Read more Video, Audio
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Sedated boy 'disgusted' by doctor's alleged sexual touching
6:20 PM.Dr David Lim is charged with stupefying and indecently assaulting four male patients in 2014, while he was working at The Doctors, a clinic in Hastings. Audio