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Checkpoint for Wednesday 11 May 2016
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Wednesday 11th May 2016
5:00 PM.Watch Wednesday's full programme here. Video
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APN consider merger with Fairfax Media
5:08 PM.Two of New Zealand's largest media heavyweights - APN and Fairfax Media - have confirmed they are in talks to merge, putting some of the largest media outlets into the country under the same roof. Audio
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Is there still a market for newpapers?
5:14 PM.If APN and Fairfax do decide to merge, what will be the outcome for both organisations' newspapers? Maja Burry asked Wellingtonians how they get their news, and whether they buy papers at all. Audio
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Former Herald boss on possible Fairfax APN merger
5:15 PM.Former NZ Herald Editor-in-Chief Tim Murphy joins Checkpoint to discuss the implications of an APN Fairfax merger on audiences and the wider industry. Video, Audio
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PM thrown out of the House
5:20 PM.During a heated exchange on the Panama Papers, Prime Minister John Key was kicked out of the house for the first time ever, after he failed to stop talking when told to by the Speaker. Audio
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RBNZ signals more lending restrictions
5:24 PM.Home buyers may be met with more restrictions, as the Reserve Bank struggles to rein in a surging housing market. Economics correspondent Patrick O'Meara reports. Audio
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Hurricanes under fire over curfew breach
5:27 PM.The Hurricanes rugby team may see some of their players stood down for the team's Wellington game on Sunday over a team curfew breach over the weekend. Video, Audio
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Evening Business for 11 May 2016
5:39 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Maori running for Council in Taranaki say racial abuse is rife
5:40 PM.Last night we spoke to Andrew Judd, the current Mayor of New Plymouth, who's decided to not seek re-election after receiving abuse for campaigning for greater Maori representation in Taranaki. Bill… Read more Video, Audio
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Academic says media rhetoric reinforces racist attitudes
5:45 PM.A Massey University researcher says the way Maori are talked about in the media is wider than Taranaki and reinforces racist attitudes in society. Mohamed Hassan reports. Audio
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Changes suggested in wake of four Flaxmere suicides
5:49 PM.After four teenage suicides in just over a year in the Hastings suburb of Flaxmere, a Coroner is calling for a multi-agency crackdown on family violence. Audio
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Tourism NZ to stop advertising in summer
5:53 PM.Tourism New Zealand will stop promoting the country in the high season because tourism operators cannot cope with any more tourists in summer. Sharon Brettkelly reports from the tourism industry's… Read more Audio
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Independent media worried media merger could spell their end
6:10 PM.Small and independent media companies across New Zealand are worried that a proposed merger between heavyweights APN News & Media and Fairfax Media could cause their demise. Pier Smulder is the chief… Read more Video, Audio
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Akld Council marked down for slow progress tackling inequality
6:14 PM.Five years on from the country's biggest local body merger, the Auckland Council is being marked down for failing to tackle social inequality in the city. Auckland Correspondent Todd Niall has more. Audio
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NZ man named in Parliament denies any wrongdoing
6:17 PM.The New Zealander named in Parliament today in connection with one of America's most wanted fugitives says he is surprised his name has come up, and denies doing anything wrong. Audio
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Businesses fear impact of pedestrian-friendly plan
6:22 PM.Some business owners in central Christchurch fear a plan to deter motorists from their street, and make it more pedestrian friendly, will be the death of their shops. Audio
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17-year-old gymnast off to Rio
6:25 PM.Christchurch teenager Courtenay McGregor was today named in the New Zealand Olympic team alongside fellow gymnasts Misha Koudinov and trampolinist Dylan Schmidt. Audio
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Today In Parliament for 11 May 2016 - evening edition
6:50 PM.John Key becomes the first prime minister to be thrown out of the debating chamber since Margaret Wilson ordered Helen Clark to leave in June 2005. Mister Key got carried away when answering questions… Read more Audio