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Evening Business for Tuesday 11th June
News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
Southern DHB: 24/7 maternity facilities in rural regions ‘not possible’
Southern DHB CEO Chris Fleming joins Checkpoint live to discuss concerns about a lack of maternity facilities in the Southland and Otago regions. This follows several incidents in recent months… Video, Audio
Mum gives birth on midwife's office floor
A "petrified" Wanaka woman says she was forced give birth on her midwife's office floor due to a lack of maternity facilities. Kristi James is calling on Southern DHB to provide adequate maternity… Video, Audio
Auckland Council declares climate emergency
Auckland Council has become the latest to declare a climate emergency - joining Nelson, Canterbury and dozens of other cities around the world. Mayor Phil Goff says failing to acknowledge climate… Audio
Super Hercules among $20b Defence spending plan
The government will spend more than $1 billion on new aircraft, a decision Defence Minister Ron Mark says is driven by climate change and a responsibility to help our Pacific neighbours. Video, Audio
ACLU condemns US detention of Cook Islands girl
The American Civil Liberties Union has condemned the two-week detention of a nine-year-old Cook Islands girl in California. As Ngatupuna Raela, known as Puna, finally travels back home to Aitutaki… Audio
Police describe bloody scene of fatal Mangere shooting
Police officers called to a shooting in Mangere last year have described the bloody scene and their attempts to find out what happened from the sole survivor. Audio
Hawke's Bay water infrastructure, transport links get funding boost
Two dams, a lime juicing plant and a Māori tourism venture are among 19 projects in Hawke's Bay that will receive nearly $70m in cash from the Provincial Growth Fund. Audio
AT wants to bring Waiheke, Devonport ferry routes under its wings
Waiheke residents are getting increasingly frustrated at what they say are lengthy delays and cancelled sailings on the ferries, which are their only transport to the mainland. Audio
NZ to end its training mission in Iraq in mid-2020
The government has announced it will end its deployment in Iraq by the end of June, 2020, but why has it taken so long, given Labour had opposed it before coming into government? Video, Audio
Dotcom extradfition appeal begins in Supreme Court
A lawyer for two associates of the internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom has told the Supreme Court the offences his clients are facing in the United States do not qualify for extradition because the… Audio
Fletcher Living homes in central Christchurch struggle to find buyers
Almost six months on the market, the first of 940 upmarket townhouses priced between $1million and $1.6m are struggling to sell, putting a dent in an ambitious goal to have 20,000 people living in the… Video, Audio
Murupara: The town without any cash
Last week, thieves ripped Murupara's only ATM out of the wall. Now NZ Credit Union, the last source of cash in the town, has decided to stop handling cash, leaving residents concerned it'll never… Audio
Hong Kong protesters say extradition bill will put legal independence at risk
A peaceful mass protest in Hong Kong over an extradition bill descended into violence as several hundred protesters clashed with police outside the city's parliament. Zachary Goelman reports. Video, Audio
Evening Business for Monday 10th June
News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
Two new political polls, with two very different results
Pollsters say the differences between One News Colmar Brunton and Newshub Read Research polls aren't down to a margin of error - at least one of them is wrong. Audio
Mosque victims spend 19,500 hours in hospital, 3000 in ICU
Up to 15 people injured in the mosque shootings will need to have ongoing surgery for years. But as Logan Church reports, the ongoing surgeries are not only having a huge impact on the lives of the… Video, Audio
Midwife ‘actively deceived’ woman in labour about pain relief
A midwife lied to a woman in labour when she gave her saline instead of pain relief against her wishes, Health and Disability Commissioner Anthony Hill says. So why is her identity been kept secret… Video, Audio
NZ to pull troops from Iraq
Defence Minister Ron Mark joins Checkpoint live to discuss the government's decision to withdraw troops from Iraq by mid 2020. There are currently up to 95 troops at Camp Taji training Iraqi security… Video, Audio
Lawyer questions injured woman's memory
The lawyer for one of two men accused of murdering a man in Mangere last year today questioned his wife about what she remembers of the night her husband died. Audio
