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Thursday, 20 April 2017
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CTU says historic settlement wouldn't happen under proposed new law
20 Apr 2017The Council of Trade Unions says an historic $2 billion settlement wouldn't have happened under a proposed new law aimed at dealing with pay equity. Audio
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Emergency housing grants continue to rise
The Government spent $30 million on Special Needs Grants in the first quarter of this year, almost double what was spent in the first quarter of last year. Video, Audio
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Rolleston shooter allegedly robbed hotel at gunpoint
20 Apr 2017A 23-year-old man allegedly robbed the Ashburton Hotel at gunpoint after he shot a mother and daughter in Canterbury last night. Audio
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Thursday April 20, 2017
20 Apr 2017Watch Thursday's full show here. Video
Wednesday, 19 April 2017
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Victims 'let down' by Govt refusing historical child abuse inquiry
Eugene Ryder was only 11 when he was beaten and sexually abused in state care. He's had lots of feedback since he went public with his story, and his call for an inquiry into historical abuse. Video, Audio
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'Deceitful' conman's parole bid denied
Notorious conman Loizos Michaels conned people out of more than $3 million, and was sentenced to eight years in prison in 2012. Video, Audio
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Tourism operator praises new immigration rules
19 Apr 2017One change means foreigners working in jobs like outdoor adventure guides will be eligible for residence for the first time, making it easier to employ foreign workers. Audio
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'Spider bum parachutes' envelop North Island towns
19 Apr 2017Areas around the Coromandel have been draped in blankets of cobwebs as a result of last week's flooding. Video, Audio
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Fed Farmers opposing temp ban on Mackenzie Basin farm conversion
A moratorium is being proposed as a solution to ensure the South Island's Mackenzie Basin is protected, but Federated Farmers has rejected the idea. Audio
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Farmers trying novel way to reduce environmental damage
19 Apr 2017Canterbury dairy farmers are trialling injecting freshwater back into aquifiers in a part of the plains with high nitrate levels. Video, Audio
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Review finds mental health services under resourced and struggling
19 Apr 2017A crowdfunded and crowdsourced review of New Zealand's mental health services has recommended an urgent funding increase, an independent inquiry, and independent oversight. Video, Audio
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Critics say new Netflix series glamourises suicide
19 Apr 201713 Reason Why, a Netflix series focussing on a teenager's suicide, is being criticised for allegedly glorifying suicide. Audio
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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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