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Aged care workers on what a pay rise means to them
5:20 PM.Aged care workers at Elizabeth Knox Home and Hospital in Auckland say they may finally be able to replace the car and take their children to the movies once their pay rise kicks in. Video, Audio
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Case against Teranova led to $2b pay equity settlement
5:14 PM.Service and Foodworkers Union Member Kristine Bartlett's case against her employer Teranova led to today's announcement of a $2b pay equity settlement for care and support workers. Video, Audio
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Govt announces $2b injection to health care workers' pay
5:08 PM.About 55,000 health care workers are covered in a pay equity settlement announced today, which would give minimum wage earners at least $19 an hour from July 1. Video, Audio
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Tuesday April 18, 2017
Watch Tuesday's full show here.
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Palmerston North cop brings road safety message to the world
6:54 PM.Meet the singing cop whose road safety message has gone viral. Read more Video
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Lyttelton Port plans to expand
6:51 PM.Lyttelton Port Company unveils big expansion plans but wants to keep the local community on board. Audio
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World's top trade unionist calls on NZ to protect migrant workers
6:44 PM.The world's top Trade Unionist, Sharan Burrow, is calling on New Zealand to protect migrant workers as if they were our own. Video, Audio
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Whakatane mayor Tony Bonne warns locals to prepare
6:41 PM.Whakatane Mayor Tony Bonne joins Checkpoint live. Audio
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Seattle comes up with temporary solution to house homeless
6:35 PM.Seattle is struggling with its own growing homeless population. Working from a position that anything is better than sleeping rough, they have come up with a temporary solution. Video, Audio
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Govt accused of failing on its promise to provide more emergency housing
6:33 PM.The Labour Party warns more families could be living in cars and garages this winter because the Government is failing on its promise of providing more emergency housing. Audio
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Video of kids playing in the rain viewed 9m times in 24 hours
6:27 PM.A video of children on a slide in the rain at a Ngatea day care has had almost 10 million views in just 24 hours. Pukekos Educare owner Miffy Welsh joins Checkpoint. Video, Audio
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Adriana Weber live from Whakatane
6:25 PM.Our reporter Adriana Weber joins us from Whakatane Audio
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BoP, Coromandel lashed by cyclone
6:25 PM.Principal Scientist for NIWA Chris Brandolino says Cyclone Cook is just off the coast of Whakatane, as Bay of Plenty and the Coromandel are struck by heavy rain. Audio
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NZTA talks to Checkpoint
6:22 PM.Nic Johannsson is the Bay of Plenty/Waikato Highways Manager for the New Zealand Transport Agency. Audio
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Cyclone Cook reaches Tauranga with force
6:19 PM.Tauranga Deputy Mayor Kelvin Clout describes what is happening in Tauranga now the cyclone has made landfall. Audio
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RNZ reporter Sarah Robson live in Whangamata 2
6:15 PM.RNZ reporter Sarah Robson is in the Coromandel town of Whangamata and joins us now via live u. Audio
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Sharon Brettkelly live from Ohope
6:12 PM.RNZ reporter Sharon Brettkelly joins us live from Ohope. Audio
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Cyclone heading for Bay of Plenty
6:09 PM.Civil Defence Bay of Plenty Group Controller Warwick Murray joins Checkpoint as Cyclone Cook moves towards the region. Audio
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Worst of Cyclone Cook yet to come
6:07 PM.Civil Defence and Emergency Management national director Sarah Stuart says people in low-lying coastal areas should be on alert as Cyclone Cook hits. Audio
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Canterbury pub can't serve booze for first time in 140 years
5:53 PM.A Canterbury pub has been caught up in an administrative bungle which has left it without a liquor license for the first time in 140 years. Video, Audio
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NZ Rugby says mistake for Sonny Bill Williams to cover logo
5:44 PM.Sonny Bill Williams will replace the BNZ logo on his Blues jersey with Plunket's. Audio
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MetService with the latest on Cyclone Cook
5:39 PM.Metservice Metereologist Lisa Murray joins Checkpoint. Audio
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Evening business for 13 April 2017
5:36 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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State of Emergency declared in Coromandel
5:33 PM.Gary Towler, the Thames Valley Civil Defence Controller, joins Checkpoint live. Audio
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Female teachers resign after student sexual harassment
5:26 PM.Two female teachers have resigned from their posts at an Upper Hutt boys school after some students filmed them inappropriately and posted the images on social media. Audio