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Checkpoint for Thursday 16 June 2016
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Thursday 16th June 2016
5:00 PM.Watch Thursday's full programme here. It begins five minutes in. Video
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Tim McKinnel on $2.5m Teina Pora offer
5:09 PM.Former police detective Tim McKinnel has worked tirelessly with Teina Pora to prove his innocence. He joins Checkpoint to discuss the $2.5m offer made to Mr Pora by the Govt Video, Audio
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PM says Teina Pora's offer adequate
5:20 PM.Speaking outside Rainbow's End in South Auckland, John Campbell asked the Prime Minister about Teina Pora's case and whether the proposed offer was a fair one. Audio
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Options exhausted after Labour bill vetoed
5:24 PM.After a bill which would have extended paid parental leave to 26 weeks was vetoed by Finance Minister Bill English today, its champion Sue Moroney says her options are limited. Video, Audio
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Chch to spend $4.5m on wheelie bin tags
5:28 PM.Thousands of Christchurch rubbish bins are to get electronic tags to stop them from being sold, after a reported 17,000 were stolen, destroyed or lost. Audio
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Evening Business for 16 June 2016
5:34 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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ACC: many more motorists overcharged on regos
5:37 PM.An ACC blunder which saw thousands of people overcharged for their car registrations seems much greater than initially thought, though further refunds have been ruled out. Audio
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Auckland man found guilty of murder
5:40 PM.: A jury at the High Court in Auckland found Jiaxin Tu guilty by a majority of 11 to one of murdering Mr Hawe-Wilson at his Panmure home last year. Audio
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Schools ignoring advice on transgender students
5:47 PM.A group that supports gay and transgender young people has warned that some schools are ignoring advice on how to include their transgender students. Audio
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Savea dropped for second All Blacks test
5:49 PM.All Blacks wing Julian Savea has been dropped for Saturday's second test against Wales and given a break to 'mentally refresh'. Audio
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Risk from meth contamination greatly overstated
5:52 PM.A Massey University scientist, Dr Nick Kim, says there may be little to no health risk from living in a house whose previous inhabitants have smoked meth - and current guidelines are being misapplied.
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Pora's legal team wants him to accept money, while battling on
6:08 PM.Teina Pora's legal team is urging the goverment to consider an offer that would secure compensation for him but still allow room to argue for more Audio
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EQC begins settling liquefaction claims
6:11 PM.The Earthquake Commission says it has started settling 4,000 claims for increased liquefaction vulnerability. Audio
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Walsh puts rivals on notice ahead of Rio Olympics
6:16 PM.New Zealand shotputter Tom Walsh has put his rivals on notice just seven weeks out from the Rio Olympics, after a comfortable win at the latest Diamond League event in Stockholm. Audio
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New Zealanders now able to monitior air pollution online
6:20 PM.New Zealanders will be able to see the effects of woodburners in their area this winter with the help of a new online air pollution monitoring system. Audio
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Community-led "Park up for homes"
6:22 PM.Aucklanders have been invited to put themselves in the shoes of homeless people tonight by spending the night in their cars. Audio
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Oklahoma City gets a Steven Adams mural
6:26 PM.A New Zealand graffiti artist has created a three-storey tall portrait of basketballer Steven Adams in Oklahoma City, near the city's stadium. Audio
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Today In Parliament for 16 June 2016 - evening edition
6:50 PM.Government uses financial veto to block Sue Moroney's paid parental leave bill - which raises protest from the Labour benches; Justice Minister Amy Adams faces questions about the Government's… Read more Audio