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Monday, 6 May 2019
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Sri Lanka's tourism suffers following mass bombings
6 May 2019Travellers are cancelling their holidays en masse to Sri Lanka in the wake of the Easter Sunday attacks. And, as David Doyle reports, that's sent the country's $4.4 billion tourism industry reeling. Video, Audio
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Faulty hardware delayed Pike River re-entry
6 May 2019Faulty monitoring equipment caused the oxygen leak which led to the Pike River Mine re-entry being delayed. Pike River Recovery Agency chief operating officer Dinghy Pattinson joins Checkpoint to… Read more Audio
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Evening business for Monday 6 May
News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Is the word Pākehā racist?
6 May 2019WATCH: Prominent academic Ekant Veer has been labelled ‘racist’ for using the word 'Pākehā'. Checkpoint reporter Alex Perrottet hit the streets to ask people whether they think it's a loaded word. Read more Video, Audio
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Insurer owes $300m to quake claimants – lawyer
6 May 2019Class action has been launched against the government-owned insurance company Southern Response. A lawyer says hidden costs led to about 3000 people being underpaid. Read more Video, Audio
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Donors upset at slow pace of funds distribution
6 May 2019Pressure is mounting on Victim Support to hand out more of the millions of dollars it has collected for those affected by the Christchurch mosque attacks. Read more Video, Audio
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Cannabis referendum details to be released tomorrow
6 May 2019Justice Minister Andrew Little will announce tomorrow what form the cannabis referendum will take at the election next year, including how binding it will be. Video, Audio
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Community fights plans for 4th prison within 4km
6 May 2019South Auckland locals are concerned their neighbourhood could soon be home to a new youth justice facility - which would make it the fourth prison within four kilometres. They say Manurewa's already… Read more Video, Audio
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Friday, 3 May 2019
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Posties win Employment case over overtime
An Employment Court ruling that posties who may be required to work overtime must be paid for keeping themselves available to do so could have implications for other employers. Audio
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Greens support limited changes to benefits: 'This is the start'
Greens co-leader Marama Davidson says her party will support the limited changes announced to benefits, even though they fall short of the full welfare overhaul promised in its confidence and supply… Read more Video, Audio
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Govt rejects recommendation to raise benefits by up to 47%
3 May 2019Social Development Minister Carmel Sepuloni says any changes made in response to the government's welfare advisory group recommendations need to be long-lasting to be effective. Video, Audio
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About this programme
Checkpoint is RNZ's drive-time news and current affairs programme, tackling the national and international stories of the day.
The show airs weekdays fro4-6pm and is hosted by Lisa Owen.
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