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Wednesday, 31 May 2017
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Mental health needs 'urgent attention'
31 May 2017The Auditor General's report into the care mental health patients receive showed not a single District Health Board met follow up targets, and there was a poor availability of suitable accommodation.
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Wednesday 31st May 2017
31 May 2017Watch Wednesday's full programme here. Video
Tuesday, 30 May 2017
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Reducing junk food advertising to children
Efforts to reduce the amount of junk food advertising targeting children are being panned before they've even been introduced. Audio
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Universities combine to fight qualification fraud
New Zealand and Australian universities hope a new electronic system to store students' records will stop people claiming qualifications they don't have. Audio
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George Baker sentenced to another 21 months in jail
Notorious prisoner George Baker, who threatened a guard with a shank, has been sentenced to an extra 21 months in jail. Auckland court reporter Edward Gay reports. Audio
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Ken Read shocked at America's Cup decision letting Team NZ win
30 May 2017America's Cup commentator Ken Read talks to Checkpoint about just how wrong the umpires decision was when they called a penalty against Artemis, letting Team New Zealand win the race. Video, Audio
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How much sugar to you need to have in an electrolyte drink
John Campbell asks MPI's Roger Cook how much sugar you need to have in an electrolyte drink. Video, Audio
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KFC's sponsorship of Rugby League World Cup slammed but Govt comfortable
Obesity experts and consumer groups say KFC's sponsorship deal at this year's Rugby League World Cup is a public health tragedy, but sports and Health Minister Jonathan Coleman says he's comfortable… Read more Video, Audio
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Party leaders comment on removal of GST on sanitary products
30 May 2017Bridget Burke asks party leaders what they think about removing GST on sanitary products. Audio
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Remove GST from tampons and pads, school girls plead
30 May 2017Two students from Whangaparoa College, Rebecca Jacobs and Melanie Wilcock, tell John Campbell why they are taking a petition to Parliament calling for GST to be removed on sanitary products. Video, Audio
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FBI investigation into Jared Kushner 'will haunt him'
30 May 2017Yale University lecturer Walter Shapiro talks to John Campbell about Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, and what Kushner was playing at when he discussed a back channel to Moscow. Video, Audio
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Evening business for Tues 30 May
News from the business sector, including a market report. 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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